Razumov Ivan Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ He was born in 1922 in Sumskaya region. On August 8, 1941, he was drafted into the Soviet Army in the 273rd rifle division. In March 1942, he was appointed commander of a rifle platoon with the rank of second Lieutenant, and by August 1942, the entire division was transferred to the Stalingrad front. By this time, the fighting in the Stalingrad area had entered a protracted phase. September 16, 1942 The 273rd rifle division is assigned the task of concentrating in the area around the Panshino junction, and from there, on September 19, go on the offensive together with the 17th tank corps to break through the enemy troops in the "direction of General Kravchenko's group". "After receiving the combat task 273 SD, due to the narrowness of the front, built battle formations in layers, so it was not possible to use all the firepower, the constant crowding of units both before and during the offensive. This position of the division led to a confusion of battle formations, and created difficulties in management, at the same time, the enemy had no particular difficulty in determining the grouping of our forces. Due to the limited time given to prepare for the task, there was almost no interaction between units, divisions, and infantry with artillery, so there was a gap between units and divisions of the division. There was no interaction between the neighbors, the commanders did not know who and when would give help during the offensive." Tens of thousands were killed in this battle, but Ivan Ivanovich was lucky: despite the fact that he received a severe wound in the stomach from an enemy shell fragment, he survived. He was admitted to the hospital, although he had been missing in his division for almost a year. After recovering in December 1942, he was sent to the Rubtsovo military infantry school as a platoon commander of cadets (the RPU trained average infantry commanders for the red army). May 1945 meets the commander of a rifle company, 18.05.1945 he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant. After the war, he served in the Ministry of internal Affairs in the positions of head structure's. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, the medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad".