The faces of WWII Heroes

The partisan detachment named after the Rostov Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks before going into the raid from. Port Caton. February 1942

The 43rd Regiment on parade in Novocherkassk. 1945

Rybalchenko Semen Vasilievich (1908-1944) Private First Class. He worked as a driver and combine operator at the Komissarovsky state farm. In March 1944, in the battles for Moldova, when breaking through the enemy's defenses, he was the first to break into the enemy's strongholds, dragging the fighters with him. In street battles and in repelling counterattacks, he destroyed up to 20 and captured 10 Nazis, destroyed 2 machine-gun points. He died in battle on April 7, 1944, was buried in a mass grave in Todireshty village, Ungheni region of Moldova.

Fak Fedor Kuzmich (1913-1974) Second lieutenant. Born in Dubovsky hamlet. By January 1942, he participates in 204 flights (101 of them at night), destroyed 39 tanks, 97 vehicles, several enemy depots, and a large number of enemy manpower with bomb strikes. He died in 1974 in Putivl, Sumskiy region.

Potapov Mikhail Feofanovich (1921-1943), battery commander of an anti-tank artillery regiment, captain. Born in Baklanovskaya station. Participated in the defense of Stalingrad and the liberation of the Kursk region. On July 6, 1943, Captain Potapov's battery knocked out 18 tanks, including 7 "tigers", destroyed up to 150 Nazi soldiers and officers. On July 8, 1943 he died in a battle near the Ponyri station (Kursk region).

My grandfather Tarasov Alexander Vasilievich, First lieutenant. Finished the Great Patriotic War in Warsaw

The photo shows two fighters standing Against the background of tall bushes. They shake hands. Pimenov A.K. is smiling, looking into the lens. On the back of the photo there is an inscription made by Pimenov: "I am in a cap. Pimenov on the Victory Day on the banks of the Elbe River. May 9, 1945"

Shulutov Pavel Mikhailovich, born in 1925. While participating in the Vienna Strategic Operation for the Liberation of Hungary on March 16, 1945, he was seriously wounded in the chest and in his right arm. Russian troops moved forward at a rapid pace, and the command considered him dead. “Killed in action” notice was sent home with an indication of the place of burial Mor, Hungary. On the second day, while combing the site of the battle, the horse of the "funeral" team found him alive...

Shulutov Pavel Mikhailovich, born in 1925. Airborne assault rifleman

Shulutov Pavel Mikhailovich. (26.12.1925) From January 1944 to March 1945 he served in the first airborne battalion, which is a part of the 16th Guards Airborne Division (later the 106th Guards Rifle Division of the 9th Guards Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front).

The photo shows Krivoshein Alexey Vasilyevich. He was born in 1925. Drafted in 1941 by the Kolmanskiy District Military Commissariat of the Altai Territory. He served in the 2nd Belorussian Front of the 10th Artillery Regiment. In 1944 he was wounded and treated in a hospital in Perm. He was awarded of the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, medals "For Courage", "For the Liberation of Warsaw", "For the capture of Berlin." Demobilized in 1949. After the war he worked in the Kolmansk general store. Then he moved to Ordzhonikidzevsky. Died in 2005.

Lieutenant. Far Eastern Front. Holder of the Order of the Red Star and Medal for Victory over Japan

Born in June 27, 1913. Place of birth: Mikhei village Sapozhkovsky district, Ryazan region. Drafted in Sapozhkovsky regional military commissariat, Ryazan region. Rank: Second Sergeant. Military unit: 77 Guards rifle regiment of the 26th Guard rifle division was a part of the 20th Army of the 8th Guard rifle corps, Western Front. Participated in Gorodishchenskaya operation in 4 - 23 August 1942. Participated in offensive operation of the 20th Army of the Western Front, part of the Rzhev-Sychevsk operation of 1942. The goal is to defeat the Zubtsov-Karmanovskaya enemy grouping and reach the line of the Vazuza and Gzhati rivers for a further Sychovka. Died on August 5-7, 1942 Burial place: mass grave of Military memorial complex No. 69-148 New-Ustinovo village.

Maslov Mitrofan Makarovich served the whole war in intelligence, war correspondent, wrote poetry for a military newspaper. He was awarded of medals "Combat Service", the Order of the Red Star. The photo was taken in 1944

Sakharova (Kondratyeva) Valentina Mitrofanovna was born in a repressed prosperous peasant family. She was brought up in an orphanage, where she was placed with her sister. Then they were sent to an orphanage in Siberia. Valentina served the whole war as a signalman at the headquarters of the Western Front, under the command of Marshals Rokossovsky and Zhukov The photo was taken on March 1942