Born on November 30, 1918 in the village of Chernyatinskie Vyselki, now the Kashira district of the Moscow region, in a peasant family. He graduated from 7 classes of junior high school in the city of Kashira and a factory school. He worked as a mechanic in the city of Stupino, Moscow region. Graduated from the flying club. In the Red Army since 1937. He graduated from the Kachin Military Pilot School in 1941 and worked there as an instructor pilot.

Since April 1943, Junior Lieutenant S.N. Morgunov in the active army. He fought on the North Caucasus, Southern, 4th Ukrainian, 1st and 3rd Belorussian fronts. Participated in the liberation of Donbass, Southern Ukraine, Crimea, and Oryol. He particularly distinguished himself during the Belarusian offensive operation in the summer of 1944.

By September 1944, the squadron commander of the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment (278th Fighter Aviation Division, 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps, 16th Air Army, 1st Belorussian Front) Lieutenant S. N. Morgunov made 234 combat missions, conducted 68 air battles, in which he personally shot down 22 enemy aircraft.

On June 15, 1946, for the courage shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Captain S.N. Morgunov died on July 17, 1946 during a training flight. He was buried in the city of Kashira, where a monument was erected to him.

Awarded the orders of Lenin, the Red Banner (four times), the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st and 2nd degree; medals, foreign order. A street in Kashira and a motor ship of the Moscow Shipping Company are named after the Hero.

The name of this brilliant air fighter, who died tragically shortly after the war, is among the top ten names of the best Soviet aces.

The brave pilot was born in 1918 in the Moscow region - in the village of Chernyatinskiye Vyselki, Kashira district. After graduating from the 7th grade of the Kashira secondary school, he enters the federal educational institution and becomes a mechanic. In 1938, Sergei Morgunov studied at the flying club without interrupting his work. Already here his remarkable abilities and love for flying are manifested. After 2 years, he was sent to a military aviation school, which he completed brilliantly, having studied for only 8 months instead of 2 years. After graduating from school, pilot Morgunov serves in military units in the Far East.

Sergei Nikolayevich performed his first combat flight in Kuban on April 7, 1943, in the area of ​​​​the Krymskaya station, when Soviet pilots fought difficult battles for air superiority. Then, in April, he opened his combat account by shooting down 2 enemy Me-109 fighters with a Yak-1. For military successes in the skies of Kuban, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st and 2nd degree.

This is what the famous fighter pilot, fellow soldier of Sergei Morgunov, Hero of the Soviet Union A. N. Sitkovsky writes in his book “Falcons in the Sky”:

“Sergei Morgunov was considered one of the best pilots in the regiment. He imposed air battles on the enemy, shot them down or put them to flight. He successfully completed his assigned tasks and brought the vehicle to the base without damage.

Sergei hit the enemy from close range. One day, while carrying out a reconnaissance mission, I discovered a German spotter Hs-126. Instantly approaching, he pierced it with fire from a cannon and machine guns. Continuing the flight, I saw a Ju-52 transport plane standing on the ground. I took aim and after several bursts I lit it.

In the skies of Kuban, Sergei Morgunov shot down 13 enemy aircraft. In battle, he was reliably covered by Fyodor Savitsky, who contributed to these successful actions of the commander."

Sergei Morgunov also distinguished himself during the battles over the Oder crossings. On April 18, 1945, a particularly difficult air situation developed there. The pilots of the 3rd Air Corps, making 4-5 sorties a day, conducted 84 group air battles from dawn until late evening, destroying 76 enemy aircraft. It was a record day for the number of victories won - both for the corps as a whole and for individual, especially distinguished pilots. Captain S.N. Morgunov and Senior Lieutenant I.G. Kuznetsov shot down 4 planes each.

Here is what A. N. Sitkovsky writes about this:

“Every flying day was tense and difficult. The day of April 18 was especially difficult. Enemy aircraft began to become active, attacking our ground troops.

On this day there was thick haze over the airfield, visibility was about 1.5 kilometers. In short, the weather is not suitable for flying. But war does not give a discount on the weather. It was necessary to cover our troops going on the offensive. There is only one way out - to send the most experienced pilots in pairs.

The day of April 18 brought many victories to our pilots. Tuzhilin and Kalashnikov shot down 4 planes each, Bannikov, Krivobok, Borovsky and I shot down 2 each. And the Morgunov-Molibozhko pair shot down 5 enemy planes.

During the day, the regiment's pilots flew 159 combat missions, conducted 23 air battles, and shot down 31 aircraft. The following days were no less intense and productive.

The war was coming to an end, but there were still many enemy planes in the air. Morgunov shot down a Fokker right above our airfield. In such a situation, it was difficult to be on duty, sitting in the cockpit of a fighter and waiting for a signal flare. But an order is an order. When the rocket took off - the signal to take off, the fighters rushed skyward and carried out the mission.

