Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin: biography.

Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin was born on September 11 (September 2 is indicated on the monument) in the village of Naro-Fominskoye, Vereisky district, Moscow province (Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region) in a working-class family. Russian.

He graduated from 6 classes of the Yegoryevsk School of II degree (1923) and the Yegoryevsk Electro-Technical School (1927). He worked as an assistant to the repair shop foreman at plant No. 6 of the Tsvetmetzoloto trust.

He died in battle near the village of Perekop near Kharkov on September 13, 1943. He was buried in Vladimir on the central Freedom Square (Cathedral), but later, in 1946, at the request of his mother, the ashes were reburied in the Prince Vladimir (old) city cemetery.

Education. Graduated from the Oryol Armored School (1932), Kazan BT KUTS (1934), VA named after. Frunze (1939).

Participation in wars and military conflicts. Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1937). Polish Campaign (1939). Soviet-Finnish War (1939 - 1940). The Great Patriotic War.

Service in the Red Army. From June 1, 1931 to May 1, 1932, cadet of the Oryol armored school.

From May 1, 1932 - platoon commander of a tank regiment of the Belarusian Military District. From March 7, 1933 - commander of a tank platoon of the training battalion of the 4th mechanized brigade. Since December 1933 - head of the training park of the training battalion of the 4th mechanized brigade. From February 17 to November 1934 - student at the Kazan advanced training courses for secondary technical personnel of motorized mechanized troops.

From November 1934 - assistant company commander for technical training of the training battalion of the 4th mechanized brigade. From May 28, 1936 - company commander of the 1st tank battalion of the 4th mechanized brigade.

From September 1936 to March 1937 he was on a special mission. He took part in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, and distinguished himself in battles near the city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. The tank company of Lieutenant D. D. Pogodin attacked the enemy and knocked out 9 enemy tanks. More than once she helped fighters regain lost positions.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 31, 1936, for valor and courage shown in battles in Spain, Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the presentation of the Order of Lenin, and after the establishment in 1939 of the special distinction of heroes, he was awarded a medal "Golden Star" No. 26.

Since March 1937 - commander of the tank battalion of the 4th mechanized brigade

By order of NKO No. 2432 of 06/09/1937, the commander of the 1st tank battalion of the 8th department. mechanized brigade (Ukrainian Military District).

From September 1937 to December 1939 - student at the Military Academy named after. M. V. Frunze

Until December 1939 he was on a special mission in Poland.

Since December 31, 1939 at the disposal of the 7th Army. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish War (from December 1939 to March 1940). On February 17, 1940 - assistant to the chief of the ABTO of the 7th Army.

Since March 1940 - assistant to the head of the ABTO of the Leningrad Military District. Since April 1940 - commander of the 77th mechanized detachment. By order of NKO No. 0077 of 07/08/1940, he was appointed commander of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Red Banner Tank Division. In this position he met the Great Patriotic War.

From September 30, 1941 - Deputy commander of the 123rd Tank Brigade. Since December 23, 1941, at the disposal of the Personnel Directorate of the GABTU KA. Since February 15, 1942, commander of the 108th Tank Brigade. From May 1942 - Acting Deputy Commander of the 30th Army for Tank Units. Since July 27, 1942, deputy head of the ABTU of the Kalinin Front for the combat use of tank forces. From January 16, 1943 - i.d. commander of the 37th mechanized brigade of the 1st mechanized corps.

From February 15, 1943 - deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps for military units (53rd Army of the Steppe Military District).

Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel D. D. Pogodin died in a battle near the village of Perekop near Kharkov on September 13, 1943, personally participating in a tank attack at the decisive moment of the battle. The burned body of the killed commander was carried out of the battle in his arms from the battle by the mechanic-driver of his burnt tank, Sergeant Major A. A. Gorelyshev. Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin never learned that he had been awarded the rank of major general of the military unit and that he had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

Military ranks: lieutenant (NKO Order No. 0034 of 01.1936), art. lieutenant (NKO Order No. 2122 dated 04/13/1937), major (NKO Order No. 2688 dated 10/14/1937), colonel (NKO Order No. 0165 dated 02/28/1938), major general t/v (SNK Decree No. 187 dated 18.02 .1944, posthumously).

