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The model of the T-62 handmade bronze/brasstank thatwas donated on 14.12.73 to Lieutenant-Colonel of the Division of the Soviet Army Pustovoj A.A. (Пустовий Анатолій Олексійович) from General- Major Kutenkov U.F.(Кутенков Юрій Федорович) that just in this December was appointed to the post of head of Kharkiv guards higher tank command school.

The T-62 is a soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour. In contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T-62 was the first tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun that could fire APFSDS rounds at higher velocities. While the T-62 became the standard tank in the soviet arsenal, it did not fully replace the T-55 in export markets due to its higher manufacturing costs and maintenance requirements compared to its predecessor. Although the T-62 was replaced in russia and the successor states of the soviet union, it is still used in some countries and its design features became standardised in subsequent soviet mass-produced tanks.

Yuri Kutenkov (Кутенков Юрій Федорович) (1925-2011)

General Lieutenant

He was born on September 21, 1925 in Nizhny Novgorod, the son of a military officer. At the end of seven classes at the military unit entered the aviation college. During World War II, the young man was sent to the deep rear to work in a military factory.

In August 1944, Yuri Kutenkov asked to go to the front - got into the tank troops a simple mechanic of the legendary combat vehicle T-34.

On February 15, 1945, Zhdanivsky district military commissariat of Gorky was conscripted into the ranks of the Soviet army. In July 1945, as part of a group of cadets of the Blagovishchensky Military Tank Command School, he took part in combat clashes with the formations of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) in Western Ukraine.

In February 1945, he was sent to study at the Gorky Tank School, which he successfully graduated from in 1947.

General Kutenkov passed all command positions. He commanded a company, a battalion, a regiment, a division. He subsequently graduated from the Academy of Armoured Forces in 1958 and the Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in 1970.

From December 6, 1973 -1986 - Head of The Kharkov Guards Higher Tank Command School. During this time, he prepared and gave a ticket to the officers life more than one thousand officers, brought up hundreds of teaching staff.

In accordance with the order of the Ministry of #0507 from 27 June 1986 released into reserve.

The rank of Major General was awarded in accordance with the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of April 29, 1970. The rank of lieutenant general was awarded in reserve.

Awards:Order of the Red Star (1967), medal "For victory over Germany" (1945), medal "For valiant work" (1945), medal "For combat merits" (1955 year), medal "For impeccable service" I (1966) and II (1960) degrees, many anniversary medals, departmental awards

He died at 15.09.2011. He was buried in the city of Kharkiv.

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