Fires were burning in Berlin. Smoke clouded the sky, and the air was hard to breathe from the fumes. On April 30, pilots flying to Berlin saw fighting on the streets of the city and the approaches to the Reichstag.

The regiment's favorite, Sergei Morgunov, flew with inexhaustible energy and passed on his experience to the young. He loved life, and he loved heaven even more. He had a difficult childhood and a troubled youth. Morgunov was born in 1918 in the village of Chernyatinskiye Vyselki, 3 kilometers from the city of Kashiry, Moscow region. The family lived poorly, and after the death of their father it became very bad. The mother worked and raised the children alone. Seryozha wore well-worn clothes and often had to go to school barefoot.

In 1932, he graduated from the seven-year school in Kashira, then from the FZU school. He worked at the Kashirskaya State District Power Plant and at the plant in Stupino. At the same time he studied at the flying club. In 1939 he entered the Kachin flight school. He graduated shortly before the start of the war and was sent to the Far East.

In air battles with the German invaders, Morgunov did not know defeat. He flew 350 combat missions, conducted 96 air battles, and personally shot down 40 enemy aircraft."

Sergei Morgunov was not only a wonderful air fighter. Possessing extraordinary abilities as an aerial reconnaissance officer, he repeatedly carried out especially difficult command missions to detect enemy troops.

By the end of the war, Captain S.N. Morgunov flew about 350 combat missions. Having carried out 96 air battles, he destroyed four dozen enemy aircraft. Various sources indicate the number of victories from 40 to 43, possibly taking into account those destroyed on the ground. [ M. Yu. Bykov in his research points to 41 personal victories of the pilot. ] Among the vehicles he shot down were almost all the main types of Luftwaffe aircraft. He himself was not shot down. In one of the air battles he was slightly wounded.

By the end of the war, the brave pilot’s chest was decorated with 4 Orders of the Red Banner, 2 Orders of the Patriotic War, and many military medals. The Polish government awarded him the Polish Order of the Knight's Cross for his heroism during the liberation of Poland. On the first anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War in May 1946, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Captain S. N. Morgunov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

After the war, Morgunov headed the air squadron. On June 2, 1946, the newspaper "Red Army", published by the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, wrote:

“The squadron commander, Captain Morgunov, closely monitors each pilot. Most of them defended their Motherland with him during the difficult days of the war, but there are already young people. However, an experienced commander approaches everyone with high demands.

The plane doesn’t forgive anyone’s mistakes, he always says.

And it’s not for nothing that Captain Morgunov’s squadron flies without incident and is one of the best in the unit.”

The news of being awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union found him at the start during training flights. At the head of the group, he was preparing to fly out to the next training battle. He was informed about the high award by radio when he was already sitting in the cockpit.

I serve the Soviet Union! - he answered with excitement and soared into the sky.

On July 19, 1946, Hero of the Soviet Union, squadron commander Captain S. N. Morgunov died in an accident during a training flight. Military friends brought the hero’s body to his homeland in the city of Kashira and buried it in the city park. The working people of Kashira saw off their illustrious fellow countryman on his last journey with deep sorrow. On November 6, 1955, a marble obelisk was erected on Sovetskaya Street.

List of famous victories of Captain S. N. Morgunov:
(From the book by M. Yu. Bykov - “Victories of Stalin’s Falcons”. Published by “YAUZA - EKSMO”, 2008.)

Igor Nikolaevich Morgunov(October 20, 1913, Mariupol - 1991) - scientist immunologist-epidemiologist, professor.

Biography

Born on October 20, 1913 in Mariupol in the family of a doctor. After graduating from the Dnepropetrovsk Medical Institute in 1936, he worked as a researcher in the epidemiological department at the Dnepropetrovsk Sanitary and Bacteriological Institute.

During the Great Patriotic War, he was sent by the People's Commissar of Health of the USSR to the Irkutsk Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, where he headed the epidemiological and then microbiological department. At this institute, he organized a wound infection laboratory, in which scientific research was carried out, and tetanus and gangrenous serum were prepared for front-line and rear hospitals.

In 1944, he returned to the Dnepropetrovsk Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, where he worked as deputy director for the production of bacterial preparations and deputy director for scientific work.

In 1949, he went to work at the Kiev Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, where he headed the immunological laboratory. At the same time, for several years he worked as the chief epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1959 he defended his doctoral dissertation.

In 1962, he was elected to the position of head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Kyiv Medical Institute, where he worked until 1987, and then was transferred to the position of professor of the department.

Died in 1991.

Scientific activity

Sharing the scientific concepts of L.V. Gromashevsky and continuing their development, I. M. Morgunov devoted his theoretical and experimental research to the study of the body’s reactivity in the epidemic process, substantiated an important scientific position about the mechanism of infection in various infectious diseases, the initial process of interaction between the infectious agent and the body .

