Drafilkov Ivan Mikhailovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Red army. Branch of military: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guards My own uncle Ivan drafilkov is a cadet, Deputy political instructor of the Novo-Peterhof military and Political school of the NKVD named after K. E. Voroshilov . He is originally from the city of Rostov-on-don. My grandmother was looking for her son from 1941 to 1965. From the military enlistment offices reported: "missing." And in 1965, the military enlistment office sent a notice that Drafilkov Ivan Mikhailovich was killed in battle near the village of Bolshye Bornitsy. On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Victory on the Internet, I saw the memorial "Bornitsky frontier" in the village of B-Bornitsy, where his name is. Maybe someone has photos in the school or heard something about it from the stories of veterans, because many came to the opening of the memorial in 1990 and to meetings in Gatchina. In 1941, Drafilkov Ivan Mikhailovich was listed in the 2nd battalion, in the 5th company, under the command of captain Zolotarev A. A. I learned about the heroic feat of cadets from the Internet and the book by V. M. Felisova-Tsareva "Stood to the death". She was a nurse in the 1st battalion and wrote 2 books about the feat of cadets. Due to the complication of the situation on the approaches to Leningrad on August 17, 1941, according to the order of the commander of the Northern front, the battalions of cadets of the Novo-Peterhof military and political school of the NKVD named after K. E. Voroshilov were assigned the task of holding the defense in the most important strategic direction, covering the immediate approaches to Leningrad. The cadets ' weapons consisted of rifles, several light machine guns and grenades, and two training guns. The main blow of the enemy fell on the left flank of the defense, in the place where the 2nd cadet battalion took the fight. During the period from 18 to 23 August, the enemy conducted intensified attacks on the units of the 2nd battalion, trying to break through to Krasnogvardeysk. However, the persistent struggle of the entire personnel of the 2nd battalion was so strong that all attempts to break through the battalion's defense line were unsuccessful, and the enemy was forced to abandon the breakthrough. By the end of August 23,1941, a difficult situation was created for the battalion, anti-tank weapons-grenades and bottles-ran out, the battalion was for three or four days without food and water, and as a result of mortar and artillery fire suffered heavy losses in wounded and killed. A fierce battle continued until late in the evening. The cadets repeatedly launched counterattacks and drove the enemy back. Border guards destroyed seven enemy tanks, many soldiers and officers, one General, seized weapons and important documents.Of the entire 2nd battalion, which at the time of the March to the front consisted of four companies in the number of 579 people, there were 2 companies - 208 people. The leaders of the Leningrad defense gave a high assessment of the actions of the cadets of the school. The feat of cadets-security officers is difficult to overestimate. By delaying the German advance, they allowed the retreating red Army units to regroup their forces and prepare for defense on new, more profitable lines." At a time when every hour of delay of the enemy rushing to Leningrad was especially expensive, the cadets forced the Nazis to stand still for fourteen days, and this happened in one of the main directions. That is why it is said about them so responsibly and authoritatively: "The feat of cadets-security officers is difficult to overestimate."For fifty days the cadets were in continuous combat, defending the approaches to Leningrad. Their heroism was marked by a high state award – the order of the red banner. The feat of the cadets is described in detail in the history of the Golitsyn border Institute of the FSB of Russia.