11.09.1907 - 13.09.1943
Hero of the Soviet Union

P Ogodin Dmitry Dmitrievich - commander of a tank company in the troops of Republican Spain, lieutenant.
Born on September 11, 1907 in the city of Naro-Fominsk (now the Moscow region) in a working-class family. Russian. He graduated from 6th grade school in the city of Yegoryevsk, Moscow region, and a vocational school. He worked as an assistant to a workshop foreman at one of the factories in Yegoryevsk.
In the Red Army since 1931. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1931. In 1932 he graduated from the Oryol Armored School, and in 1934 - Advanced Courses for Command Staff (Kazan). Served as commander of a tank company in the Belarusian Military District.
From October 1936 to March 1937 D.D. Pogodin took part in the National Revolutionary War of the Spanish people from 1936 to 1939, and distinguished himself in battles near the city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. Tank company of Lieutenant D.D. Pogodin attacked the enemy and knocked out 9 enemy tanks. More than once she helped fighters regain lost positions.
U Kazakh Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 31, 1936 for valor and courage shown “during the execution of a special assignment of the Government,” to Lieutenant Pogodin Dmitry Dmitrievich awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the presentation of the Order of Lenin, and after the establishment of a sign of special distinction, he was awarded the Gold Star medal No. 26.
In 1939 D.D. Pogodin graduated from the Military Academy of the Red Army named after M.V. Frunze. Participant in the Red Army campaign in Western Ukraine in September 1939, the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. He served as assistant chief of armored forces of the Leningrad Military District, commander of a mechanized detachment of the district and commander of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Tank Division.
On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, Colonel Pogodin D.D. since June 1941. At the head of the 1st Tank Regiment he fought in the Kandalaksha direction of the Northern Front, and from July 1941 - on the Leningrad Front. Then - deputy commander of the 123rd Tank Brigade on the Western Front, commander of the 108th Tank Brigade (April 1942), deputy commander of the 30th Army, deputy chief of the armored forces of the Kalinin Front, deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps of the 53rd Army of Steppe front.
Colonel Pogodin D.D. died on September 13, 1943 near the village of Perekop, Kharkov region, during the Sumsko-Priluki offensive operation. He was buried in the city of Vladimir on Freedom Square (Cathedral), but in 1946, at the request of his mother, he was reburied at the Prince-Vladimir (old) city cemetery.
Major General of Tank Forces (military rank awarded on February 14, 1944, after the death of the Hero). Awarded the Order of Lenin (December 31, 1936), the Red Banner (09/27/1943), the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, the medals “XX Years of the Red Army” (1938), “For the Defense of Leningrad” (1943).
At the scene of the death of D.D. Pogodin in the village of Perekop, Valkovsky district, Kharkov region of Ukraine, a memorial plaque was installed. Streets in the cities of Naro-Fominsk and Vladimir, as well as a secondary school in the village of Perekop, are named after the Hero. In the city of Vladimir there is a stele with a bas-relief of the Hero.

Born on September 11, 1907 in the city of Naro-Fominsk (now the Moscow region) in a working-class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1931. Graduated from 6th grade. In the Red Army since 1931. In 1932 he graduated from the Oryol Armored School, and in 1932 - Advanced Courses for Command Staff.

From October 1936 to January 1937, D. D. Pogodin participated in the national revolutionary war of the Spanish people of 1936-1939, and distinguished himself in battles near the city of Pozuelo de Alarcon. The tank company of Lieutenant D. D. Pogodin attacked the enemy and knocked out 9 enemy tanks. More than once she helped fighters regain lost positions.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 31, 1936, for valor and courage shown in battles in Spain, Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the presentation of the Order of Lenin, and after the establishment in 1939 of the special distinction of heroes, he was awarded the “Golden” medal Star" No. 26.