I.M. Morgunov and his students studied the epidemiology and immunology of infections caused by opportunistic pathogens (staphylococcus, tetanus, botulism, etc.), and created experimental models of aerobic and anaerobic infections.

A comprehensive study of secondary ronova infection made it possible to establish the incidence rate, groups, time and risk factors, and to substantiate the role of endogenous microflora in the development of this pathology in a surgical hospital and in experiments. In particular, the conducted research revealed patterns of immune reactions during the occurrence and modeling of wound infections, which became the basis for the development of methods for their diagnosis and prevention.

A method for improving immunoprophylaxis for respiratory tract infections has been developed in the form of an information retrieval system using punched cards for planning and recording mass vaccinations, which was awarded a silver medal at the exhibition of national economic achievements in 1985.

He introduced immunological research methods in epidemiology, introduced new topics for classes in epidemiology using these methods at the department, and developed a curriculum in immunology.

Memory

On February 1, 2007, a granite memorial plaque was installed on the building of the National Medical University for Professor Morgunov.

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Rodion Nikolaevich Morgunov(-) - Lieutenant General of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, participant in the Civil, Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars.

Biography

Rodion Morgunov was born in 1894. After the October Revolution, he enlisted in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. He took part in the battles of the Civil War on the Southern and Northwestern fronts, battles with the Makhnovists, and the suppression of the Kronstadt uprising.

After the end of the Civil War, he continued to serve in the army. Participated in the battles of the Soviet-Finnish War. On June 4, 1940, Morgunov was awarded the rank of major general of tank forces.

At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Morgunov was appointed head of the armored department of the Southwestern Front. Later he was transferred to the Main Armored Directorate of the Red Army to the position of head of the Repair Directorate. Under his leadership, repair enterprises of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR functioned. On May 11, 1944, Morgunov was awarded the rank of lieutenant general of tank forces.

Tragically died in a car accident on March 5, 1945, and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

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In the evening of the same day, there was a lively conversation between the squadron officers at Denisov’s apartment.
“And I’m telling you, Rostov, that you need to apologize to the regimental commander,” said a tall staff captain with graying hair, a huge mustache and large features of a wrinkled face, turning to the crimson, excited Rostov.
Staff captain Kirsten was demoted to soldier twice for matters of honor and served twice.
– I won’t allow anyone to tell me that I’m lying! - Rostov screamed. “He told me I was lying, and I told him he was lying.” It will remain so. He can assign me to duty every day and put me under arrest, but no one will force me to apologize, because if he, as a regimental commander, considers himself unworthy of giving me satisfaction, then...
- Just wait, father; “Listen to me,” the captain interrupted the headquarters in his bass voice, calmly smoothing his long mustache. - In front of other officers, you tell the regimental commander that the officer stole...
“It’s not my fault that the conversation started in front of other officers.” Maybe I shouldn’t have spoken in front of them, but I’m not a diplomat. Then I joined the hussars, I thought that there was no need for subtleties, but he told me that I was lying... so let him give me satisfaction...
- This is all good, no one thinks that you are a coward, but that’s not the point. Ask Denisov, does this look like something for a cadet to demand satisfaction from the regimental commander?
Denisov, biting his mustache, listened to the conversation with a gloomy look, apparently not wanting to engage in it. When asked by the captain's staff, he shook his head negatively.
“You tell the regimental commander about this dirty trick in front of the officers,” the captain continued. - Bogdanych (the regimental commander was called Bogdanych) besieged you.
- He didn’t besiege him, but said that I was telling a lie.
- Well, yes, and you said something stupid to him, and you need to apologize.
- Never! - Rostov shouted.
“I didn’t think this from you,” the captain said seriously and sternly. “You don’t want to apologize, but you, father, not only before him, but before the entire regiment, before all of us, you are completely to blame.” Here's how: if only you had thought and consulted on how to deal with this matter, otherwise you would have drunk right in front of the officers. What should the regimental commander do now? Should the officer be put on trial and the entire regiment be soiled? Because of one scoundrel, the whole regiment is disgraced? So, what do you think? But in our opinion, not so. And Bogdanich is great, he told you that you are telling lies. It’s unpleasant, but what can you do, father, they attacked you yourself. And now, as they want to hush up the matter, because of some kind of fanaticism you don’t want to apologize, but want to tell everything. You are offended that you are on duty, but why should you apologize to an old and honest officer! No matter what Bogdanich is, he’s still an honest and brave old colonel, it’s such a shame for you; Is it okay for you to dirty the regiment? – The captain’s voice began to tremble. - You, father, have been in the regiment for a week; today here, tomorrow transferred to adjutants somewhere; you don’t care what they say: “there are thieves among the Pavlograd officers!” But we care. So, what, Denisov? Not all the same?