Bauyrzhan Momyshuly characteristic. Momysh-uly, baurjan

The commander of an artillery battery.

In 1939-1940 he served in the Ukraine, took part in the campaigns to the Carpathians and the annexation of Bessarabia.

In 1940 he returned to Kazakhstan, worked as a senior instructor at the Kazvoenkomat.

In the battles of the Great Patriotic War from September 1941 as part of the 316th Infantry Division under the command of Major General I.V. Panfilov.

The skilful leadership of the battalion commander made it possible to detain the Germans at this line for 3 days. After that, senior lieutenant Momyshuly brought the battalion out of the encirclement as combat-ready.

The heroic combat path of the battalion under the command of Bauyrzhan Momysh-uly is described in the artistic and historical book by Alexander Bek "Volokolamsk highway".

At the front, the battalion commander B. Momysh-uly spent a month, after which he was early promoted to the command position - to the commander of his own regiment, remaining in the rank of senior lieutenant.

Later, as the commander of the 19th Guards Rifle Regiment, on November 26-30, 1941, the Guard Senior Lieutenant. Momysh-uly in the area of the village of Sokolovo, Moscow region, together with his regiment, fought stubborn battles for four days, successfully repelling enemy attacks. December 5, 1941 B. Momysh-uly was wounded, but did not leave the battlefield.

Perpetuation of memory

Monument to Baurzhan Momyshuly in Almaty.

In Kazakhstan, the streets in the cities of Alma-Ata, Taraz, Shymkent, Astana, Atyrau, Semey (formerly Semipalatinsk, former Gorky street) in the village of Shelek, in the village of Asa of the Zhambyl region, in the village of Kurchum in the East Kazakhstan region bear the name of the Hero; a sports complex in the regional center of the Zhualyn district of the Zhambyl region; secondary schools in the cities of Almaty (No. 131), Taraz (No. 45), Shymkent (No. 42); in the village of Zhana Zhol, Shu district, Zhambyl region; a military boarding school in the city of Almaty; state farm in the Dzhuvalinsky (Zhualynsky) region.
The monument to Baurzhan Momysh-uly was installed in front of the school building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Shymkent), as well as in Astana.
In honor of Baurzhan Momyshuly, the regional center of the Zhualyn district of the Zhambyl region was named - the village of Baurzhan-Momyshuly (the former village of Burnoye).
A museum of Baurzhan Momyshuly was opened in the regional center of Zhualynsky district, where some of his personal belongings are kept.
In 2010, in honor of the centenary of Momyshuly's birth (December 24), a full-length monument was erected to him at the entrance to the park named after 28 Panfilov guardsmen in the city of Almaty.
March 19, 2010 with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow comprehensive school No. 1912 in the city of Zelenograd named after Baurzhan Momyshuly. This choice is due to the fact that the school is located at the Kryukovo station, where B. Momyshuly fought and was wounded. On September 1, 2010, a bust monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union was unveiled on the school grounds.
Bronze bust on October Square in the city of Volokolamsk, Moscow region.
Pilon Baurzhan Momyshuly, located in the city of Priozersk, Kazakhstan.

Contemporaries about Baurzhan Momyshuly

One of the students of the Academy I. M. Golushko recalls Momysh-uly's extraordinary teaching gift in his memoirs "Soldiers of the Home Front":

Speaking about the positive influence of the best teachers on our audience, I cannot fail to recall, first of all, a semi-legendary person in our eyes. We are talking about Colonel Baurjan Momysh-Uly, who taught a course in general tactics. Many of us learned about him from the book by Alexander Bek "Volokolamsk Highway", in which Baurdzhan is shown as the central character. Our interest in this man grew even more when it became known that the colonel himself wrote talentedly on war topics and had already published several short stories and short stories in the local publishing house. We, of course, immediately got them out, read them, and found this "tryout" very promising.

