Cesar Kunikov street:
Kunikov Cesar Lvovich (1909-1943) – Rostov-on-Don native, a commander of the marine assault squad that captured a foothold “Malaya Zemlya”, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War Kunikov C.L. volunteered to the front. In September 1941 he was appointed the commander of the squad of water obstacle cutters of the 18th army of the Southern Front. From the October 1941 he was a commander of a division of patrol boats in Azov military fleet. He fought at Rostov, Taganrog, Mariupol. He took participation in heroic defense of Kerch, Temruk, and Novorossiysk. Kunikov C.L. became the first man from the navy to become a holder of the order of Alexander Nevsky.
Major commanded a landing party, which captured a foothold “Malaya Zemlya. At night of the 4th of February 1943 the troopers landed outside the village of Myskhako. With a strong strike the squad had dislodged the Fascists from the foothold and entrenched itself. During next seven days the marines were beating off constant attacks of the enemy, but managed to hold until the arrival of the main forces.
On the 14th of February 1943 Kunikov C.L. died of wounds.
He was awarded a rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union In 1943 posthumously.
In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War Kunikov C.L. volunteered to the front. In September 1941 he was appointed the commander of the squad of water obstacle cutters of the 18th army of the Southern Front. From the October 1941 he was a commander of a division of patrol boats in Azov military fleet. He fought at Rostov, Taganrog, Mariupol. He took participation in heroic defense of Kerch, Temruk, and Novorossiysk. Kunikov C.L. became the first man from the navy to become a holder of the order of Alexander Nevsky.
Major commanded a landing party, which captured a foothold “Malaya Zemlya. At night of the 4th of February 1943 the troopers landed outside the village of Myskhako. With a strong strike the squad had dislodged the Fascists from the foothold and entrenched itself. During next seven days the marines were beating off constant attacks of the enemy, but managed to hold until the arrival of the main forces.
On the 14th of February 1943 Kunikov C.L. died of wounds.
He was awarded a rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union In 1943 posthumously.
Куников Цезарь Львович (1909–1943) – уроженец Ростова-на-Дону, командир десантного отряда захватившего плацдарм малая земля, Герой Советского Союза.
С началом Великой Отечественной войны Куников Ц. Л. уходит добровольцем на фронт. В сентябре 1941 года был назначен командиром отряда катеров водных заграждений 18-й армии Южного фронта, с октября 1941 года — командиром дивизиона сторожевых катеров Азовской военной флотилии. Воевал под Ростовом, Таганрогом, Мариуполем. Участвовал в героической обороне городов Керчь, Темрюк и Новороссийск. Куников Ц. Л стал первым флотским кавалером ордена Александра Невского.
Майор командовал десантным отрядом, захватившим плацдарм «Малая земля». В ночь на 4 февраля 1943 года бойцы высадились в районе с. Мысхако. Мощным ударом отряд выбил фашистов из опорного пункта и закрепился на захваченном плацдарме. Семь дней десантники отражали постоянные атаки врага и удержали плацдарм до подхода основных сил.
14 февраля 1943 года Куников Ц.Л. умер от полученных ранений.
Звание Героя Советского Союза присвоено в апреле 1943 года посмертно.
