Tumurbaatar Samdan | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1985 |
| Nationality (legal) | Mongolian |
| Occupation(s) | Hero of Mongolia, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy of the People's Great Khural, War Veteran (Battle of Khalkha River, The Second World War), military strategist, a political and military figure. |
| Spouse | Tsevel Tserentogtokh |
Tumurbaatar Samdan was born in 1914 in Ulziit sum, Arkhangai aimag. A hero of the Mongolian People's Republic, a military veteran who participated in the 1939 Battles of Khalkhin Gol, the 1945 Soviet-Japanese War, and the 1948 Western Border Conflict, a military strategist, lieutenant colonel, a deputy of the National People's Congress (People's Great Khural), a political and military figure.
The government admired Tumurbaatar's heroic merits in many battles, and in 1939 and 1956 he was awarded the Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia), the Medal of Honor in 1947, the Order of the Red Banner (Mongolia) in 1939, and the Order of the Red Star of the Soviet Union in 1974. Tumurbaatar was awarded the title of Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic by the People's Great Khural decree No. 246 of 1979, and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Sukhbaatar, the Polar Star, and the Jubilee Medal. Veteran of the revolutionary movement, lieutenant colonel. According to Government Resolution No. 142 of 1994, the border unit 0198 of the Ers-Uul outpost of was named after him.
Biography edit
He was born by the Ögii nuur Shanaa region, in Ulziit sum, Arkhangai province. In 1947-50, he graduated from the Party's Institute. In 1936, he was drafted into the military service and served as a soldier and junior commander in the Special Committee, in 1937-1938 he was the chief of artillery in the Erdenetsagaan detachment, in 1938-1939 he was the head of the outpost in the 24th detachment, in 1939-1947 he was the assistant of the combat unit of the 24th detachment, 24, 27, 31 Head of the party bureau, political deputy of the 1st detachment, political deputy of the 20th and 31st detachments in 1950-1953, personnel in the Ulaanbaatar Railroad in 1953-1959, chairman and organizer of the Batsumber SAA party committee,
In 1959-1960, he worked as a coordinator for the Uvsiin Baruunturuu SAA, in 1960-62 he was the political deputy of the Department of Correctional Education of the National Ministry of Education, the head of the party committee, in 1962-67 he was the head of Ulziit Sum Union of Arkhangai Province, and in 1968-1969 he was on leave of the National Academy of Sciences. head of the household, 1969-1972 head of the Kheree-Uul outpost, 1972-1975 head of the 24th Detachment Khalkha River Commandant, 1975-1976 head of the border service of the 0198th border unit, 1977-1980 head of the Mongolian-Soviet border demarcation commission Worked as the head of the Mongolian section of the 12th technical work group.[1] When he was the head of the union, he was elected as a representative to the 15th khural of the People's Great Khural, and while working in the 0198th unit of the HC, he was elected as a representative to the Great Khural and was elected as a deputy of the Great Khural twice.
Battle of Khalkha River edit
He led the 6th outpost of the 24th border detachment in the main direction of the Khalkh river war front. In 1939, at the Ats Gurvan Shivree his team managed to destroy a large enemy intelligence group. On August 28th of the same year, more than 50 enemies were destroyed in Muukhaibulag, on August 30th, more than 30 enemies were chased and destroyed in Shavartai River, and in Ers-Uul they were surrounded and but managed to defeat a much stronger enemy. He entered more than 40 battles and personally captured more than 300 enemies. He was awarded the honorary badge.
In 1972, the outpost he commanded was awarded the Order of Military Merit of the People's Great Khural. He participated in the 1945 Liberation war while serving in the 31st squadron and performed combat and humanitarian duties overseas. In 1946, he enrolled in the NDS, but by the decision of the higher authorities, in 1947, he participated in a special mission to destroy Kuomintang and Kazakh raiders on the western border.[2]
After the end of the war, during his tenure as the head of Batsumber in Tuv aimag, Baruunturuun SAA of Uvs aimag, and Ulziit Sum of Arkhangai aimag, due to his military career and exeptional leadership skills people who worked under his leadership were awarded the title of the Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People's Republic. History testifies that Purevjav, the tractor driver, and Doljinjav, Luuzan, and Damdin, all vegetable growers who worked under the leadership of Tumurbaatar, have all became national champions.[3]
Personal life edit
Tumurbaatar Samdan was married to Tsevel Tserentogtokh with 8 children.
Memorial edit
Ulziit Sum General Education School of Arkhangai province is named after Tumurbaatar of Samdang, the hero of the Mongolian People's Republic. On the auspicious day of July 7, 2019, the children and relatives of the late S.Tumurbaatar and many locals dedicated a statue of the national hero in front of the school building to commemorate his many achievements and the history to remember for the future generation.[4]
On July 1, 2019, the opening ceremony of the book of the Hero of Mongolia Tumurbaatar Samdan, who took part in the 1939 Khalkh River War, the 1945 Liberation War, and the 1948 Western Border Conflict, was launched at the Mongolian Military Museum.[5]
At the opening of the book, representatives of the leadership of the National Security Agency, the NGO "Union of Heroes of Mongolia" S. Lambaa, former member of parliament, Major General P. Sundev, veteran border guards who worked under the hero's leadership, the children and relatives of the hero, and the representatives of the border doctors participated in the ceremony.
The author of the book Dr. Col. Uvgunburged, J. the head of the Center for Border Studies of the Research Institute of DSU stated that "from the time when Japanese and Manchu troops repeatedly provoked and violated the border of Mongolia, the border guards of the 6th outpost of Ers mountain headed by S.Tumurbaatar participated in 62 confrontations with a small force, they came out victorious in every large and small battles and achieved their glory. It is evident that the success of the battles was due to S. Tumurbaatar's study of military strategies and tactics of Genghis Khan and used them to command his team. Lieutenant Colonel S. Tumurbaatar is 45 of the heroes of Mongolia, 13 of the heroes of the Khalkha River War, 11 of the frontier heroes, and the third of the heroes born in Arkhangai Province. was awarded with the Order of the Battle".[6]
Reference edit
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