The faces of WWII Heroes

Born in 1918. Drafted into the Red Army in 03/18/1939 by the Soviet regional military commissariat, Stavropol Territory. The Red Army soldier Shcherbakov had a military specialty as a driver and was awarded of the Order of the Red Star in April 1945. Medals "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", "For Combat Service" "For Victory over Japan." The award lists: “Comrade Shcherbakov always completes combat missions on time. Ivan Alekseevich's car has no accidents. He keeps the car in order. Technically competent specialist”. After the war, Ivan Alekseevich worked as a driver in the Maysky car fleet.

The photo shows our grandfather. Gaisa Shaikhvalievich 1926-1996, participant of the Great Patriotic War and the Russian-Japanese War. After the war he worked as a combine operator.

In the Red Army since 1939; In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War he was company political instructor of the 42nd Motor Rifle Regiment, 42nd Rifle Division; by the end of the war he was a battalion commander of the 920th Rifle Regiment of the 247th Rifle Division, major; participant in the battle of the defense of Moscow, battles for the cities Klin, Rzhev, Kovel, crossing Eatern Bug river, liberation of Warsaw; Vistula-Oder operation; awarded of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (Feb. 1945) for crossing Vistula river and battles to expand the bridgehead. After the war he served as military commissar of the Abinsky district of the Krasnodar Territory, Deputy Chairman of the Absheron Regional Executive Committee, forester of the Abinsky forestry enterprise ("Archive of documents on the personnel of the Krasnodar Territory")

Lieutenant Shmidko Yakov Andreevich, Vitebsk Red Banner Rifle Division No.145, Rifle Regiment No.729, died in 26.01.45 in Priekule, Latvia (War Memorial)

Yurin Vladimir Alekseevich. Born in 1924, Mishkino village. He graduated from the Mishkino high school and on July 13, 1942 joined the ranks of the Red Army. He graduated from the accelerated course of the Second Tyumen Infantry School. Guard sergeant, commander of a mortar crew, Guard Rifle Regiment No.227, Rifle Division No.70, Southwestern Front. He was wounded on the river Severny Donets on June 20, 1943 and near Poznan on February 01, 1945. Guards Petty Officer, mortar commander, 141 RGK mortar regiment, 3rd Ukrainian Front. He graduated from the courses of Second Lieutenants. Komsomol organizer of Guard Rifle Battalion, Rifle Regiment No.112, Rifle Division No.39, 1st Belorussian Front. He was awarded of two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class and medals.

In 1941 he was drafted to serve in the Moscow Red Banner Infantry School. After graduating with the rank of Second Lieutenant, he was sent to the Leningrad Front as a Commander of a Rifle Platoon. He wes awarded of the Order of the World War 1st Class. In 1942, during the defense of Leningrad, he was seriously wounded. After demobilization for more than 50 years he worked in the trade of Prokopyevsk and Kuzbass. He was the chief of supply, director of the procurement office, head of the civil defense headquarters, chairman of the regional consumer union. Photo archive of Prokopyevsk.

Echelon with the Cossacks of the 5th Guards Don Cossack Cavalry Corps goes home. 1945.

Sergeant First Class Laguta Aleksey Yegorovich in 1939 was drafted into military service in the city of Rava-Russkaya of the Ukrainian SSR of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. During his service he went to the front. He met the Victory Day in Berlin.

Borodenko Tit Ilyich, born in 1929, died in 1945 in Germany. He was buried in a mass grave.

Borodenko Philip Ilyich, born in 1929, died in 1945 in Germany. He was buried in a mass grave.

Gudkov Alexey Kuzmich

Khasanov Davletkhuzya Khasankhuzievich (right) with his wife Khasanova Anisa Khasanovna

Yurin Anton Fedorovich. Born in 1902. Mishkino. Drafted into the Soviet Army in 1941. Red Army soldier, shooter, Rifle Regiment No.1251. He died on January 20, 1942 in field hospital No. 1161. He was buried in Budogoshch, Leningrad Region

Cheremshanov Alexander Alekseevich, participant of the Great Patriotic War. He died near Moscow in 1941.

Yurin Alexander Sergeevich is a participant of the Great Patriotic War. Born in 1913, Karasi village, Yurgamysh region. Drafted into the Soviet Army in 1941, Mishkino. Corporal, tanker. Hos last battle was in February 1943.