The “gimnastyorka” tunic on display belonged to the Hero of the Soviet Union Yakov Nikolayevich Neumoyev. He was born on January 17, 1907 in the village of Troshina, Uvat District, where he finished seven grades of secondary school. Before the Great Patriotic War, he was the chairman of the Severny collective farm in the Tobolsk District.
After the beginning of the war, in September 1941, Yakov Neumoyev volunteered for the front. Since September 1943, he served as commander of a saber squadron of the 28th Guards Cavalry Regiment of the 6th Guards Cavalry Division.
Neumoyev particularly distinguished himself in the battles near Vitebsk. On December 16, 1943, his squadron cut the enemy’s road in the Nevel-Gorodok section, repelled many counterattacks, destroyed three tanks, five motor vehicles and a large number of enemy soldiers and officers.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 4, 1944, for “the exemplary performance of the assigned combat missions on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, with courage and heroism shown, ” Guards Lieutenant Yakov Neumoyev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
During the war, seven horses were killed under Yakov Nikolayevich, and he himself was affected by seven wounds and two shell shocks. In April 1945, he was the first in the division to reach the Elbe River and meet a unit of the US Army.
Yakov Neumoyev participated in the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945. In 1946, after being demobilized in the rank of captain, he returned to Tyumen. From 1947 to 1955, he worked as the director of the Tyumen state racetrack, then headed the Pobeda and Novy Put collective farms, and from 1962, took over the management of the city racetrack once again.
Neumoyev began the reconstruction of the premises of the racetrack and initiated growing horse feed near the village of Roschino. In 1975, Yakov Neumoyev was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Tyumen.
Yakov Neumoyev worked on the military-patriotic education of youth and often met with schoolchildren and students. He lived in Tyumen at 57, Lenin Street. He was buried at the Chervishevskoye cemetery.
A garden square in Tyumen is named after the hero. Neumoyev was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner, Alexander Nevsky, the Patriotic War (1st class), two Orders of the Red Star, 12 Soviet medals, the medal “For the Vistula and the Neisse”, as well as a silver Cossack saber.
After the beginning of the war, in September 1941, Yakov Neumoyev volunteered for the front. Since September 1943, he served as commander of a saber squadron of the 28th Guards Cavalry Regiment of the 6th Guards Cavalry Division.
Neumoyev particularly distinguished himself in the battles near Vitebsk. On December 16, 1943, his squadron cut the enemy’s road in the Nevel-Gorodok section, repelled many counterattacks, destroyed three tanks, five motor vehicles and a large number of enemy soldiers and officers.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 4, 1944, for “the exemplary performance of the assigned combat missions on the front of the struggle against the German invaders, with courage and heroism shown, ” Guards Lieutenant Yakov Neumoyev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
During the war, seven horses were killed under Yakov Nikolayevich, and he himself was affected by seven wounds and two shell shocks. In April 1945, he was the first in the division to reach the Elbe River and meet a unit of the US Army.
Yakov Neumoyev participated in the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945. In 1946, after being demobilized in the rank of captain, he returned to Tyumen. From 1947 to 1955, he worked as the director of the Tyumen state racetrack, then headed the Pobeda and Novy Put collective farms, and from 1962, took over the management of the city racetrack once again.
Neumoyev began the reconstruction of the premises of the racetrack and initiated growing horse feed near the village of Roschino. In 1975, Yakov Neumoyev was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Tyumen.
Yakov Neumoyev worked on the military-patriotic education of youth and often met with schoolchildren and students. He lived in Tyumen at 57, Lenin Street. He was buried at the Chervishevskoye cemetery.
A garden square in Tyumen is named after the hero. Neumoyev was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner, Alexander Nevsky, the Patriotic War (1st class), two Orders of the Red Star, 12 Soviet medals, the medal “For the Vistula and the Neisse”, as well as a silver Cossack saber.
