The faces of WWII Heroes

Chichilanov Alexander Dmitrievich was born in 1915 in Zarechnaya village. Tractor driver. Red Army soldier. Participant of the war with Finland. Drafted into the army on June 30, 1941, Kirovo. Anti-aircraft gunner, North-Western Front. Wounded on September 29. Awarded of medals, the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class.

Shatrovich Sergey Alexandrovich is a participant of the Great Patriotic War

Kholin Mikhail Antipovich is a participant of the Great Patriotic War

Shevelev Sergey Nikolayevich. Born on June 25, 1909 in Zhovtnevo village, Oktyabrsky District, Odessa Region, Ukrainian SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic). In 1926 Sergey Nikolayevich finished 7 grades of school in Kattakurgan town, Uzbek SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic). From 1926 to 1929 he worked at the Zeravshan Experimental Agricultural Station of the Uzbek SSR as an apprentice in a forge (blacksmith's shop), then as a tractor driver and meteorological observer. From 1929 to 1930 he was an agricultural technician in Kattaming village of the Paishanba District (Kattakurgan District) of the Uzbek SSR. From November 1930 to 1931 Sergey Nikolayevich worked as an agricultural technician at the Machine Tractor Station of the Bagʻdod District of the Uzbek SSR. On September 28, 1931 Shevelev S. N. was called up for military service in the Soviet Army.

Cherepanov Vasily Alekseevich. Place of birth: Dresvyanovo village, Vologda Region. Rank: Guards Sergeant. Awarded the Medal "For Battle Merit", the Order of the Red Star, the medal "For Courage", the medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945."

Great-grandfather returned from the war a disabled person of group I. Vladimir Akimovich was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, the Medals "For Battle Merit", "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War", "For Valiant Labor" and five jubilee medals.

2nd Kletnya Partisan Brigade was created in October 1942 from scattered detachments of Bryansk and Smolensk partisans (Commander A. N. Galyuga, Commissar P. V. Lebedev). The brigade consisted of four battalions and numbered more than a thousand people, actively interacted with the Command of the 43rd Army and the recon department of the Reserve Front. Since March 1943 the 2nd Kletnya Brigade was commanded by T. M. Korotchenko.

Pilot. Senior Lieutenant. Native of Krasnaya Pustyn village, Sergach District. Fought in the Baltics."

Senior Sergeant. In Red Army since 1936. Participant of the Great Patriotic War since September 1942. Member of All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks. Had three wounds. Awarded the Medal "For Courage", the Order of Glory 3d class

Major. Participated in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol from spring to autumn 1939 on the territory of Mongolia against the Japanese aggressors. Then he fought as part of the tank brigade on the Hills of Manchuria where our Army under the command of Marshal Zhukov defeated the Japanese in August 1945. He was awarded two Orders of the Red Star."

Yurov Sergey Mikhailovich (1921-1979). Born in Kozhino village, Sergach District. Graduated from the anti-aircraft school in Gorky city (Nizhny Novgorod). In 1941 he was 20 years old. He rose from Lieutenant to Major General of Artillery. He died at the age of 58 in Kharkov where he taught at the Military Academy.

Tsepelev Valentin Andreevich, Lieutenant. Served in ground forces. Participated in the liberation of Leningrad

Born in 1907, Kupay village. Drafted into the Army in 1941, Kirovo. Private soldier, artillery tractor (gun transporter) driver. Participated in battles near Leningrad in the 6th Battery of the 101606th Regiment. In 1943 he was wounded in the bombing. Awarded the Medals "For Courage", "For Victory over Germany"

Born 17.05.1925, Kupay village. Drafted into the Army 13.02.1943, Kirovo. Rifleman, 13th reserve. At the end of 1944 he was enlisted in the 113th Guards Rifle Regiment, in a recon platoon. He was wounded in the right thigh 25.01.1945. Since April 1945 - boat motorman (boat mechanic), 142nd River Emergency Rescue Squad (in Berlin). Since January 1947 - Petty Officer (Starshina) 2nd class, boat motorman, Leningrad Ship-Lifting Detachment. Since April 1950 - Petty Officer (Starshina) 1st class, Keeper, 1st Expeditionary Ship-Lifting Detachment. Transferred to the reserve in April 1954. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, the Medals "For Capture of Berlin", "For Victory over Germany", two medals "For Battle Merit", etc.

He got to the front in 1942 and was a scout during the war. He crossed the Dnieper. Was wounded and shell-shocked. Reached Berlin and left an autograph on the Reichstag walls. Awarded Orders and Medals.