We were always looking forward to Momysh-ula's lectures with interest. He presented any material intelligibly, more often resorting to diagrams than to synopses, and supporting each thesis with instructive examples from combat experience. He knew how to somehow simply, without distinction in rank, and at the same time be demanding to all listeners. Parsing difficult questions tactics, gradually taught us to think independently. To this end, he could interrupt his story at the most unexpected place in order to ask: "What does Captain Ivanov think about this?" or "How would Comrade Petrov act in this situation?" And the listeners were constantly ready to report their decision, to justify their option of action. Constant contact of the teacher with the audience forced him to creatively comprehend all the material being studied.

In our academy, Colonel Momysh-uly was loved by both students and teachers for his simplicity and straightforwardness of judgment, for his honesty and cheerful disposition. He knew how to captivatingly talk about the heavy battles that their Panfilov division was waging, about the exploits of fellow soldiers. The most interesting were his memories of the battle near Moscow, in which Baurjan took an active part as a battalion commander, and of the battles at the end of the war, when he was already a division commander.

In 1963, an interview with Fidel Castro was published. To the question: "Who could you call a hero of the Second World War?" Castro replied:

The hero of the book by Alexander Bek "Volokolamsk Highway" is the Kazakh Momysh-Uly.

Soon Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was invited by the personal guest of the Minister of Defense of Cuba Raul Castro.

Colonel-General I. M. Chistyakov wrote about Bauyrzhan Momyshuly in his book "We Serve the Fatherland":

I knew the commander of the 1073rd rifle regiment, Major Bauyrzhan Momysh-uly, even before the war through joint service in the Far East. He was a young commander, Kazakh by nationality, with a tough and stubborn character and beautiful appearance. I knew that I.V. Panfilov greatly appreciated him for his special courage and ingenuity. Near Moscow, his battalion, being surrounded, had no contact with the regiment for several days, fought with superior enemy forces. In fierce battles, the guards killed 400 fascists within two days, delayed their advance along the Volokolamsk highway and then, making a maneuver through the forest, broke the encirclement and went to their regiment. After this battle, Panfilov kept Momyshuly's battalion with him as a reserve, sending it into battle in the most difficult cases. I liked Momyshuly's one more quality - truthfulness. No matter how hard it was for him, I knew that he would always tell the truth, he demanded the same from his subordinates.

From the denunciation of the commissar of the 1073rd Talgar regiment of the 8th guards Red Banner named after I.V. Panfilov of the rifle division P.V. Logvinenko and somshevets Belkov:

Bauyrzhan Momysh-Uly is an excellent commander, brave, resourceful ... but he never raises a toast to Comrade Stalin.

The letter drawn up by the commander of the 8th Guards rifle division Guards Colonel I.I.Serebryakov and the head of the personnel department of the 8th Guards Division, Major Kondratov:

