Vanin Nikolai Andreevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Nikolai Andreevich Vanin (1907-24.05.1946) Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Andreevich Vanin was drafted into the ranks of the Workers 'and peasants' red Army by the Kusinsky district military Commissariat of the Chelyabinsk region on August 19, 1941. In battles with the German-fascist invaders since September 1941. He fought on the Western front. On October 27, 1941, private N. A. Vanin was severely concussed in the battle of Mtsensk. Be taken prisoner. On the second attempt, he escaped with a group of red army soldiers. After checking in the NKVD camp, Nikolai Andreevich was sent to the school of Junior commanders, mastered the military profession of an artillery gunner. In the spring of 1943, Junior Sergeant N. A. Vanin was sent as a gunner to the 696th fighter-anti-tank artillery regiment of the Reserve of the Supreme high command, attached to the 5th army of the Western front. In the summer of 1943, he took part in the Smolensk operation. In the battle for the village of Lekarevo Dorogobuzhskaya district of Smolensk region 11 Aug 1943 in repelling enemy counterattacks, supported by 3 self-propelled artillery installations, thanks to the skillful actions of the gunner Vanina calculation tools destroyed 1 SAU and up to 20 soldiers and officers of Wehrmacht. In the autumn of 1943, Nikolai Andreevich participated in the Orsha operation. By the end of 1943, he was promoted to Sergeant and was appointed commander of the 5th battery's artillery gun. The team under the command of Sergeant Vanin distinguished itself in the winter of 1944. During the Vitebsk operation in the battle for the dominant height near the Belarusian village of Hora (Chashkinsky district of the Vitebsk region) under the cover of darkness, Sergeant Vanin rolled out his gun on direct fire. When the offensive began on the morning of February 9, 1944, Vanin's gun destroyed a machine-gun point and two mortars, ensuring the success of the infantry in the battle to capture the height. For distinction in the Vitebsk operation, Nikolai Andreevich was awarded the medal "for bravery" and soon promoted to senior Sergeant. On April 24, 1944, the Western front was transformed into the 3rd Belorussian front and began preparations for the Belorussian strategic offensive operation. Operation Bagration, in which the 3rd Belorussian front conducted the Vitebsk-Orsha, Minsk, Vilnius, and Kaunas operations, began on June 23, 1944. During the offensive front on 16 July 1944 696-th army anti-tank artillery regiment 1029-m rifle regiment 371 infantry division reached the river Neman near the village of Darsuniskis kaisiadoriu district of the Lithuanian SSR (now the municipality of kaišiadorys Kaunas uyezd of the Lithuanian Republic). However, the place of crossing was shot through by German machine gunners. Having rolled out the gun on direct fire, senior Sergeant N. A. Vanin destroyed 2 machine guns and 3 light machine guns of the enemy, thanks to which the rifle units crossed the river and captured a bridgehead on the West Bank. Developing the offensive, during the Kaunas operation, units of the 5th army of the 3rd Belorussian front, repelling several enemy tank attacks, reached the state border with East Prussia on August 29, 1944. During the period of offensive operations from 7 to 16 August, the gun of senior Sergeant N. A. Vanin destroyed 7 German tanks. On March 24, 1945, senior Sergeant Nikolai Andreevich Vanin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for his exemplary performance of the command's combat tasks at the front of the fight against the German invaders and for his bravery and heroism. In November 1944, Nikolai Andreevich participated in the Gumbinnen-Goldap operation. During the 1945 campaign, senior Sergeant N. A. Vanin took part in the Insterburg-Konigsberg front operation, the assault on Konigsberg and the elimination of the enemy's zemland group as part of the East Prussian operation. In April 1945, units of the 5th army were withdrawn from the Soviet-German front and transferred to the far East, where they began preparing for war with Japan as part of the Primorye group of forces. In August — September 1945, Nikolai Andreevich participated in the Harbin-Girin offensive operation of the 1st far Eastern front. After the defeat of the Kwantung army, Sergeant N. A. Vanin was discharged and returned to Kusa. Awards: Medal "Gold Star" (24.03.1945) The Order Of Lenin (24.03.1945) Order of the Patriotic war, 2nd class (30.08.1943) Order of Glory, 3rd class (08.08.1944) Order of the red Star (21.07.1945) Medal " for bravery "(07.08.1944) Medal "for the capture of Konigsberg "Medal" for the victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945 "Medal" for the victory over Japan»