Yefrem Makarchuk is a Soviet military commander. His portrait sculpture is housed in the collection of the Zimovniki Museum of Local History.
Yefrem Makarchuk was born in 1896 in a peasant family in the village of Laski, Volhynian Governorate (now the territory of the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine). Yefrem Makarchuk’s military career began in 1915 when he was called up for the Imperial Russian Army. At that time, there were already battles on the fronts of the First World War. In 1916, Yefrem Makarchuk finished the warrant officer school, and after that, he was sent to the Western Front.
When the Soviet regime was set up, Yefrem Makarchuk returned to Ukraine and became a member of the partisan movement. He was promoted from a Red Army man to the head of the regimental school and assistant commander of the 390th Bogun Regiment.
In 1919, Yefrem Makarchuk was accepted into the Communist Party. Later, he was awarded the Order of the Battle Red Banner. After the Russian Civil War had ended, he continued his military career and completed the higher course of commanders called “Vystrel”. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Yefrem Makarchuk received the rank of Сolonel and commanded the 227th Rifle Division from July to October 1941.
In 1942, Yefrem Makarchuk was appointed Commander of the 91st Rifle Division in the 51st Army. It participated in the Battle of Stalingrad and defended the village of Zimovniki from German invaders. The village opened the way to Stalingrad by rail.
By that time, almost all Soviet soldiers had left the village. There was a small detachment under the direction of Yefrem Makarchuk left. It heavily defended Zimovniki. Only on August 7, 1942, under the strong pressure of the enemy and the orders of the command, they left the village.
In the fall of the same year, Yefrem Makarchuk’s detachment counterattacked the village of Sadovoye, Sarpinsky District of the Kalmyk ASSR. After that, Yefrem Makarchuk was appointed Commander of the 302nd Rifle (Mountain Rifle) Division of the 62nd Army of the Stalingrad Front. It took an active part in the liberation of Zimovniki in 1943.
Yefrem Makarchuk died in January 1943 in the area of the Khokhlachev khutor under enemy machine-gun fire. He was buried in the park of Zimovniki. One of the streets of the village bears his name.
Yefrem Makarchuk was born in 1896 in a peasant family in the village of Laski, Volhynian Governorate (now the territory of the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine). Yefrem Makarchuk’s military career began in 1915 when he was called up for the Imperial Russian Army. At that time, there were already battles on the fronts of the First World War. In 1916, Yefrem Makarchuk finished the warrant officer school, and after that, he was sent to the Western Front.
When the Soviet regime was set up, Yefrem Makarchuk returned to Ukraine and became a member of the partisan movement. He was promoted from a Red Army man to the head of the regimental school and assistant commander of the 390th Bogun Regiment.
In 1919, Yefrem Makarchuk was accepted into the Communist Party. Later, he was awarded the Order of the Battle Red Banner. After the Russian Civil War had ended, he continued his military career and completed the higher course of commanders called “Vystrel”. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Yefrem Makarchuk received the rank of Сolonel and commanded the 227th Rifle Division from July to October 1941.
In 1942, Yefrem Makarchuk was appointed Commander of the 91st Rifle Division in the 51st Army. It participated in the Battle of Stalingrad and defended the village of Zimovniki from German invaders. The village opened the way to Stalingrad by rail.
By that time, almost all Soviet soldiers had left the village. There was a small detachment under the direction of Yefrem Makarchuk left. It heavily defended Zimovniki. Only on August 7, 1942, under the strong pressure of the enemy and the orders of the command, they left the village.
In the fall of the same year, Yefrem Makarchuk’s detachment counterattacked the village of Sadovoye, Sarpinsky District of the Kalmyk ASSR. After that, Yefrem Makarchuk was appointed Commander of the 302nd Rifle (Mountain Rifle) Division of the 62nd Army of the Stalingrad Front. It took an active part in the liberation of Zimovniki in 1943.
Yefrem Makarchuk died in January 1943 in the area of the Khokhlachev khutor under enemy machine-gun fire. He was buried in the park of Zimovniki. One of the streets of the village bears his name.