"IN THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE UNION SSR Copy: TO THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE KAZAKH SSR (for information) I consider it my duty to report: In July 1941, I arrived in Alma-Ata as chief of staff of the 316th rifle division, commanded by Major General Panfilov The division was later renamed the 8th Guards Rifle Division and for the battles near Moscow was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Lenin. At one time, neither General Panfilov, nor General Chistyakov, who commanded the division at that time, and I, as their first deputy and subsequently the division commander, for a number of reasons were unable to celebrate the deserved feats performed repeatedly in battles by one of the veteran officers of the Panfilov division , who grew up in battles from a senior lieutenant to a colonel, now living Baurdzhan Momysh-Ula. He demands from me, setting out in this letter the feats he accomplished, to turn to you with a request. Baurjan Momysh-Uly, with the rank of senior lieutenant, was appointed battalion commander of the 19th Guards Rifle Regiment. As battalion commander, he fought 27 battles in a mobile defense near Moscow in 1941. Breaking away 5 times from the division in the enemy's rear, in order to perform special tasks assigned by Major General Panfilov in the environment, he skillfully removed his battalion and the units attached to it from the encirclement, retained manpower and equipment. 1.On 26.10.1941, Comrade Momysh-Uly, being the battalion commander, led to Volokolamsk after stubborn battles on the right line from the encirclement of 690 people, 18 artillery teams, 30 carts, conducting an organized battle to withdraw the battalion from the encirclement at intermediate lines at over 35 km. In these battles, the battles given to them in the area of Safatovo, Milovani, Ryukhovskoye and Spas-Ryukhovskoye were of particular importance for the division, when the battalion crashed into the tail of German columns advancing on Volokolamsk, which contributed to gaining time and separating the main force of the division from pursuing the enemy and delaying for 2 days of the main enemy forces in the Volokolamsk direction. In the battles for the city of Volokolamsk in the period from 10/27/41 to 11/15/1941, the battalion of Momysh-Ula distinguished itself repeatedly by its actions to defeat the German invaders. For all these feats in the period from 10/16/1941 to 11/15/1941 General Panfilov on November 7, 1941 presented Senior Lieutenant Momysh-Uly to the government award - the Order of Lenin. The fate of the award list is still unknown, and the deserved feats of Comrade Momysh-Ula remained unremarked. 2.From 11/16/1941 to 11/20/1941, the battalion under the command of Momysh-Ula is fighting in an encirclement near the village of Goryuny on Volokolamsk highway, the Matrenino railway station, cutting off the main routes of movement of the main enemy forces advancing on Moscow. At this time, units of the division withdrew to the next intermediate line, and the actions of the Momysh-Ula battalion ensured the separation of the main force of the division from the advancing enemy force and the occupation of the next line. In these battles, the battalion destroyed up to 600 Nazis, 6 tanks and captured trophies: 6 heavy machine guns, 12 light machine guns, 2 guns, 8 radio stations, 2 staff vehicles with documents, including many "Sov. secret documents ", deciphering the main forces of the Volokolamsk group of the enemy. On 20.11.1941 the battalion, having broken through the ring, waging repeated battles behind enemy lines, by 23.11.41 joined its regiment. He brought with him 300 people, 2 guns, 16 carts, 4 heavy machine guns and again joined the division as a combat-ready unit. 3. In the area of the village of Lopastino - Desyatidvorka Momysh-Uly on 25.11.41 with one anti-tank gun, two mortars, two heavy machine guns and a half-platoon of fighters made a night raid on the enemy's location, where up to 200 German soldiers were destroyed. This feat also remained unremarked. 4.From 11/26/41 to 12/7/41 Senior Lieutenant Momysh-Uly commanded the 1073rd Rifle Regiment, now the 19th Guards Rifle Regiment. a) In the area of the village of Sokolove from 11/26/41 to 11/30/1941, the Momysh-Uly regiment fought stubborn battles for four days, repelled enemy attacks four times, despite the intense bombing of aviation; b) In the battles for the station and the settlement of Kryukovo, the regiment was in the center of the division's battle formation and fought stubborn battles from 11/31/41 to 12/7/1941. Momysh-Uly was wounded and, knowing that there was nowhere to retreat and that a small number of people remained in the regiment, he refused to leave the battlefield and continued to lead it until December 7, 1941. In the Kryukov battles, up to an infantry regiment, 18 tanks and many others were destroyed technology, and together with other parts of the division 8/12/1941, the regiment went on the counteroffensive. This heroic deed by the young officer also went unnoticed; c) In the winter offensive of 1942, comrade. Momysh-Uly in the rank of captain with one and a half battalions of riflemen with a bold night raid defeated the reserves of the SS division "Dead Head", destroying 1200 Nazis and capturing a junction of six roads with settlements: Borodino, Barklavitsa, Troshkovo, Trokhovo, Konyusheno, Vashkovo, and thus 6 ... 2.1942, ensured the fulfillment of the division's task, depriving the enemy of ways and opportunities to plant reserves and ammunition supply to the Sokolovo group, which stubbornly defended the village of Sokolovo for three days; d) 8.2.1942, finding himself with a platoon of scouts accidentally detached from the regiment in the area of Bol. Sheludkovo, stumbled upon retreating enemy units: a column of up to 600 people and 8 tanks. In a surprise attack, the platoon killed up to 200 German soldiers and seized important operational documents. 5.From 27.2.1942 to 13.5.1942, taking up defensive positions in unfavorable conditions, in a wooded and swampy area on a wide front, in the area of the villages of Dubrovka, Koblyaki, being in a fire bag on the 1st, 4th, 5th German airborne regiments, the Momysh-Ula regiment fought off up to a hundred attacks, without yielding a single meter of land to the enemy, inflicting heavy losses on him. Taking into account all the above military merits of Momysh-Ula, in August 1942, I issued an award list for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, whose fate is still unknown. Explaining far from complete the exploits of Momysh-Ula, I consider it my duty to convey to you and ask, on the basis of the above, in accordance with the statutes of the orders USSR, to mark comrade Momysh-Ula within the limits that you consider possible, for justice requires this of me. Guards Colonel Momysh-Uly, born in 1910, Kazakh by nationality, a member of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1942, a participant in the Patriotic War since September 1941. In the Red Army since 1936, he was seriously wounded on December 5, 1941 in the Kryukovo area. Residence: Moscow, street Kropotkina, 19, Academy of the General Staff of the Red Army named after Voroshilov. Former commander of the 8th Guards Rifle Division, Guards Colonel Serebryakov Head of the personnel department of the 8th Guards Division, Major Kondratov.

