Chapaev was born in 1887, namely on February 9. The birthplace is the village of Budaika. Now it is part of Cheboksary. By his origin, V. I. Chapaev was Russian, becoming the 6th child in the family.
Early years and first wars
Young Chapaev was sent to the school of the Church. His dad wanted his son to become a priest in the future, but, as we know, his life was not connected with the church. Already in 1908, the guy was drafted into the army and sent to Kiev. Moreover, Chapaev was returned home to the reserve ahead of schedule.
During the time of peace, Chapaev was a carpenter and family man in Melekess. However, in 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War, the soldier went to serve in the Tsar's army. He got into the 82nd Infantry Division, and it was she who fought with the Germans.
Due to the fact that Chapayev was temporarily higher than in the ranks due to injury, he was sent to Saratov, to a hospital. There he met with the February Revolution. After treatment, Chapaev went to the Bolsheviks.
Tactician
One of the features of Chapaev is that he had several different tactical techniques used during the division's march eastward. A characteristic feature of his military operations is to leave part of the army in a small gap. His army always moved so fast and was so grouped that the whites did not have time to engage in a counterattack.
And here's another important point - there was a prepared group in Chapaev's army, the main task of which was to strike during the battle. With the help of just such a maneuver, Chapaev's army brought real chaos into the ranks of the whites.
Doom
For one of the battles, namely for the victory in the city of Ufa, he received his Order of the Red Banner. In the summer, Chapaev and the division defended the approaches to the Volga. With the participation of Chapaev, Ufa, being an important city, was taken and completely cleared of whites.
In September 1919, while in Lbischensk, Chapaev was attacked by whites. The aim of White's attack was Chapaev, who was a real headache for the opponents. As a result, Chapaev, a valiant husband and a brave warrior, died. This was the end of his biography, but his image was repeatedly transferred to the works of our time.
Some interesting facts
- Nickname Chepay, or Bury. Chapay is not a real, but an acquired surname. It came from a grandfather who works on loading logs. Chepay - take it, hook it.
- The centaur is red. The stereotypical image of Chapaev is a luxurious mustache, saber and boiled potatoes on the map of military operations. This image was born thanks to the actor Boris Babochkin. Without all this, we cannot imagine Chapaev on horseback. However, there is an explanation for this - Chkalov's navigator Alexander Belyakov said that for the first time when he saw Chapaev, he was ahead of the army on a horse and seemed to have grown into his horse. And then he was on a horse-pacer due to the fact that he was wounded in the thigh.
- Chief of the department by car. Again, due to a wound in the thigh, Chapaev moved from the pacer to the car. At first it was a shaky Stever, then just a Packard, not designed for steppe warfare. Therefore, the best option is a Ford car.
- Chemical weapons. Chapaev understood that it was difficult to fight only with sabers, so he used armored compounds, equipment, armadillos and even poisonous substances.
- Swam out. Everyone who watched the film about Chapaev, tearfully begged him to swim out. And in 1941, a short film "Chapaev is with us" was released, where it was shown that Chapayev nevertheless emerged.
