The faces of WWII Heroes

Shurupov Dmitry Ivanovich (on photo: first left standing) with Andrei and Alexei, his friends, August 1945. Shurupov Dmitry Ivanovich was born in 1915 in Penza region. Took part in action from November 1942 to May 1945, in the fronts of Great Patriotic War. Awards: Medal For Military Merit, Medal For Capture Berlin, Medal For Liberation Of Warsaw, Medal For Victory Over Germany In Great Patriotic War 1941-1945.

Chubenko Alexandra Andreevna. War time photo. Story unknown

Khasanov I.B. (middle), May, 1945. East Prussia

Logvinov Andrey Borisovich was born on 10.10.1921 in the village of Rozhdestvenka, Timsky district, Kursk region. He is Veteran of Great Patriotic War, participant of Victory Day parades in Moscow. Having started his combat path in Ukraine (in June 1941), he finished in Berlin in May 1945 . He took part in the storm of the main residence of the enemy - Reichstag. He was awarded orders and medals, such as Order of Red Star, Order of Patriotic War of I and II class. He died on April 13, 2009. On the wall of the house on Sovetskaya Street, where A.B.Logvinov lived for many years, a "Memorial plaque" was installed in 2010. He was awarded title of "Honored Citizen of Pristensky District" in 2006.

Churilov Ivan Kuzmich was born in 1902, in the village of Gorodishche in Soviet district. He graduated from Timsk Pedagogical School. He was appointed to the village of Fitizh, Lgovskiy district, then transferred to the Breeding School, where he worked as a mathematics teacher and head teacher. He married Nina Kharitonovna Kozyrenko in 1936. He was drafted by Lgovskiy district military commission to Red Army in September 1941. Churilov, technician-lieutenant, served in Chemical Reconnaissance during entire war and was head of chemical laboratory. Ivan Kuzmich worked hard preparing divisional chemists, took part in training of freelance chemical instructors, observers and chemist-recons

Photo shows Nikolai Pavlovich Tsyganok, Senior Sergeant. Before the war, the Tsygankovs lived in the village of Golodaevo, Voroshilovgrad region. When the war began, Pavel Fedotovich's father was drafted. In autumn war approached the village, the family was evacuated to Saratov region. In 1942 the eldest son Kolya turned 16. He was sent to city of Ulyanovsk to a tank school. After graduation he went to front. He took part in Berlin operation. He was awarded Order of Red Star and Order of Patriotic War, II class (posthumously). KIA on April 20, 1945. He sent photo to his father from tank school.

The Hero of the Soviet Union Major Kobyakov with citizens, Moscow

Melikhov Mikhail Alekseevich, born November 16, 1926, native of Zabrodino village, Lugovskiy rural council, Tal'menskiy district, Altai region. Russian nationality, completed seventh grade education. Served in the Soviet Army since December 1943. Participant of the Great Patriotic War. Awarded medals: "For Courage," "For Victory Over Germany," "For Capture of Berlin," "For Liberation of Prague," and "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy." Member of the VKS(b) since December 1941. During his service in the ranks of the Soviet Army, Sergeant Melikhov M.A. showed himself to be diligent, neat, and disciplined. While serving as senior clerk, he performed his duties promptly and meticulously.

Sheloumov Mikhail Ivanovich was born in the village of Shcherbatovka, Elatomsky District, Ryazan Region. December 22, 1941 in the city of Saratov was drafted into the army. He fought with the Nazis near Moscow, near Rzhev, fought on the Kursk Bulge. He liberated the cities of Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod. In Crimea, they took Sapun Gora. Forced r. Dnieper, liberated the cities of Ukraine and Belarus. He drove the fascists from Riga. In March 1945 he was seriously wounded. He met Victory Day in the hospital. Awards: medals "For Military Merit", "For Victory over Germany", Order of the Patriotic War, II degree. Commendations of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief for the liberation of Simferopol and Sevastopol

Shatskikh Dmitry Nikiforovich was born on November 7, 1907 in the village. Sine-Lipyagi, Khokholsky District, Voronezh Region. Before the war he worked on a collective farm. In 1941 he was called to defend the Motherland. He fought in Belarus near Brest, some of them were surrounded. For two months they fought out of the encirclement. We reached Voronezh, and with army units were sent to fight near Kursk. He was captured there, escaped and fought again, reached Poland. In 1944 he was seriously wounded - he tore off his left arm. He was treated for a long time in the hospital, and there he learned about the Victory. He had awards: "For Military Merit", the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the medal "For Victory over Germany."

He was born in Ukraine in the village of Golodaevo, Starobelsky district, Voroshilovgrad region. When the Second World War began, he served in the Baltic States. With his unit he got into the heat of the offensive of the Nazis. In one of the attacks, the squad was cut off from the main regiment, they hid in the forest in the hope of catching up with their own. With battles they tried to catch up with their own, in one of the battles they were taken prisoner. It was the beginning of the war, there were no concentration camps yet and they were taken to Germany, there they were expelled to work, the conditions were terrible. Our army liberated them,there were checks, after which he continued his service and returned in November 1946. He returned already to the Saratov region, where the family was evacuated

Khisyametdinov Abdul Imaevich (01.10.1914 - 20.04.1995) was born in the village Biktimirovka Voskresenskiy district of Saratov region. Drafted into the Red Army in the Podolsk Worker’s and peasants Red Army on 28.10.1941 and sent to serve in the 649th airfield service battalion as a driver. After being wounded and concussed from 01.1943 he was sent to the 52nd cannon-artillery brigade as a chauffeur, in its composition he fought until mobilization in November 1945. Awards: Medals 1) For courage -23.02.1944 2) For courage - 09.05.1945 3) For military services - 08.08.1943 4) For the capture of Budapest -06.06.1945 5) For the capture of Vienna -13.04.1945, 6) For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

SHURUPOV PAVEL IVANOVICH Private soldier. Was born in 1910 in the village Verkh-Kargat, Zdvinsky district, Novosibirsk region. Drafted by the Suzunsky Regional MilitaryCommissariat on July 2, 1941. Died in 1942. Buried near the city of Chernigov.

SHIMIN GRIGORY PETROVICH Private soldier.Was born in 1906 in the village Meret Suzunsky district, Novosibirsk region. Drafted by the Suzunsky Regional Military Commissariat on July 2, 1941.1214 specialist subunit 364 rifle division. Died June 28, 1944. Buried in the village of Murasheno, Pskov district, Pskov region.

SHIKALIN VLADIMIR IVANOVICH Lieutenantt. Was born in 1922 in the village Shipunovo, Suzunsky District, Novosibirsk Region. Drafted by the Suzunsky Regional Military Commissariat in 1941. Died on February 15, 1942. Buried in the village Pravoroty of the Bolshesoldatsky District of the Kursk Region.