After returning from Spain in 1937, Pogodin served as commander of a tank company in the Belarusian Military District (since July 1938 - the Belarusian Special Military District). He was elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Belarus.

In 1939, as part of the district troops, he took part in hostilities against Poland.

In 1939, D. D. Pogodin graduated from the Military Academy named after M. V. Frunze, was assistant to the chief of armored forces of the Leningrad Military District, commander of the mechanized detachment of the district and the 1st tank regiment of the 1st tank division.

Participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940.

He met the Great Patriotic War as commander of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Tank Division of the Leningrad Military District. From the first days of the war, the regiment was in the Kandalaksha direction. In the battles in the Kandalaksha direction from June 30 to July 7, 1941, Pogodin’s regiment lost 71 BT-7 tanks, of which 33 were irretrievable, left burnt on the battlefield; 2 ZIS-5 vehicles, 1 petrol tank. Casualties were: 23 killed, 58 wounded, 30 missing. On July 17, the regiment, having loaded into echelons, went to the Voiskovits-Krasnogvardeysk (Gatchina) area near Leningrad.

Here, near Moloskovitsy on August 11, 1941, a grandiose oncoming tank battle unfolded. In the area of the villages of Morozovo and Volpi, the 1st Red Banner Tank Division and the 1st German Tank Division met in battle. But the forces were unequal; two more German tank divisions from the Gepner group came to the aid of the German division. At the beginning of the battle, the Soviet 1st Tank Division had 108 tanks, and almost all of them were destroyed.

The headquarters of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Tank Division, located in Krasnogvardeysk (now Gatchina), received five new heavy KV tanks from the Kirov plant on August 19, 1941. A company formed from them under the command of Senior Lieutenant Z. G. Kolobanov, on the orders of Colonel D. D. Pogodin, set up an ambush in the area of the Voiskovitsa state farm and Ilkino station. On August 20, 1941, this company destroyed from an ambush 43 German tanks of three tank divisions, which that day were changing positions during the attack on Leningrad and the encirclement of the Luga group of Soviet troops. At the same time, the gun commander (gunner) Art. Sergeant Usov A. M. from the tank crew of company commander Z. G. Kolobanov snipered a column of 22 German light tanks.

The regiment commander, Colonel D. D. Pogodin, nominated the entire crew of the tank for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, but according to the resolution of the new commander of the Leningrad Front, Khozin, the Order of Lenin was received by the gun commander - senior sergeant A. M. Usov, the medal "For Courage" - Red Army soldier Kiselkov, and the rest of the crew received the Order of the Red Banner.

Later, on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, Colonel D. D. Pogodin held the positions of deputy commander of the 123rd Tank Brigade, deputy commander of the 30th Army for tank units, Lieutenant General Lelyushenko, deputy chief of the armored forces of the Kalinin Front and deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps 53rd Army of the Steppe Front.

Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General of Tank Forces D. D. Pogodin died in a battle near the village of Perekop near Kharkov on September 13, 1943, personally participating in a tank attack at the decisive moment of the battle. The burned body of the killed commander was carried out of the battle in his arms from the battle by the mechanic-driver of his burnt tank, Sergeant Major A. A. Gorelyshev. Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin never learned that he had been awarded the rank of major general of tank forces and that he had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

He was buried at the place of residence of the evacuated family - the city of Vladimir on the central Freedom Square (Cathedral), but later, in 1946, at the request of his mother, the ashes were reburied in the city cemetery.

D. D. Pogodin had the “Hero of the USSR” Medal No. 26, which began to be awarded to Heroes of the USSR only in 1939, and the title of “Hero of the Soviet Union” was awarded to him back in 1936. Therefore, according to the status of the awards, D. D. Pogodin was the first in the order a row of the Order of Lenin, and then the second - the medal "Hero of the USSR", in contrast to other later awarded heroes of the USSR.
They wanted to name the city of Vladimir after D. D. Pogodin, but later abandoned this idea.

