Chekmak Vilor Petrovich: the pioneer's feat

Chekmak Vilor Petrovich is one of the youngest heroes of the Great Patriotic War. The young man fought heroically for the freedom of his Motherland and died in battle with the Nazi occupiers. With his feat he immortalized his name. He is still being set as an example to the younger generation.

Vilor Petrovich Chekmak: biography

Consider his biography from the very beginning. Chekmak Vilor Petrovich was born on December 10, 1925 in the Crimea. His parents were convinced communists. Therefore, they raised their son in the spirit of altruism and love for their people. My father was quite young when he enlisted in the volunteers and fought in the Red Army against the interventionists and counter-revolutionaries in the Civil War. After that, he participated in the Finnish war. He had military awards. Vilor's mother worked in the city council. She was responsible for the elimination of illiteracy.

Chekmak Vilor Petrovich studied at school number one in Sevastopol. From his childhood he showed artistic talents. By the age of fourteen I had mastered several musical instruments. He was successful in his studies: he was an excellent student. According to the memoirs of his close people, he dreamed of entering an art school and being an artist. Read a lot. His favorite book was the novel by Alexander Dumas "Three Musketeers." He liked to play with his comrades in musketeers. He invented various tests, which they had to pass with the guys.

According to the memories of the surviving comrades, Chekmak Vilor Petrovich was a kind and sympathetic person. With a willingness to help those who asked for help. One of Vilor's adult friends went to the front as a volunteer and left him his dog. Fulfilling the request of his comrade, the young man took care of the animal to the end.

The War Begins

Vilor Petrovich Chekmak barely reached the age of fifteen when the Great Patriotic War began. In the Crimea, many partisan detachments were created. The command of the Red Army presupposed the possibility of occupying the peninsula and therefore prepared in advance secret weapons caches. Thousands of officers were trained to form underground resistance detachments. By the autumn of 1941 the Germans came close to Sevastopol. Vilora's father was at the front since the first day of the war. At this moment he was near Moscow.

Partisan detachments were immediately created in the occupied territory. However, the ruthlessness of the Nazis and mass betrayal by the Tatar community made the conditions of the struggle extremely difficult. Chekmak Vilor Petrovich was sick from childhood. He had heart problems. However, despite this, he immediately wanted to join the resistance. His father was an example, and Vilor was equal to him.

Guerrilla warfare

Mother discouraged her son from going to the partisans. However, education in the spirit of Soviet patriotism and love for the Fatherland were stronger. Taking the dog left in his care, he went into the woods. There he joined the partisans. Despite his young age, he stubbornly endured all the hardships of partisan life. In his detachment he was a scout. Due to his dexterity, he could come close to Nazi positions and at the same time remain unnoticed.

On November 10, 1941, Vilor was in the forefront. His squad was in the vicinity of the village of Alsu. At night, the Nazis made a raid. The boy first saw the approaching enemies. Vilor fired a signal rocket launcher to warn his own. However, he also betrayed himself. The Nazis surrounded his position, a battle ensued. The boy fought heroically until the ammunition ran out. After that, after waiting until the vagas come close, he blew up the remaining grenade himself and them. So gave his life Chekmak Vilor Petrovich. Awards to the hero were awarded posthumously in the forty-fifth and sixty-fifth years.

Memory

After the Victory, the whole country recognized the feat of Chekmak Vilor. Correspondents managed to find his comrades-in-arms who survived, and learn as much as possible about the hero pioneer. Several songs and poems were written in honor of the young man.

The image of Vilor became an example for all pioneers of the Soviet Union. In Crimea there was not a single schoolboy who did not know him. Holidaymakers in pioneer camps often visited the grave of Chekmak. There they swore allegiance to their Motherland and their readiness to be worthy descendants of all the pioneer partisans of the Great Patriotic War.