Heroes of our war: feat of the sapper

Narbut Boris (1915−1995) prior to war mastered engineer business. At the front was at war since June, 1941. In 1943 in a rank of the senior lieutenant ordered a company of the 91st engineering battalion in the 47th army. During speeding up of Dnepr at Kaniv (Cherkasy Region) on the night of September 26 by six boats quickly transported on the right coast of Dnepr: 14 699 people of Red Army men, 126,3 tons of ammunition, 31 tools, 18 mortars, 1260 min., 8 automobile cars, 38 vehicles with freight, 3 tons of fuel, 12 m ³ forest products, 169 tons of the food. At the same time from the right coast it took out 2656...