In 1963, an interview with the leader of the Cuban revolution was published in Spanish-language newspapers, and for one of the most famous people our time Fidel Castro. One question, the answer to which discouraged everyone present, was: "Which of the heroes of World War II could you call your idol?"

As an educated man, he, like the legendary Che Guevara, had a great passion for books. Once he came across the story of Alexander Bek "Volokolamskoe Highway" about the feat of the 8th Panfilov Guards Division. One of the main characters of the book is now a little-known Soviet officer from Kazakhstan, Baurzhan Momysh-uly, who he called his hero. But what is this hero of heroes famous for?

A stately and handsome young officer went to serve in the Red Army a few years before the Great Patriotic War. During this time, he managed to unlearn the skills of an artillery officer, took part in the battles in the Far East with the Japanese army, and took part in the campaign to Bessarabia. Then he served in Alma-Ata, where he was found by the war.

In the fall of 1941, he went to the front as a volunteer, just at that time the 316th rifle division was being formed in the city. Already at the stage of creation, it was assumed that this unit would be one of the most combat-ready - men who knew how to fight and knew what war was were sent to it. In the part of Momysh-uly, they were appointed battalion commander.

The very first appointment of the division threatened to become the last - the military unit was sent to defend the approaches to Moscow. The command understood that the advancing Wehrmacht units would simply sweep away the 316th, but it was necessary to hold the capital until the Far Eastern armies approached. The matter was complicated by the fact that the Soviet command literally prohibited the study of defensive concepts in the army, it was assumed that the Red Army should win with offensive operations on foreign soil. For a different point of view, one could lose his position.

Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, the commander of the 316th division, went for a trick. He developed tactics for conducting spiral warfare. In his opinion, given a numerically superior enemy, it was suicide to act with the usual methods. So, his division had to keep a front with a length of more than 40 kilometers, although according to all wartime standards, they could only defend 12 kilometers. In such a situation, any concentrated blow of the enemy would break through the defense. And then Panfilov proposed to act as follows.

The blow was applied to a moving enemy column, and after a short battle, you just need to move away from the advancing enemy. Along the way, small ambushes and pockets of resistance were organized behind the retreating division, which lured the enemy towards the retreating ones, at the same time holding them back. After the enemy stretched out, the division abruptly changed direction and returned again to strike at the main forces. Such harassing blows greatly stretched the forces of the enemy, which greatly slowed down his advance. As a result, the division became a legend and was renamed the 8th Guards Panfilov.

