Michael Tsiselsky
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Michael Petrovich Tsiselsky ; May 20, 1909 – November 3, 1989) was a Soviet naval pilot during World War II (German-Soviet War).
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He finished incomplete secondary school and specialized technical school. He lived in Ussuriysk
starting in 1928. He repaired steam locomotive
s, and was a member of All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
since 1932.
He also served in the Red Army
's Fourth Zabaykalsky cavalry regiment beginning in 1932. He completed Irkutsk
y aircraft maintenance training in 1934. Thereafter he served in Byelorussian command as an aircraft technician. He finished naval aviation military school, again at Yeisky, in 1936. Thereafter Michael Tsiselsky served in the Black Sea Fleet
aviation element.
His first combat mission of the German-Soviet War took place June 22, 1941 . He participated in the destruction of a tank battalion in the Gros-Libental-Odessa
district. On September 23, Tsiselsky and his unit sunk a heavy troop transport on the Dniester Liman
and killing hundreds of Nazi fascist soldiers and officers, as well as 15 tanks and 20 other vehicles in the Perekop
-Sevastopol
district in a separate action. For great services to the Motherland, Tsiselsky was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner
.
Navigator
of bomber squadron by 12-th Guards air regiment of Baltic Fleet Michael Tsiselsky during the German-Soviet War, performed 396 successful combat missions for air reconnaissance and bombardment enemy’s ships and troops. He destroyed three troop transports with common displacement 11000 tonnes, several vehicle landing craft, motorboats, motor torpedo boat, 31 tanks, 20 cars, fuel storage tanks, and 4 transport aircraft. He personally downed three fascist aircraft.
Major Tsiselsky was demobilized in 1948. During 1948-1955 he worked by a Head of kolkhoz
in native village. He has lived in Kiev
since 1955. In Kiev
Tsiselsky worked as foreman at the “Krasny Rezinschik’’ plant for production of mechanical rubber goods.
Michael Petrovich Tsiselsky died November 3, 1989. He was buried in Kiev
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Children:
Biography
Michael Tsiselsky was born May 20, 1909 (May 7 by old style) in village Stoykovo (Katerinopolsky district by Cherkassy region) in peasant family. He is UkrainianUkrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
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He finished incomplete secondary school and specialized technical school. He lived in Ussuriysk
Ussuriysk
Ussuriysk is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok and about from both the Chinese border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: -Medieval history:...
starting in 1928. He repaired steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s, and was a member of All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
since 1932.
He also served in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
's Fourth Zabaykalsky cavalry regiment beginning in 1932. He completed Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
y aircraft maintenance training in 1934. Thereafter he served in Byelorussian command as an aircraft technician. He finished naval aviation military school, again at Yeisky, in 1936. Thereafter Michael Tsiselsky served in the Black Sea Fleet
Black Sea Fleet
The Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
aviation element.
His first combat mission of the German-Soviet War took place June 22, 1941 . He participated in the destruction of a tank battalion in the Gros-Libental-Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
district. On September 23, Tsiselsky and his unit sunk a heavy troop transport on the Dniester Liman
Dniester Liman
Dniester Liman of Dniester Estuary is a liman, formed at the point where the river Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is located in Ukraine, in Odessa Oblast. The city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi lies on its western shore and Ovidiopol on its eastern shore. Shabo, situated downstream of...
and killing hundreds of Nazi fascist soldiers and officers, as well as 15 tanks and 20 other vehicles in the Perekop
Perekop
Perekop is a village located at the Perekop Isthmus connecting Crimean peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland. It is known for the Fortress Or Qapi that served as the gateway to Crimea...
-Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Sevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa....
district in a separate action. For great services to the Motherland, Tsiselsky was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Banner
The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
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Navigator
Navigator
A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or aircraft Commander of estimated timing to...
of bomber squadron by 12-th Guards air regiment of Baltic Fleet Michael Tsiselsky during the German-Soviet War, performed 396 successful combat missions for air reconnaissance and bombardment enemy’s ships and troops. He destroyed three troop transports with common displacement 11000 tonnes, several vehicle landing craft, motorboats, motor torpedo boat, 31 tanks, 20 cars, fuel storage tanks, and 4 transport aircraft. He personally downed three fascist aircraft.
