The faces of WWII Heroes

Peter Fedorovich Kalinichev, Junior Lieutenant. He was born in 1916 in Leningrad. He was drafted by the Belevsky District military commissariat in 1942. He was awarded with The Red Star Order, medals.

Vasilisa Ilyinichna Ishutina, Junior Lieutenant. She was born in 1922 in the town of Belev, Tula region. She has been at the frontline since October 1942. She was awarded with medals: "For military merit", "For the liberation of Warsaw", "For the capture of Berlin."

Alexey Alekseevich Istomin, Captain. He was born in 1910 in Oryol. He was drafted into the army by the Belevsky District military commissariat in June 1941. His awards: The Red Star Order, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd grade; 2 medals for military merit.

Michael Vasilievich Iosifov, Corporal. He was born in 1923 in Bryansk. He was drafted into the army by the Belevsky District military commissariat in February 1942. His awards: 2 Orders of the Patriotic War, 2nd grade, 2 Orders of the Red Star, medals

Born in 1923 in the village of Ilyinsky, Morkin District, the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Guard Sergeant, gun commander. His ability to fight was written in the corps newspaper “Udar po vragu”(Strike the Enemy). The information was posted under the headings: "In battle and while studying, act as an artilleryman Vasilyev!", "Master of artillery fire", "Warrior, commander, educator", etc. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Red Star, medals "For Courage", "For defense of Stalingrad ". Participant in the Victory Parade in Moscow in June 1945.

In the photo – a group of officers, accompanied by guards, were photographed with a view of the Reichstag dome in May 1945. Kirakos Ivanovich Mamasian stands in the second row in a cap between officers in hats.

The photograph shows military drivers in August 1941. Transcaucasian Frontline.

Novoselov Vasily Pavlovich order of the Patriotic war of the 1st degree and the medal "for bravery", "for the capture of Konigsberg»

Vasily Pavlovich Novoselov was awarded with the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st grade and medals "of Honor" and "For the capture of Konigsberg"

Ilya Vasilievich Voronov, Lieutenant. He was awarded with the Medal of Honor.

A.N. Shapkarina Austria. October 22, 1945

Shumeyko (Shapkarina) Anna Nikolaevna. Budapest, Hungary. April 5, 1945 "Dear beloved mother. This photo will remind you of my work. I'm sitting by the wounds. Major, I'm reading him a book. Memory in the days of the Patriotic War. Budapest. Hungary. 5/IV-45 Anya".

He was born in 1911 in the village of Sasovo, Tambov province. He graduated from the faculty of workers and worked in the mines of the city of Donskoy (Tula region). He studied in Moscow since 1933, and then worked in the “NKVD”. He was sent to Odessa in July 1941, where he headed the reconnaissance and sabotage work. He was taken prisoner by the Nazis in February 1942. He was shot after cruel torture on July 12, 1942. He was posthumously awarded with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on November 5, 1944. In the name of V.A. Molodtsov named the street, the House of Culture and the central stadium in the city of Donskoy. One of the streets of Odessa is also named after the hero.

Glory to the Heroes of Sevastopol! Victor Andreevich Dorokhovsky Born in 1923, Junior Sergeant, Sevastopol 1944

Pavel Lavrentievich Knyazev was born in 1908 in Demyansk. He was drafted into the active army on June 28, 1941, as a reserve political instructor. He died on September 25, 1942 as Commissioner of the 904th Battalion Regiment of the 245th Infantry Division. His daughter Margarita Knyazeva has transferred the photo of Pavel Lavrentievich and his 17 letters from the frontline to the archive of the Center.