In the battles for freedom and independence of the Fatherland, each participant, from an ordinary to a marshal, makes his contribution. And do not venture empty arguments, who is more important in the army, sergeant or colonel. Vasily Filippovich Margelov legendary personality. And not only because he created and nurtured airborne troops. In any situation, he saw in a subordinate, first of all, a man. The shore of the soldier, but if necessary, strictly asked and punished.
Working childhood
When modern political scientists and sociologists tell naive boys about how well workers lived before the 1917 revolution, they should look into the biography of Vasily Filippovich Margelov. The boy was born in 1908 and grew up in a large family, where three sons and a daughter were brought up. My father worked at the Yekaterinoslavsky Metallurgical Plant, his mother was engaged in household work. In a patriarchal way, a child was never a burden or a mouth of mouth. The appearance of the baby was rejoiced, since another assistant was added to the house.
They did not shout at or punish little Vasya, but simply accustomed to work. The love of parents is not to lisp with the child, but to prepare him for real life. Margelov from young nails recognized how much she, a penny, which must be brought into the house. He was trusted to graze livestock, taught furrier craft. As a teenager, the future paratrooper worked as a horse-drawn driver in the mine. He knew from his own experience how the worker and peasant live, what he hopes and cherishes. Basil was distinguished by a tenacious mind, and in 1921 he easily completed a course at a local parish school.
When the time came, in 1928, the young man was drafted into the Red Army. From the very beginning, the army service did not seem to Vasily Margelov difficult or exhausting. He easily endured alarm rises, drill lessons, march throws and digging trenches. A capable fighter was sent to receive a specialized education at the Minsk Military School. From that moment began his career as a career officer. Having successfully graduated from college, Lieutenant Margelov remained in the teaching work. In the fall of 1938 he was transferred to the army as a battalion commander.