Awards

medal "Gold Star" No. 26 (December 31, 1936)
Order of Lenin (December 31, 1936)
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"

Memory

At the site of the death of D. D. Pogodin in the village of Perekop, Valkovsky district, Kharkov region of Ukraine, a memorial plaque was installed. One of the streets in the city of Vladimir is named after the Hero. There is also a bas-relief of D. D. Pogodin on the stele of the heroes of Vladimir at the Eternal Flame memorial on Victory Square. The USSR Post issued a memorial envelope with a portrait of Hero of the Soviet Union D. D. Pogodin.

Pogodin Dmitry Dmitrievich

Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin - Major General of Tank Forces, Hero of the Soviet Union, was born on September 2, 1907 in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Region, into the family of a worker at one of the Moscow factories. Now one of the streets of his hometown bears his name. In 1927, Dmitry successfully graduated from an electrical engineering school in the city of Yegoryevsk, Moscow region, and before being drafted into the army, he worked as an electrician at one of the Moscow factories. In 1931, Pogodin was drafted into the Red Army and immediately enrolled as a cadet in the Oryol Armored School, which he graduated from in 1932. In 1934 he graduated from advanced training courses for technical personnel, and in 1939 from the Military Academy. M.V. Frunze in Moscow.
In October 1936 he was sent to Spain. In Spain, the commander of a tank company, Lieutenant D.D. Pogodin distinguished himself in battles near the city of Pozuelo de Alarcon. His company attacked the enemy and destroyed nine tanks. Pogodin's company more than once helped the infantry to return abandoned positions. On December 31, 1936, for valor and courage shown in battles with the Spanish fascists, D.D. Pogodin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The hero was 29 years old at that time.
After returning from Spain in 1937, Pogodin served as commander of a tank company in the Belarusian Military District (since July 1938 - the Belarusian Special Military District). And, probably, at the same time he was elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Belarus. In 1939, as part of the district troops, he took part in hostilities against Poland. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, Pogodin was appointed assistant chief of armored forces of the Leningrad Military District. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940.
The Great Patriotic War found D.D. Pogodin was part of the troops of the Leningrad Military District, on the basis of which the Northern Front was created in the first days of the war (from August 23, 1941 - Karelian and Leningrad).
Subsequently, Colonel Pogodin was deputy commander of the 123rd Tank Brigade (formerly 1st Tank Division). Then D.D. Pogodin was deputy commander of the 30th Army, deputy chief of the armored forces of the Kalinin Front, and deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps. In the spring of 1943, the 1st Mechanized Krasnograd Corps became part of the troops of the Steppe Front.
As part of the troops of the Steppe Front, the corps had to operate in the conditions of the steppe expanses of southern Russia and Ukraine. After the loss of Belgorod, Orel and other large settlements, the enemy sought at all costs to delay the advance of Soviet troops, who were rapidly advancing in the southwestern and southern directions. In the Kharkov direction, the Nazis prepared a number of defensive lines at advantageous positions.
From Belgorod, the 1st Mechanized Corps advanced in the zone between the railway and the Belgorod-Kharkov highway. We had to move along river valleys with heavily swampy banks; many areas were mined by the enemy. As Soviet troops approached Kharkov, the strength of enemy resistance increased.