Panfilov's theory was brought to life by the battalion commander Momysh-uly. Having entered the battle in mid-October 1941 as a battalion commander, in November he had already led the regiment, although he remained a "senior". Panfilov's defensive theory was called "Momyshuly's spiral"

Colonel-General Erich Göpner commanded the 4th Panzer Group, and it was he who had a chance to face the tactics of a young Kazakh. During the offensive, he will write in his reports to Hitler: "A savage division, fighting in violation of all regulations and rules of conduct of the battle, whose soldiers do not surrender, are extremely fanatical and are not afraid of death."

The tactics of the "wild" Kazakh can be judged by several episodes. On his very first day at the front, the lieutenant suggested that the regiment commander create a detachment of one hundred volunteers and make a night sortie with them. He took only the most experienced with him, and at night he got to one of the villages occupied by the enemy. In less than an hour of battle, three hundred enemies were destroyed.

Under the Demyansk regiment of the senior lieutenant had a chance to meet with the SS division "Death's Head". Here he again had to fight with a numerically superior enemy. He chose six villages occupied by the enemy as a target. Twenty detachments into which the regiment was divided, under cover of night, alternately attacked all targets at once. As soon as the enemy organized defenses, the detachment retreated, and a few minutes later another squad attacked the village from the other side. And such hell was going on in all six directions for several hours. The illustrious division with a loud name held out as best it could, but was sure that it was holding back the main offensive of the Soviet army. They did not even imagine that they were fighting with one battered regiment. During the night, the losses of Momysh-uly fighters amounted to 157 fighters, the SS division was missing 1200 soldiers.

Momysh-uly was an honest, straightforward person, he spoke everything to his superiors, for which his awards were awarded much later. According to the stories of Momysh-ula's stepdaughter, her adoptive father rarely used his connections and influence, but he loved to read about himself in the newspapers. He found out how highly Fidel Castro and Che Guevara appreciated his exploits and immediately sent them an invitation to visit. The Cuban guests, during their visit to the USSR, immediately announced that they would like to meet with the legendary "wild" Kazakh.

The authorities started organizing the meeting. But there was one catch - apartment house, where the legendary Panfilovite lived, was in a terrible state. Local authorities immediately suggested that the family move to new apartment, but Momysh-uly flatly refused. He stated that he was not ashamed to receive guests in such a house, and if anyone was ashamed of his home, then let him live with it.

A whole delegation came to visit the commander, it turned out that Castro practically never parted with Momysh-ula's books, but it was impossible to discuss all the topics in one short visit, so in 1963 the war hero paid a return visit to Cuba.

The meeting of the Kazakh legend could only be compared with the celebrations in honor of Yuri Gagarin. The Cubans hoped that their idol would give lectures on the conduct of the war for a month, but Momysh-uly refused, saying that he could manage in 10 days, but he could not stay - the cadets were waiting for him. The hero taught at the military school the courses "getting out of the encirclement without loss" and "conducting night battles in the offensive."

Bauyrzhan Momysh-uly died in 1982 at the age of 71. The title of Hero was awarded to him posthumously, only in 1990.

