The faces of WWII Heroes

Shestakov Dmitry Semyonovich, Lieutenant. Order of the Red Star.

Ivan Vasilyevich Khaichenko medals: "For combat services" and "For the victory over Germany", 10 thanks from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

Shabalin Dmitry Efimovich was born in 1917 and enlisted in the army in 1939 through the Togul District Military Commissariat. He participated in the liberation of China from Japanese imperialists as part of the Second Far Eastern Front serving as a driver with the rank of senior sergeant. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, medals “For Victory over Japan,” “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945”, and commemorative medals. He was demobilized from the army in 1946.

Hirnaya Vera Andronovna, nurse of the physiotherapy department of the evacuation hospital No. 3659

Khaskelevich M.G., Major of the Medical Service, Leading Surgeon of the Evacuation Hospital No. 3659

Shpilev M.S., signalman-spotter, Commander of the Mortar Crew of the 16th Guards Red Banner Volunteer Cossack Regiment of the 2nd Guards Pomeranian Red Banner Order A.V. Suvorov Cavalry Corps

Chaus Anastasia Kirillovna Chaus Anastasia Kirillovna was born in 1916 in the village of Semenovka, Lipovo-Dolinovsky district, Sumy region. Before the war she worked at one of the factories of Simferopol, which in October 1941 was evacuated to Sevastopol. From the beginning of the defense of Sevastopol, she worked as a stamp-maker at the special plant No. 1. On November 2, 1941, during a raid by the fascist aviation, Anastasia was seriously wounded and lost her left arm. After treatment, she refused to evacuate and continued to work at the stamping machine, bringing the production rate to 200-230%. For her labor feat on February 23, 1942, she was awarded the Order of the Red Star. In the postwar years she lived in the city of Mstislavl, Mogilev region of Belarus.

Halguev Jamald

Tsaroev Abdula Dudievich

Egiev Issa (Boris) Dadaevich

Surgeon of evacuation hospital No. 2130 F.I. Ashmarin examines the wounded. Sochi, 1942

Tsurkan Vladimir Nikiforovich

Chadin Stepan Alexandrovich

Sharkevich Egor Arkhipovich

Yakimova Alexandra Konstantinovna