Odarchenko Ivan Stepanovich - Biography. Only he is worthy of life and freedom, Who every day goes to fight for them On a commemorative coin

Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko(September 6, 1926 - July 2, 2013) - Guards private of the Soviet Army of the USSR Armed Forces, participant in the Great Patriotic War. The prototype of the monument to the Liberator Soldier, which is installed in Berlin.

Born in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Akmola region, Kazakh SSR.

In 1931, due to the famine, the Odarchenko family moved to Magnitogorsk, but after a few years they returned to their former place of residence to restore the economy.

Ivan's father, Stepan Mikhailovich, died near Stalingrad in the autumn of 1943, the following year, his elder brother Peter was killed at the front.

At the age of sixteen, Ivan became a foreman on a collective farm, helping his mother raise younger children. In January 1944, Ivan Odarchenko was drafted by the Atbasar district military registration and enlistment office in the Red Army (according to documents in the army since December 10, 1943). Initially, he served in the training regiment in Ayaguz, then was sent to the army.

In the battles of the Great Patriotic War, he fought as part of the 114th Guards Division of the 9th Guards Army. Participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, ended the war near Prague, was awarded the medal "For Courage" for participating in the crossing of the Danube River.

After the victory, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces (in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany).

In August 1947, on Athlete's Day, sports competitions of Soviet soldiers were held at the stadium in the Weissensee district of Berlin, and ordinary Odarchenko also participated in them. Having run the cross-country, Ivan Stepanovich began to observe the course of the competition, and at that time the sculptor Evgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich approached him and invited him to go to the podium. Vuchetich said that he wanted to sculpt a monument to the warrior-liberator from him.

Odarchenko posed for about six months. First, a German girl sat on her left arm, then three-year-old Sveta Kotikova, the daughter of Berlin commandant Alexander Kotikov. As a keepsake, Vuchetich gave Ivan Stepanovich his photograph with the inscription: "To dear friend I. S. Odarchenko in memory of the Berlin monument."

Odarchenko also posed for the artist Anatoly Gorpenko, who created a mosaic panel inside the pedestal of the monument. On this panel, Odarchenko is depicted twice - as a soldier with a Gold Star medal and a steel helmet in his hands, and also as a worker in blue overalls with his head bowed, holding a wreath.

On May 8, 1949, the memorial was inaugurated. Several times Private Odarchenko guarded the monument for which he posed. In 1949, he was transferred to the reserve, went home to Kazakhstan, but before that he stopped by his sister in Tambov to help with the housework, where he stayed to live.

He married, worked as a turner and milling machine operator at the Avtotraktorodetal plant, and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor for labor prowess.

Fame came to Odarchenko in 1965, when the country celebrated the 20th anniversary of victory in the war. Together with the delegations, he made 7 trips to the GDR, began to actively participate in public life.

He worked at the plant for about 37 years, then retired. He was a member of the United Russia party. He died on July 2, 2013 in Tambov, was buried at the Peter and Paul Cemetery.

Ivan Odarchenko and the monument to the Soldier-Liberator in Berlin

EVERLASTING MEMORY
Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko!

There is a soldier in the German Treptow Park
with a German baby in her arms!
He won, the sword in the scabbard - everything is in order!
Peace in the eyes, a smile on the lips.

Known to all soldiers from the unknown,
Ivan Odarchenko* there is a prototype
soldier - warrior of world victories,
keeping the Motherland's holy prestige.

Ivan, having passed thorny roads
both in peaceful life and in that war,
he helped the unfortunate and the poor,
Yes, by faith, by truth, he served the country.

Reliable, righteous soldier of the Fatherland:
cherished Mother, did not give offense!
The hero left, the country was celebrating a feast ...
Who is for him today? A vandal is coming.

Again, there is no eternal killer,
yearned for tears, blood, endless torment,
but the Motherland will cope with the bloodsucker:
great is the inexhaustible Russian Spirit!

* Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko died at the age of 87 in Tambov. He was born on September 6, 1926 in Kazakhstan, in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Akmola region. In January 1944 he went to the front, fought in the 114th Guards Division of the 9th Guards Army. Odarchenko liberated Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, ended the war near Prague, earned the medal “For Courage” in battles. After the victory, he continued to serve in the Soviet troops in Berlin.

In August 1947, on the Day of the Athlete, at one of the Berlin stadiums at the competitions of soldiers, he was noticed by the sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich. At that time in Berlin, in Treptow Park, a memorial was being built in honor of the Soviet soldiers who fell in the fight against fascism. The monument "Warrior-Liberator" was to become the center of the composition. Ivan Odarchenko became the prototype of the warrior. He posed for almost six months. In 1949, Odarchenko was demobilized from the army, and on his way home to Kazakhstan he turned to Tambov to visit his sister. Here he stayed, for 37 years he worked as a turner and milling machine operator at the Tambov Plain Bearing Plant.