To speed up the offensive, it was necessary at all costs to break through to the enemy’s rear and bypass his strong rearguards, who were blocking the path of the troops advancing along the Belgorod-Kharkov railway and highway. For this purpose, a strike group was created consisting of the 219th Tank Brigade and several special units and subunits. The group was led by the deputy corps commander for combat units D.D. Pogodin.
Colonel Pogodin, a brave and enterprising military leader, was well known by all the personnel of the corps. Commanders and soldiers often saw him in the hottest battles. His group was tasked with breaking through from the Mikoyanovka area in the direction of Petrovka, Zhuravlevka, capturing the village of Dergachi and cutting off the enemy’s escape route to Kharkov. However, then, despite decisive and bold actions, the strike group was unable to break through to the enemy rear. She only managed to break through to the large settlement of Cossack Lopan and, after a fierce battle, liberate it.
In an effort to speed up the advance in the Kharkov direction, the corps' troops advanced day and night. From August 6 to August 23, the 1st Mechanized Corps, waging continuous battles on the outskirts of Kharkov, covered 120 kilometers and liberated 80 settlements from the enemy. During this time, corps troops destroyed 132 tanks and self-propelled artillery guns, 10 armored vehicles, 35 artillery and mortar batteries, 12 anti-tank guns, 240 machine guns, 36 aircraft, 151 cars, 58 motorcycles, destroyed 24 bunkers, killed 8211 Nazis, 580 soldiers and officers were captured.
On August 23, Kharkov was liberated by a night assault in the morning.
After the liberation of Kharkov, corps troops as part of the 53rd Army led an offensive in the direction of Peresechnoe and Valki. In the corps' offensive zone, one of the best SS Viking tank divisions in Hitler's army and an enemy infantry regiment were defending.
On September 10, part of the corps was regrouped in the area of the village of Perekop. From here a blow was struck against the enemy, who was firmly entrenched at the commanding heights. The attack of units and formations of the 1st Mechanized Corps began at the appointed hour on September 13, 1943, almost on the move, without preliminary army artillery and aviation preparation, without which it was impossible to break through the enemy’s defenses.
To destroy enemy firing points located on its front line, guns and some tanks were withdrawn and placed in positions for direct fire. After a ten-minute artillery preparation by the corps' artillery and a two-minute fire raid by tank fire, the first echelon brigades quickly attacked the enemy. Despite the bravery and courage of the corps’ soldiers, it was not possible to break through the enemy’s defenses in a given direction.
Wanting to influence the success of the battle of one of the mechanized brigades fighting in the first echelon, in a vehicle driven by Sergeant Major A.A. Gorelyshev, Colonel D.D. Pogodin moved his tank into the brigade's battle formation. An enemy shell hit the tank, which caught fire. Pogodin ordered the crew to leave the car, while he continued to control the battle while in the burning car. When the flames engulfed the tank's turret, he jumped out of it, completely burned, in smoldering uniform, and headed to another vehicle. At that moment, an enemy bullet ended the life of D.D. Weather. The driver of the car is A.A. Gorelyshev, despite the deadly enemy fire, did not abandon his commander. He carried him out in his arms and delivered him to the corps command post.
Pogodin died on September 13, 1943 at 1 p.m.
Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin never learned that he had been awarded the rank of major general of tank forces and that he had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
For military merits D.D. Pogodin was also awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, and the medal “For the Defense of Leningrad.”

