Photo of major General Didyk A. K. in ceremonial uniform with medals

Original portrait photo, which shows the General-major Alexey Kondratievich Didyk, cavalier of the order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, red star, Patriotic war, order of Lenin and four orders of the red banner. The General dressed in a ceremonial tunic of the sample 1955 and peaked cap, belted waist-scarf. Probably the photo was taken on the occasion of awarding the title of major General of artillery (1958 year) when he was commander of 233-th missile brigade RVGK (with 27.07.1954, 15.07.1959 g). Picture size 9*14 see the Guarantee of authenticity.

Didyk A.K. was born on October 20, 1907 in the city of Khasov-Yurt of the Dagestan ASSR in the family of a railway worker. In 1927 he graduated from a 4-year vocational school. Military education: in 1930 he graduated from a team of one-year cadets at the 22nd AP of the North Caucasus Military District; in 1936 – artillery advanced training courses for the command staff; in 1948 he graduated from the higher academic Artillery courses at the Military Artillery Academy named after. Dzerzhinsky; in 1960 – VAAK at the Military Artillery Academy.

Civil specialty: woodcutter; metal turner; instructor of the Komsomol City Committee in Pyatigorsk; head of the personnel sector at the machine-building plant in Krasnodar.

The passage of military service began in November 1929 as a one-year cadet at 22 ap 22 sd SQUAW. Then there was a break in service until March 1932 . In the future, he served in the artillery units of the SQUAW in the positions of platoon commander, division intelligence chief, battery commander, assistant chief of the regimental school, PNSH, NSH ap, assistant commander of the ap for the drill, commander of the howitzer ap. Since January 1942, he served on the Far Eastern Front as Chief of Artillery of the division, deputy Chief of artillery of the 110th fortified area of the 25th Army. Since 1943, he served in the Bryansk, Voronezh and 1st Ukrainian fronts of the Second World War as commander of 92 thabr RGK of the 17th Kiev Artillery Division of the breakthrough of the RGK, commander of 108 gabr.

After the Second World War, he served as commander of the 108 gabr, deputy commander of the 234th separate mortar artillery brigade of special power (OM) RVGK MVO; commander of the 233rd separate howitzer brigade of the OM RVK of the Voronezh Military District; commander of the 233rd missile brigade (from 27.07.1954 to 15.07.1959); head of the district missile technical ODVO bases; head of the 1st Leningrad Artillery School. During the Second World War, he showed courage, heroism and organizational skills in performing the duties of the commander of 92 thabr and 108 gabr.

In the post-war period, A.K. Didyk was appointed the first commander of the 233rd missile brigade, which he formed. Under his direct leadership, the brigade's units and subunits mastered the first missile systems, conducted tactical exercises with missile launches at the Kapustin Yar test site, created and improved the training and material base for missile weapons. Under his command, the brigade went through periods of formation and improvement of the missile unit's combat capability, the formation of the first missile and missile-technical units of the SV was carried out, which was carried out at 233 RBR in the summer of 1958 for various military districts. He supervised the preparation and redeployment of the first missile brigade to the GSVG.

As commander of the 233rd RBR, A.K. Didyk was awarded the military rank of Major General of Artillery by Resolution CM No. 186 of February 18, 1958. During the period of military service, he had good service characteristics and positive certifications. So, for example, the commander of the 17th artillery division of the breakthrough of the RGK, Major General of Artillery Volkenstein, in the service record of 8.12.1944, writes: "Comrade. Didyk A.K. has good personal training, excellent fighting character, quickly and confidently understands the combat situation, has been awarded many orders and medals; his art brigade was awarded the title of "Proskurovskaya", and the brigade was awarded the Order of the Red Banner." In the attestation for 1957, it is noted that Comrade. Didyk A.K. in a short time ensured the re-equipment of the brigade with new (missile) equipment, the brigade was prepared for combat missions, successfully conducted a number of missile launches and exercises.

Awarded: the Order of Lenin, 4 Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd degree, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, the Order of the Red Star and 8 medals. He died on July 30, 1977 and was buried in the Southern Cemetery of Leningrad.