M Omysh-uly Baurjan - battalion commander and the 1073rd (from November 1941 - 19th Guards) rifle regiment of the 316th, from November 1941 - the 8th Guards Red Banner rifle division of the 16th Army of the Western Front.
Born on December 24, 1910 (January 6, 1911) in the village of Urak-Balva, now in the Dzhuvalinsky district of the Dzhambul region of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a peasant family. Kazakh. In 1929 he graduated from 9 classes. He worked as an economist at the industrial bank, secretary of the district executive committee, head of the district police, instructor of the Alma-Ata city military registration and enlistment office of the Kazakh SSR.
In the Red Army from 1932 to 1934 and from 1936. In 1933 he graduated from the regimental school.
In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since September 1941, as part of the legendary division under the command of Major General I.V. Panfilov. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1942.
As battalion commander of the 1073rd Rifle Regiment (316th, from November 1941 - 8th Guards Rifle Division, 16th Army, Western Front), Senior Lieutenant Momysh-uly took part in 27 battles in the defense of Moscow.
During the second general offensive of the Wehrmacht on Moscow from November 16 to 18, 1941, the battalion of senior lieutenant Momysh-ula, apart from the division, heroically fought on the Volokolamsk highway near the village of Matronino. The skilful leadership of the battalion commander made it possible to detain the Nazis at this line for 3 days. After that, senior lieutenant Momysh-uly brought the battalion out of the encirclement as combat-ready.
As the commander of the 19th Guards Rifle Regiment, on November 26-30, 1941, Guard Captain Momysh-uly in the area of the village of Sokolovo, Moscow Region, together with his regiment, fought stubborn battles for four days, successfully repelling enemy attacks. December 5, 1941 B. Momysh-uly was wounded, but did not leave the battlefield. During the battle in the village of Dubrovka, Moscow region, he was again seriously wounded and until March 1944 was in the hospital. In the same year he graduated from the advanced training courses for officers at the Military Academy of the General Staff.
Since January 21, 1945, Guards Colonel Baurjan Momysh-uly commanded the 9th Guards Rifle Division of the 2nd Guards Rifle Corps of the 6th Guards Army of the 2nd Baltic Front. In February - March 1945, to the northwest of the Priekule station (Lithuania), units of the division skillfully led by him broke through three zones of the enemy's heavily fortified defenses. As a result of the offensive of the division, 15 settlements, caused significant damage to the enemy in manpower and military equipment.
Z and the displayed courage and heroism in the battle of Moscow, the guard Captain Baurjan Momysh-uly in 1942 was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, but it was awarded to him only on December 11, 1990 posthumously ...
After the war, the brave officer continued to serve in the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1948 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. Since 1950 - Senior Lecturer at the Military Academy of Logistics and Supply Soviet army... Since December 1955, Colonel Momysh-uly has been in reserve. He lived in the city of Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan). Member of the Writers' Union of the USSR. Died June 10, 1982. Buried at the Kensai cemetery in Alma-Ata.
He was awarded the Order of Lenin (12/11/1990, posthumously), 2 Orders of the Red Banner (06/06/1942; ...), Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (06/06/1945), the Red Banner of Labor (01/15/1971), Friendship of Peoples ( 12/23/1980), Red Star (...), "Badge of Honor" (01/03/1959), medals.
In Kazakhstan, the streets in the cities of Almaty, Dzhambul, Guryev (now Aterau), in the Assa village of the Dzhambul region bear the name of the Hero; a sports complex in the regional center Burnoye of the Dzhambul region; secondary schools in the cities of Almaty (No. 131), Dzhambul (No. 44), Shymkent (No. 42); Military boarding school in the city of Almaty; state farm in the Dzhuvalinsky district. The monument to Baurdzhan Momysh-uly was installed in front of the school building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Shymkent city).

In the fall of 1941, he asked to volunteer for the front, just at that time a 316-rifle division was being formed in the city. Already at the stage of creation, it was assumed that this unit would be one of the most combat-ready - adult men who had an idea of the war were sent to it, all of them were volunteers. In the part of Momysh-uly, they were appointed battalion commander.

But Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, who happened to command the 316th division, went for a trick. He developed tactics for conducting spiral warfare. In his opinion, given a numerically superior enemy, it was suicide to act with the usual methods. So, his division had to keep a front with a length of more than 40 kilometers, although according to all wartime standards, they could only defend 12 kilometers. In such a situation, any concentrated blow of the enemy would break through the defense. And then Panfilov propose as follows.

The unit did not need to set up an entire defensive front. Instead, it was necessary to strike at a moving enemy column, and, after a short battle, move away from the advancing enemy. Along the way, small ambushes and pockets of resistance were organized behind the retreating division, which lured the enemy towards the retreating ones, at the same time holding them back. After the enemy stretched out, the division abruptly changed direction and returned again to strike at the main forces. Such harassing blows greatly stretched the forces of the enemy, which greatly slowed down his advance. As a result, the division not only survived, contrary to all forecasts, but also did this heroically, for which it was renamed the 8th Guards Panfilov.