Pogodin's body was brought to the city of Vladimir, where at that time his family was living in evacuation - his wife Ekaterina Georgievna and two children - Ella and Vitaly (the family lived on Spasskaya Street). According to the recollections of his comrades, if he died, he wanted to be buried in Vladimir. This event caused a great resonance in the city. Coffin with the body of D.D. Pogodin on September 16 was set for farewell in the building of the city party committee (Pervomaiskaya street, now) for two days.
« Take revenge on the enemy. Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel D.D. died heroically. Pogodin.
How alive he appears before your eyes - always laughing, cheerful. He was a friend of our theater. He never missed a single new play. He could be seen at repeat performances, not as a spectator, but always behind the scenes, in the dressing room, talking with the actors.
Ruthless death took Dmitry Dmitrievich. I want to take even more revenge and revenge on the damned enemy for the lives of the best people of our Motherland. And the hour is not far when the Germans will pay with blood for all their atrocities.
Sleep well, Dmitry Dmitrievich. Your memory will live in our hearts.
The director of the city theater is Order Bearer Volokhov.”
« In memory of a comrade in arms. Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin, died at a combat post.
I know this wonderful, strong-willed commander, a fearless fighter for our socialist Motherland, from military affairs several years ago.
I remember how D.D. Pogodin, under heavy bombardment by fascist aviation, boldly stood at his combat post, calmly and confidently set tasks for his tank crews and, at the head of them, moved into battle to ensure success in the fight against the fascist reptiles.
Dmitry Dmitrievich fought heroically during the Great Patriotic War and died a hero at a combat post.
Glory to the courageous fighter for the Soviet Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
A.M. Antila."
« Family. Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin died. For the people and the country, he was a devoted son, a courageous and fearless warrior. For his family, he was a loving husband and a wonderful father.
Misfortune came to the family unexpectedly. They didn’t immediately believe him. For little daughter Elochka, it seems that nothing has happened, that her beloved dad is still fighting hard at the front. The girl went to school for the first time this year. It was a great event for father and daughter. D.D. did the difficult work. Pogodin, but he always cared a lot about his family and children. With their name on his lips, he fought fiercely with the enemy.
Elochka and I started talking about dad. A cute baby. With what touching he talks about his father. She proudly says that her dad is a Hero of the Soviet Union, he killed a lot of Nazis.
Vitaly’s son is especially proud of his father’s hero. The boy excitedly talks about the heroic death of his father. Vitaly’s eyes are dry, but one can feel how hard the death of his father is for the child.
Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin’s wife, Ekaterina Georgievna, is a faithful friend. For 14 years of marriage, she walked hand in hand with her husband. More than once Ekaterina Georgievna had to accompany her husband on a dangerous journey. But she steadfastly endured all the hardships. In 1939-40, Dmitry Dmitrievich fought against the White Finns. One of the first women of the Soviet Motherland, Ekaterina Georgievna blesses her husband to fight the Nazi occupiers. It was her courage, devotion and love that inspired him to great feats in the name of his homeland.
- Beloved wife Katya, son Vitaly, daughter Elochka! I love you, for the sake of your happiness I go to battle. “I want the Motherland not to know slavery, damned fascist bondage,” he wrote to them.
A. Ilyina.”
« Dear Ekaterina Georgievna!
The command of the unit shares with you the grief over the heroic death of your husband Dmitry Dmitrievich Pogodin at a combat post.
In the person of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Pogodin, our unit and the Red Army lost a battle-tested officer-colonel. Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Pogodin devoted his entire adult life to serving his motherland. Among us, he was the bravest among the brave, and only for his last military deeds was he presented with two government awards - the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Patriotic War.
On September 13, 1943, at 13:00 Moscow time, in the battle for the village of P., while carrying out a combat order from the command, our dear comrade was killed by a direct hit from a bullet. The loss is great and our grief is great. There is not a single soldier or commander among us whose heart would not clench in pain at the news of the death of a hero.
We swear to you, Ekaterina Georgievna, for the death of your husband, beloved commander, Hero of the Soviet Union - Colonel Pogodin, to take cruel revenge on the enemy. And our revenge will be merciless. Enraged by our heavy loss, we go into battle today.
Let the latest news about the occupation of new villages and cities by the Red Army help you to more easily survive the days of your mourning.
