Khomenko Biography Alexander

The legendary intelligence officer, diplomat, builder and author of the books “Notes of General GRU: front-line soldier, resident, builder”, “People of the turning point” and “Honor have or for years,” Major General Alexander Andreyevich Khomenko died in Moscow for a year of life.

In the years, Khomenko became an assistant to the State Duma deputy Vladimir Resin, and in the year - an adviser to the head of the Moscow Construction Department. Khomenko has many other higher government awards and thanks to the President of Russia. A. Khomenko was born on April 29 in Odessa. Father-northern in a civilian joined the Bolsheviks, after the expulsion of Wrangel was an authorized Cheka in the eastern part of Crimea.

Mom is an Armenian from the old Crimea. They moved here to M, when it became almost impossible to feed the family in a big city. From Khomenko’s book “Notes of General GRU”: “Paradoxical, but there was a period when the time of the end of the Civil War was moved farther and more difficult to live.” In M Alexander Khomenko enters the Kremenchug Aviation School of Sturlumns. Here in the morning of June 22, he will see the destruction by German bombers of the local airfield and most aircraft.

The assistant navigator managed to make two combat sorties on a heavy bomber. During the second departure, the plane was shot down by an enemy fighter. In connection with the lack of Khomenko’s aircraft, among hundreds of aviation specialists of the Southern Front sent to the Tashkent Infantry School. Much later, at the end of Go, a special commission will arrive in his division to return to aviation surviving Flytunov.

The commander did not let go of the summer chief of staff of the regiment: "Aviation without Khomenko somehow will do, but in the infantry without him." Since August, he is again at the front - the commander of the intelligence of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division. In December, he was awarded the medal "For Courage". Soon, during the attack on Rostov-on-Don, the regiment collided with the Kleist tank army retreating from the Caucasus.

From a person to the regiment, it survived in total ... In October, "for bold and decisive actions, inflicting serious losses in manpower" Khomenko was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. At the age of 21, he headed the regiment. Major Khomenko met the victory in Moscow - he was sent to study at the Frunze Military Academy. From the book of Khomenko: “Is it possible to convey the power of the emotional upsurge, when, after the victory, you stand on Red Square in a brand new shape, with orders, with a saber on the side, and next to your comrades, front -line soldiers?

And you have just met a beautiful girl who - you are convinced of this - will become your companion for life. Then it seemed unlimited.” After the Military Academy, Khomenko graduates from the Military Diplomatic Academy of the General Staff.