Dukov Konstantin Stepanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ He was a noble Man with a good heart and a great soul. A deeply decent, intelligent young man, he was beautiful both in soul and in appearance. A brave, courageous guy who was distinguished by modesty and good upbringing, despite the fact that he was raised by the same mother. His father, a peasant, Chairman of the Privolzhsky village Council, was killed by kulaks in January 1932. After school, he worked on a collective farm. I went through the whole war defending my Homeland. Participated in the battle of Stalingrad. He fought on the southern, don and 4th Ukrainian fronts. He served as the commander of the instrument platoon of the 57th Army of the 104th Rifle regiment of the 852nd separate artillery division. In 1943, in the battle for the village of ostentatious (Ukraine) as part of the 1101 army cannon artillery regiment 44 of the southern front Army, as the commander of the radio communication Department of the 9th battery, Sergeant K. S. Dyukov received an order to advance into the infantry battle formations in order to block the path of the enemy battery. Under the mortar fire and bombing of the enemy, Konstantin skillfully and fearlessly organized the work of the radio and, risking his life, corrected the fire until the fire of the enemy battery was suppressed. For carrying out this operation, he was awarded the medal "for military merit". The order of 28.10.43 on March 9, 1944 was sent by the command to the Baku military school of anti-aircraft artillery. From 01.04.45 to July 1946, with the rank of Junior Lieutenant, he served as the commander of the 17th guards platoon of the 993rd anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the 9th anti-Aircraft Artillery division in the southern group of troops. After demobilization from the Fokshansky regiment of the 9th anti-Aircraft Artillery of the Budapest order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky division, stationed in Romania, on may 23, 1947, he was sent to the city of Kuibyshev, the city military Commissariat. In the period from August 6 to October 30, 1947, he served in the Ministry of internal Affairs of the POM. operative of the 5th Department of ESD of the Department of internal Affairs of Kuibyshev. Dismissed for health reasons, undermined in the war (2 gr. disability). Constantine the Dukes were awarded medals: "For Military services", "for the Defense of Stalingrad"," for the Victory over Germany in the second world war 1941-1945","for the capture of Budapest". I will never stop thanking for life in the person of my grandfather-the hero of all participants of the second world war, as well as home front workers, which includes my grandmother - Anastasia Georgievna Anfinogenova (wife of Konstantin Dyukov). I can only guess what torments and hardships the people who survived the war went through! Low bow to those who, without sparing themselves, fought for the Motherland! I listen to the songs of the war years with tears in my eyes, and bow to the veterans, honoring their memory with a minute of silence. This opportunity is the little I can do for my family, because the grave of my grandfather, who was buried in the city cemetery (place 238) is lost, and my mother fought for many years to find it, or at least restore my father's name on the memorial wall of the cemetery, but this did not lead to a successful result. We dreamed that the glorious name of the grandfather who risked his life for the sake of the peaceful sky of descendants, at least was carved on the slab/gate of the city cemetery of Samara, along with other participants of the second world war. But in vain... That's why we want to Express our gratitude that there is at least this opportunity to let people know about my veterans and pay them a debt of Memory. We hope that these rare photos will be carefully preserved and passed down from generation to generation, showing descendants a worthy example of our fathers and grandfathers, their heroism and bravery. These Heroes deserve to live in my place. I wouldn't hesitate to give them everything I have. We will always be proud of our valiant warriors. Eternal memory!