It is noteworthy that Panfilov developed only a theory, but it was the battalion commander Momysh-uly who brought it to life best of all. Having entered the battle in mid-October 1941 as a battalion commander, in November he had already led the regiment, although he remained a "senior". The significance of his merits can be judged by the fact that Panfilov's defensive theory was called "Momyshuly's spiral"

The only savagery of the International Volunteer Division was that they were not familiar with the German plans. Instead of heroically dying under the tracks of German tank armada, Momysh-uly's regiment chose life and victory.

As we can see, the starley adhered to the tactics of Alexander Suvorov - to always hold the initiative in the offensive. However, modern realities had to be taken into account as well. The Panfilovites could not give one general battle. After they defeated one German unit, several others attacked them. Momysh-uly was repeatedly surrounded, but each time he broke through, while keeping his battalion, regiment and division in full combat readiness.

The 30-year-old lieutenant began his legendary path in October 1941 as a battalion commander, a month later he was already in command of a regiment, in February he led his own division, while remaining a senior lieutenant. Only a few months later, one by one, he was awarded extraordinary ranks up to colonel. Then he was nominated for the title of Hero of the USSR, but was refused.

The delays in awards were influenced by its peculiar nature. Co-workers described him as a cheerful, cheerful person who always spoke the truth. This became the cause of many frictions with the authorities.

This became the reason for a rather comical situation in the future. According to the stories of Momysh-ula's stepdaughter, her adoptive father rarely used his connections and influence, but he loved to read about himself in the newspapers. He found out how highly Fidel Castro and Che Guevara appreciated his exploits and immediately sent them an invitation to visit. The Cuban guests, during their visit to the USSR, immediately announced that they would like to meet with the legendary "wild" Kazakh.

The authorities started organizing the meeting. But there was one snag - the apartment building where the legendary Panfilov's resident lived was in a terrible state. Local authorities immediately suggested that the family move to a new apartment, but Momysh-uly flatly refused. He stated that he was not ashamed to receive guests in such a house, and if anyone was ashamed of his home, then let him live with it.

After long negotiations, all parties came to a compromise - the hero's house was repaired, and he settled with his family in a hotel for the duration of the renovation. A whole delegation came to visit the commander, it turned out that Castro practically never parted with Momysh-ula's books, but it was impossible to discuss all the topics in one short visit, so the war hero was invited to return to Cuba. In 1963, this invitation was successfully carried out.

Bauyrzhan Momysh-uly died in 1982 at the age of 71. The title of Hero was awarded to him only in 1990.

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly is a legendary name. On December 24, 2000, he would have turned 90 years old. A well-known writer, a famous warrior of the Great Patriotic War, a true people's batyr.

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was born in 1910 in the Dzhambul region. While still a young man, he worked as a teacher, secretary of the district executive committee, financier, police chief. In 1936 he was called up for active military service and forever linked his future with the Soviet Army. During the Great Patriotic War, he was the only Kazakh division commander. He went through the whole long war, first as a senior lieutenant, and at the end of the war as a colonel. He commanded a platoon, battalion, regiment and division.

The battle near Moscow occupies a special place in Momyshuly's biography. He fought as part of the 316th Infantry Division, formed in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the summer of 41st under the command of General I.V. Panfilov. Then for the first time they started talking about B. Momyshuly as a talented commander. For heroic battles in the Volokolamsk direction on November 7, General Panfilov presented Senior Lieutenant Momyshuly to the Order of Lenin (the highest award of the country at that time). But the fate of the award list is still unknown.

The famous writer A. Bek wrote a wonderful story about the feat of the soldiers and commanders of the Panfilov division, "Volokolamsk highway", in which many pages are devoted to a courageous warrior, a Kazakh officer, our fellow countryman.