Almost 60 years later, Ivan Odarchenko again posed for the sculptor. This time Tambov resident Viktor Kulaev created a monument to the Veteran Liberator. The bronze veteran settled in the Victory Park of the regional center. The opening of the monument took place in 2010. >http://protambov.ru/news/?ELEMENT_ID=2416

Nikolay Masalov. 1964 "Warrior-Liberator" in Treptow Park (Berlin)

Here is what Marshal Chuikov wrote about the event that happened on April 26, 1945 during the capture of Berlin
“An hour before the start of artillery preparation for the capture of the Tempelhof airfield, the denominator of the 220th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 79th Guards Rifle Division, Sergeant Nikolai Masalov, brought the banner of the regiment to the Landwehr Canal. ... The path to the center of the Tiergarten from the south was blocked by a deep canal with steep concrete banks. Bridges and approaches to it are densely mined and tightly covered by machine gun fire. ...Fifty minutes remained before the attack of the guards. There was silence, as before a storm, anxious, tense. And suddenly in this silence, broken only by the crackling of fires, a child's cry was heard. As if from somewhere out of the ground, the voice of a child sounded muffled and inviting. Crying, he repeated one word understandable to everyone: “Mutter, mutter ...” “It seems that this is on the other side of the canal,” Masalov told his comrades. He approached the commander: "Let me save the child, I know where he is." Crawling to the Humpback Bridge was dangerous. The area in front of the bridge was shot through by machine guns and automatic cannons, not to mention mines and land mines hidden underground. Sergeant Masalov crawled forward, clinging to the asphalt, sometimes hiding in shallow craters from shells and mines. ...So he crossed the embankment and took cover behind the ledge of the concreted wall of the canal. And then I heard the child again. He called his mother plaintively, insistently. He seemed to rush Masalov. Then the guardsman rose to his full height - tall, powerful. Military orders flashed on the chest. Neither bullets nor fragments will stop this ...
Masalov jumped over the canal barrier... A few more minutes passed. For a moment, the enemy machine guns fell silent. With bated breath, the guards waited for the voice of the child, but it was quiet. They waited for five, ten minutes… Was Masalov risking it in vain? And at that time everyone heard Masalov's voice: “Attention! I am with a child. Cover me with fire. Machine gun on the right, on the balcony of the house with columns. Shut his throat! ... ”The artillery preparation began here. Thousands of shells and thousands of mines, as it were, covered the exit of a Soviet soldier from the death zone with a three-year-old German girl in her arms. Her mother probably tried to escape from the Tiergarten, but the SS began to shoot her in the back. Saving her daughter, she took refuge under the bridge and died there. Having handed over the girl to the nurses, Sergeant Masalov again stood at the banner of the regiment, ready to rush forward.
The prototype of the monument to the Liberator Warrior

Monument to the Soldier-Liberator in Treptow Park in Berlin

A memorial plaque on one of the alleged places of the feat. (Berlin-Tiergarten, Potsdamer Brücke) The act of Nikolai Ivanovich Masalov formed the basis of the plot of the famous monument to the Liberator Warrior in Treptow Park (sculptor Vuchetich, Evgeny Viktorovich). The feat of saving a German girl was accomplished on April 30, 1945, during the capture of Berlin. With his left hand, the soldier holds the German girl he saved, with his right hand he clutches a sword, under his foot is a broken swastika. This soldier is a symbol of the liberation mission of the Soviet Union, a symbol of victory over the enemy, who unleashed the most brutal war in the history of mankind.

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According to the correspondent IA REGNUM News, the most famous of the "unknown soldiers", a front-line soldier, private guard, became the prototype for him.

It is from him that the sculptor Evgeny Vuchetich sculpted a statue of the Liberator Warrior for the memorial to the fallen Soviet soldiers and officers. The memorial took three years to build and was officially opened in Berlin's Treptow Park on May 8, 1949. The team of authors was led by the architect Yakov Belopolsky and sculptor Evgeny Vuchetich. Private Odarchenko Vuchetich captured the 21-year-old guard with a German girl in her arms.

A new sculptural composition created by Tambov sculptors Viktor Kulaev and Valery Paramonov, less pompous, but touching everyone: an 84-year-old bronze Veteran with orders and medals on his chest and a little girl on his knees sat down on a bench and looked at the children playing in the park. According to Viktor Kulaev, this sculpture serves as a kind of symbol of the connection between times and generations, stretching through the years from the Victorious Soldier to the current Victorious Veteran.