Today the call of the Motherland sounds even stronger in our ranks.
Eternal glory to the heroes who died in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
Take heart, Ekaterina Georgievna, endure the blow that has befallen you. Dmitry Dmitrievich died in battle as a giant hero and the joyful day of victory will be an eternal monument to him. The homeland will not forget you and your dear children.
We will notify you immediately of all government decisions.
With military greetings and condolences to you:
commander of the N-formation
deputy commander of the unit for political affairs.”
On September 18, 1943, a solemn funeral took place in front of a large crowd of townspeople. There was a rally on Freedom Square, at which the commissar of a tank regiment spoke. There were soldiers from the military garrison, volleys of gunfire.
"Mourning hall. Every ten minutes the guard of honor is replaced by relatives, friends of the deceased and the city public. The sounds of a funeral march flow melodiously. On a high pedestal, buried in fresh flowers, stands the coffin with the body of the Hero of the Soviet Union - Colonel D.D. Weather.
Delegations and city workers pass by the coffin. They lay wreaths. Thousands of people passed in front of the coffin, paying their last respects to the deceased.
Last minutes. Relatives, friends and family of the deceased remain in the hall. The entire glorious life path of Colonel Pogodin, who gave his life for his Motherland, passes before them in these short minutes.
17 o'clock. The coffin is lifted from the pedestal. The funeral procession moves slowly. They carry wreaths in front, followed by orders of the deceased. There are thousands of people on both sides of the street. Vladimir residents see off the Hero of the Soviet Union on his last journey.
Central square. The rally opens. Brief speeches by colleagues of the Hero of the Soviet Union and leaders of public organizations call on workers to take revenge, to hard work in the name of the Motherland, in the name of the speedy defeat of the hated enemy.
The rally is over. The coffin is slowly lowered into the grave. The orchestra performs a funeral march. Three fireworks are fired. The national anthem sounds - the Internationale.
A fresh burial mound has grown. One national hero has passed away. There remained the heroic Soviet people, ready to mercilessly take revenge on the enemy for the dead.
Eternal glory to the hero who died in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Sleep well, Dmitry Dmitrievich! Your memory will live forever in our hearts.
I. Runov" (newspaper "Call", September 21, 1943).
D.D. Pogodin was buried in the city center, on Freedom Square (now Cathedral Square), in the park to the left of the Lenin monument. A wooden obelisk was installed on the grave.
On August 14, 1946, the Vladimir City Executive Committee considered the issue of transferring the ashes of D.D. Pogodin to the city cemetery and made a special decision:
"1. To bury the ashes of the deceased Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General D.D. The weather is at a place ... located 80 - 100 meters from the entrance to the cemetery along the main alley on the left side.
2. Oblige the manager. by the municipal department of Comrade Manturov: a) prepare and arrange the place where the ashes of the deceased Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General D.D. Pogodin will be buried; b) after burying the ashes, erect an obelisk, according to the sketch approved by the city executive committee; cover the grave with bricks, cement it, plant flowers on the upper platform of the grave; c) around the fence, a distance of 1-1 ½ meters, do not make any burials. Ensure daily supervision of the grave."
Remains of Hero of the Soviet Union D.D. Pogodin was moved from Freedom Square to the Prince Vladimir Cemetery. Burial of D.D. Pogodin was taken under protection as a historical monument.

Monument to D.D. Pogodin at the Prince Vladimir Cemetery

In 1951, one of the streets in the city of Vladimir was named after him. On Victory Square there is a stele with a bas-relief of the Hero.

Bas-relief D.D. Weather on

After the war, a memorial plaque was installed at the site of the hero’s death in the Ukrainian village of Perekop. Name D.D. Pogodin in 1969 was assigned to a rural secondary school. In 1995, a museum room was organized at the school, in which a significant place was devoted to D.D. Wait and his feat.

April 29, 2015 at the address Vladimir, st. Pogodin, 3, the grand opening of a memorial plaque in honor of the Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Great Patriotic War Dmitry Pogodin took place.

Based on materials from an article by L.A. Mogilnaya, V.G. Tolkunova. The city will remember him - Old capital: local history almanac. Issue 2 Main article:

(now the Moscow region) in a working-class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1931. Graduated from 6th grade. In the Red Army since 1931. In 1932 he graduated from the Oryol Armored School, and in 1932 - Advanced Courses for Command Staff.

In 1939, as part of the district troops, he took part in hostilities against Poland.

Participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940.