There was a lot in the military biography of Momyshuly and other glorious pages: one simple listing will take a lot of time. Considering the significant military merits of Momyshuly, his other commander, Colonel I.I. Serebryakov in August 42nd presents Bauyrzhan for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

It is also unknown what happened to this award list. The subsequent military deeds of our compatriot were not adequately noted either. Only three military orders were awarded to Momyshuly - Red Banner, Patriotic War I degree and Red Star ...

A reasonable question arises: why at one time the military exploits of Momyshuly were not appreciated as they deserve? Perhaps, the bustle and confusion of wartime affected. But why exactly on it? His personality was already quite colorful and noticeable, and his name was loud. Maybe, nevertheless, in relation to him, a negative attitude of one of those in power was manifested, and more than once? This seems more likely because Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was distinguished by his firm and direct character, if not straightforward. He always said to everyone only what he thought, never adjusted to anyone. Being demanding of himself, he demanded this from others. Possessing a heightened sense of justice, he was "uncomfortable" for others. That is why troubles often accompanied him, and there were many legends around his name.

The fact that our famous countryman had enough ill-wishers due to the above reasons can be traced in his future fate. After the war B. Momyshuly graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Soviet Army. He graduated successfully: here he was later engaged in military pedagogical activities. Knowledgeable people say that his ideas in the field of tactics were distinguished by courage and novelty. But he remained a colonel, and in 1956 he was dismissed. He was only 46 years old.

Having soberly weighed and assessed his capabilities, the measure of responsibility as a writer and a citizen, B. Momyshuly took up his pen. He wrote about what he saw and experienced at the front, which shocked and remained in his memory forever. They helped him in writing the truth about the war and those thirty-eight notebooks-diaries that he kept at the front, kept in any conditions: on the march, in a trench, in snow and rain, and even surrounded. His book "Moscow is behind us", dedicated to the military exploits of the Panfilov Guards Division (published in 1958), is permeated with a great love for ordinary soldiers and the Motherland.

Mukhtar Auezov, the leading figure of Russian literature, also noted B. Momyshuly's gift of writing: “I am very glad that not only your heroism on the battlefield, but also your literary work has been appreciated. Writer". The second - "Our Family", written by him during his studies at the academy, immediately became popular. In it, the writer enthusiastically and truthfully told about his people, its history, customs, people. In 1976 this book received the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR.

Momyshuly luscious and passionate, deeply and beautifully spoke and wrote in two languages. He understood it this way: native language connects with the native language, the Russian language brings closer to the other. He followed the principle: "One who knows one language is one person. One who knows two languages is worth two worthy people."

The winged words that came out from under his pen delight with precision and depth, beauty and humanity. His apt statements are striking in their versatility and diversity. For example: "Honor for. Do not sell bread", "National feeling is the most worthy of feelings", "To love your people does not mean to hate another", "If you enter the fire for your homeland, you will not burn", "A tongueless creature is called cattle. whose language is poor, primitive, considered a wild, ignorant, barbaric, rude and uncultured people "," Justice hastens slowly, but comes inevitably. "

Momyshuly's words remained on paper for us, and he himself went through the earthly path, never bending down in front of those in power, looking straight, holding on proudly, enduring suffering from the directness of his disposition.

The name of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was and remains popular among the people. He is known and loved and thanks to the books of A. Krivitsky "I Will Never Forget Forever", D. Onegin "On the Distant Approaches", M. Gabdullin "My Front-Line Friends", A. Nurshaikhov "Truth and Legend", his own - "Moscow is behind us ", a feature film of the same name, the books of his son Bakhytzhan, who continues his father's work with dignity.

Despite the fact that B. Momyshuly became a popularly recognized Hero in 1941, he was officially awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with a great delay, posthumously, in 1990, in the year of his 80th birthday. The truth still triumphed. Bauyrzhan Momyshuly himself said: "... My judges are time and people."

Today, schools and military boarding schools are named after him, the streets of the cities of Kazakhstan are named after him, they write, talk, read about him a lot. Time has put everything in its place, and the people have not forgotten him, the fame of him only multiplies over the years.

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