“The idea was to show not a formidable warrior in his greatness, but an ordinary front-line veteran, whom we sometimes pass by without noticing,” he explained to the correspondent. IA REGNUM News sculptor Kulaev. - We wanted to draw attention to those who still live among us, who need our attention and our help. And make sure they are remembered in the future. The past and the future are linked in this monument."

“We, the veterans, the youngest today are already 83-84 years old, we are glad that we have lived to see this holiday,” he shared with the correspondent. IA REGNUM News Odarchenko. - Honestly, when they told me, they say, Ivan Stepanovich, we will again make a monument from you, I thought that it would again be like in Berlin. And he answered - do it from the monument to Vuchetich. But when the sculptor Kulaev explained that he wanted to make me, a veteran, I agreed. When everything was ready, I was surprised to find a medal "For the Capture of Berlin" on my chest near the monument. I ask: what is it for? The authors told me that they would like their Veteran to return from taken Berlin. A great impression, of course, especially for my granddaughter, who came here today, for my great-grandchildren. It is a great pride that a simple soldier and worker who lived his life honestly was so noted. I am very grateful".

Reference IA REGNUM News:

Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko was born on September 6, 1926 in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Akmola region (Kazakhstan). In 1931, fleeing the famine, the Odarchenko family moved to Magnitogorsk. At the age of sixteen, Ivan became a foreman on a collective farm, helping his mother raise the younger ones. In January 1944, Ivan Odarchenko was called up for military service. He fought in the 114th Guards Division of the 9th Guards Army. Ivan Stepanovich liberated Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, ended the war near Prague, earned the medal "For Courage" in battles. After the victory, he continued to serve in the Soviet occupation forces in Berlin.

In August 1947, a historic meeting with the sculptor Evgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich took place. The work lasted almost six months. On May 8, 1949, the grand opening of the memorial took place.

In the same 1949, Ivan Stepanovich was demobilized and returned to Tambov to his sister. For 37 years he worked as a turner and milling machine operator at the Tambov plant "Avtotraktorodetal" (Tambov Plain Bearing Plant).

After the death of his wife, he lives alone. The veteran is often visited by his daughter and granddaughter. Ivan Stepanovich is a frequent participant in parades and festive events dedicated to the Great Victory. Member of the 1995 anniversary parade in Moscow. Odarchenko was also awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, I degree, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

About the 80th anniversary of the Airborne Forces and the festive concert August 2nd, 2010

Visited a festive concert program with a secret mission "Nobody except us!", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the formation of the airborne troops. It was in the State Kremlin Palace. Of course, I wanted to see the concert program, but the main goal of the action was all the desire to realize a hypothetical opportunity and get acquainted with the guard lieutenant colonel Lebed.

Directly on the ticket, on its reverse side, the sixth paragraph reads the following: "Photo -, cinema -, video - and television, as well as the use of mobile communications are prohibited". Therefore, the pictures turned out to be a little. But it did.

The people are packed. And it's getting bigger. Every now and then people with orders and medals pass through the hall, rush to each other, hug. Women closely watch other women and their men. Nearby, some strong men in dark suits are crying and slapping each other on the shoulders. Children are looking at the parachutist dummy with interest. The orchestra plays marches loudly. Servicemen of the Guard of Honor Company of the Commandant's Regiment are preparing to bring banners into the hall.

For some reason, for some reason, he told about the difficult fate of the series “Landing Batya” and the belated national recognition from the stage artist Mikhail Zhigalov. In the series, the artist Zhigalov played the Hero of the Soviet Union, General of the Army Vasily Filippovich Margelov, and said that his hero was very fond of the paratroopers.

The President of the Association of Stuntmen of Russia took the stage Alexander Inshakov and invited Sergei Kharitonov. To make it clearer who it is, I attached a video about Kharitonov. The video, apparently, was not recorded at a concert in the Kremlin at all!

Sergey, I think, joked the most good joke for the whole festive evening. He greeted his paratrooper brothers and immediately said: they say, the stuntman Inshakov and I can now break as many sticks, boards, fingers, hands and ribs as you want on stage. We can even break a brick on someone's head. But this will not surprise those who have already gathered, so Alexander Inshakov and I will sing for you. And naturally sang! They performed, I think, the best.

Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko On the ruins of the Third Reich, trampling on the spider swastika, stands a soldier. There is strength and calm confidence in his posture. He firmly squeezes with his mighty hand the epic sword-keeper, with which he struck the fascist snake to death. With his left hand, he presses to his chest a little girl, saved by him from the fascist plague. There is no person who would not know this majestic monument of soldier's glory “Warrior-Liberator”. It was erected in Treptow Park in Berlin on May 8, 1949. There is no person who would not know this majestic monument of soldier's glory “Warrior-Liberator”. It was erected in Treptow Park in Berlin on May 8, 1949. The search engines turned to the sculptor, but he only remembered the name of his hero - Ivan. And how many tens of thousands of soldiers with this name walked the harsh roads of war! And yet the right Ivan was found. This is Ivan Stepanovich Odarchenko, press operator of the 5th shop of the Tambov plant "Avtotractorodetal". The peaceful life of Ivan Odarchenko was interrupted by the war. He was 15 years old. The Odarchenko family lived in Kazakhstan. My father and older brother went to the front. And they didn't return. And in the last years of the war, it was Ivan's turn to defend his homeland. He fought in the Alps and on the blue Danube, liberated Budapest and Czechoslovakia. And after the Victory of the Guard, Private Odarchenko was sent to serve in Berlin. Here in 1948 Vuchetich met him. Evgeny Viktorovich at that time was looking for "nature" for the monument, went to the regiments. And one day, while attending sports games, the sculptor drew attention to a stately soldier with an open face - just a miracle hero! The command gave a flattering description of Ivan Odarchenko, and the soldier received a six-month vacation. Vuchetich worked in the suburbs of Berlin. Three-year-old Sveta, the daughter of the commandant of Berlin, often ran to see him “how her uncle was sculpting”. And Vuchetich decided to use the girl as the second model of the intended composition. Sveta willingly climbed into the arms of her new big friend, and Vuchetich's confident hands at that time revived a piece of clay. The warrior-liberator took his place in Treptow Park. Ivan Stepanovich more than once stood on guard of honor at the Berlin Pantheon, where the Golden Book is kept with the names of the heroes who gave their lives for the freedom of mankind. What was he thinking, glancing at his bronze counterpart? Ivan Odarchenko posed not only for Vuchetich. In the Pantheon there is a large colorful panel by A. A. Gorpenko, where the kneeling Hero of the Soviet Union is also Ivan Odarchenko. And in the right group, he is a worker in blue overalls with his head bowed and a wreath in his hands. After demobilization in 1949 Odarchenko came to Tambov. He worked as a turner and milling machine operator at the Avtotraktorodetal plant (now OJSC Tambov Plain Bearing Plant). His name, as one of the best craftsmen, is included in the factory's Book of Fame, and his photograph is placed on the Board of Honor. Veteran of the Great Patriotic War is doing a lot of military-patriotic work. Considering himself one of the many people who defended the Motherland, he, speaking to workers and schoolchildren, speaks not about himself, but about the feat of the people, about the Russian birch trees in Treptow Park. Odarchenko has done and is doing a lot to strengthen Russian-German friendship. In Germany, he is called "Treptov's soldier". Many times the Berliners invited the veteran to the holidays of liberation

countries from fascism. He visited Berlin and during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Great Victory in 2005, Odarchenko was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Red Banner of Labor, the medal "For Courage" and other distinctions. Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote about Ivan Odarchenko when the Germans, after restoration, returned the legendary monument to the Soviet soldier-liberator to its original place in Berlin: “. . . Today a comfortable train rushed Ivan Odarchenko to Germany. The Moscow government, conducting the "Great Expedition of Memory", remembered the man-symbol. The veteran has not been in Berlin for almost 30 years. And here is the invitation! - Suitcase packed ahead of time. Well, he put two bottles, of course, - the soldier of Victory laughs. "Memory Expedition" - these are officials, 300 Moscow schoolchildren and fifty war veterans, traveling together through the cities of military glory. From such an Ivan they molded a warrior-liberator. Everyone is looking forward to Odarchenko. Especially TV people. “Before the trip, the guys from Channel One called me several times,” the warrior-liberator is proud. - They said they would shoot me against the backdrop of a monument in Berlin. They say, with a girl in her arms, so as 60 years ago. In 1949, Ivan Odarchenko was already standing at his monument - in the guard of honor. He recalls how once Vyshinsky, the infamous Stalinist prosecutor general, who sent a lot of people to the other world, was brought to him. Then Vyshinsky worked as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and came to Germany on a visit. - Here is the man from whom they made a monument to the warrior-liberator, - the guard commandant of Berlin introduced himself. Vyshinsky looked into Odarchenko's eyes and froze. A chill ran down the soldier's back. - I looked for a long time, - the Tambov resident says. - He has pince-nez and his mustache is so gray. The eyes are hard. Probably, he wanted to say something, but he realized that I would not answer him - I'm on duty. In addition to Treptow Park, Ivan Odarchenko will be able to visit Potsdam, the Reichstag and have a solemn dinner at the Russian Embassy. "(Komsomolskaya Pravda, No. 15 of April 14 - 21, 2005)