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== Pavel Borisovich Pelykh ==

Pavel Borisovich Pelykh (Russian: Павел Борисович Пелых; 21 January 1924 – 17 July 2005) was a Soviet junior lieutenant who served in the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War (World War II). He commanded an artillery fire-control platoon in a self-propelled artillery regiment and took part in several important operations on the Eastern Front.

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== Early Life ==

Junior Lieutenant Pavel Borisovich Pelykh (1924–2005), Red Army artillery forward observer

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Pavel Borisovich Pelykh

**Born:** 31 January 1924 Pervomaisk, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine) **Died:** 17 July 2005 (aged 81) Rehovot, Israel

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Early Life

Pavel Borisovich Pelykh was born on 21 January 1924 in the city of Pervomaisk (then in Pervomaisky District, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR; today in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine) into a Jewish family. His father was Boris Pelykh and his mother Sofia Pelykh.

At the time of the initial occupation and killings in Pervomaisk, 17-year-old Pelykh was staying with his uncle Issak in Orenburg. This separation allowed him to avoid the fate of his parents and two younger siblings, who were murdered by local collaborators during the early phase of the occupation. Pelykh was the sole survivor of his immediate family, eventually being drafted into the Red Army from the Chkalovsky District (now Orenburg) in 1943.

Military Service

Pelykh was drafted into the Red Army in 1943 by the Chkalovsky District Military Commissariat in Chkalov (present-day Orenburg). In 1944 he joined the Komsomol (VLKSM) and was promoted to junior lieutenant.

He served as commander of a forward observer (air-control) platoon in the 1901st Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment. Initially assigned to the Belorussian Front, from 17 August 1944 his unit fought as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front.

Pelykh saw combat in the following actions:

Battles near the villages of Glubokoye-Velikoye
The liberation of the Polish city of Ostrołęka
Operations on the approaches to and across the Narew River

In August–September 1944, during the fight to secure and expand a bridgehead on the right (western) bank of the Narew River, Junior Lieutenant Pelykh repeatedly led reconnaissance patrols under enemy fire, identified German artillery batteries, machine-gun nests and strongpoints, and directed precise counter-battery fire that silenced them. His actions ensured the safe crossing of Soviet infantry and armour with minimal losses and contributed decisively to the success of the operation. For this he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class (order dated 12 September 1944, Act No. 55).

According to his official service evaluation, Pelykh was characterised as “an initiative-taking, courageous and disciplined officer who made a significant contribution to victory.”

Awards And Honours

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class (12 September 1944)
Medal “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” (Certificate No. 0259862)
Breast Badge “Varyag” (recorded in military ID, 1946)
Jubilee Medal “30 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” (1975)
Order of the Red Star (11 March 1985, Certificate B No. 426238)
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class (6 April 1985, Certificate No. 84, Entry No. 1516861570)

Jubilee Medal “40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” (1985)

Post-War Life

After demobilisation, Pelykh settled in the city Orenburg, Russia. In 1985 he retired as a military pensioner, and in 1987 he was officially recognised as a war invalid.

In the late 1990s he emigrated to Israel under the Law of Return. He lived the final years of his life there and died on 17 July 2005 in Rehovot, where he was buried.

Family

Pavel Pelykh and his wife raised three daughters, all born in Orenburg. At the time of his death he had five grandchildren and at least one great-grandchild.

References

WW2 Veterans List In Orenburg Oblast

Pavel Borisovich Pelykh In Veteran List

Orenburg , Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast , Komsomol , World War II , Red Army , Jews , Reichskommissariat Ukraine , Ostrołęka , Narew