March 6, 1945 he was recognized as a Hero of Soviet Union by decree of the Supreme SovietSupreme SovietThe Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
for exemplary fulfilment of battle orders on front of the German-Soviet War, and his fortitude and heroism.
Major Tsiselsky was demobilized in 1948. During 1948-1955 he worked by a Head of kolkhoz
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
in native village. He has lived in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
since 1955. In Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Tsiselsky worked as foreman at the “Krasny Rezinschik’’ plant for production of mechanical rubber goods.
Michael Petrovich Tsiselsky died November 3, 1989. He was buried in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
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Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union. Medal of Gold StarGold StarThe Gold Star medal is a special insignia that identifies recipients of the title "Hero" in the Soviet Union and its communist allies, and several post-Soviet states.-Soviet origin:...
(№ 5083) - Order of LeninOrder of LeninThe Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
(№29282) - Order of the Red BannerOrder of the Red BannerThe Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
, 2 times (№5667 and №27662) - Order of the Patriotic WarOrder of the Patriotic WarThe Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known by the former-Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War.- History :The Order was...
, 1st Class - Order of the Red StarOrder of the Red StarEstablished on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
(№3737020) - Order of the October RevolutionOrder of the October RevolutionThe Order of the October Revolution was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was awarded to individuals or groups for services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defenses of the Soviet Union, military and civil...
(№40988) - Medal for the Defence of OdessaMedal for the Defence of Odessa125px|thumb|right|Medal for the Defense of OdessaThe Medal for the Defense of Odessa was established on December 22, 1942. It was awarded to all servicemen of the Soviet Army, Navy, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and civil citizens who took part in the defense of Odessa during its siege by the...
(№ 1347) - Medal for the Defence of SevastopolMedal for the Defence of Sevastopolthumb|right|125px|Medal for the Defence of SevastopolThe Medal for the Defence of Sevastopol was established on December 22, 1942, and was awarded to all members of the Soviet Army, Navy, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and civil citizens who took part in the defense of Sevastopol during its siege by...
(№ 25109) - Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus (№37989)
- Medal for the capture of Königsberg (№190893)
- Medal for Combat ServiceMedal for Combat ServiceThe USSR Medal for Combat Service was a Soviet military medal awarded for "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military and political training and preparation".It was created on October 17, 1938 by the decision of the Presidium...
(№2857891) - Medal For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
- Veteran of Labour MedalVeteran of Labour MedalThe Veteran of Labour Medal was a medal of the USSR. It was established by a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 18 January 1974...
- The other anniversary and memorable medals of USSR
Family
Wife — Maria Nikolaevna Tsiselska (maiden name— Tsupkina) (January 21, 1916 — June 12, 2004)Children:
- Daughter — Tamara Mihaylovna Tsiselska (married name — Ostrovska) (January 9, 1936 — March 28, 1993). Neurologist
- Son — Albert Mihaylovich Tsiselsky (was born October 14, 1937). Engineer in nuclear-power engineering
Further reading
- «Zorenosci» . The book about Hero of the Soviet Union, who was born in the Cherkassy region. — Dnepropetrovsk, "Promin": 1971.
- «The pilots of the Baltic are in the sky» . The battle history of naval aviation of Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
during the German-Soviet War. Memoirs, essais. — TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, "Eesti Raamat": 1974. - «The wings of the Baltic: Articles and memoirs». . Golubev V.F., Kalinichenko A.F. - compilers. — KaliningradKaliningradKaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
"Publishing house": 1979. - "The Gold Stars of PrimoryePrimorsky KraiPrimorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...
" . — VladivostokVladivostokThe city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
: 1983, p. 236—239. - Kuznetsov I.I. "The Residents's of Irkutsk Gold Stars" . — IrkutskIrkutskIrkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
: 1982, p. 299—303. - "They defended a peace" . — Dnepropetrovsk, "Promin": 1985, p. 336—338.