Rank: Red Army Soldier_x000D_ Branch of Service: Land Forces, Air Force (except Naval Aviation), Coast Guard, NKVD troops, Border Guards_x000D_ Just a year ago, on the website of Channel 1, my family and I were surprised to find a story about one of our family members, who is well remembered only by my father, since this is his grandfather. It is impossible to describe the feelings we experienced while reading these lines. It was both delight at the meeting and tears at the loss of a loved one! And I, who did not know my great-grandfather, felt love, as if I had known him for many years..._x000D_ Here is the story:_x000D_ "From the words of my father, I want to share my memories of my grandfather Tolstykh Andrey, born in 1911. He lived in the city of Barabinsk of the Novosibirsk Region (previously West-Siberian Region). He was married to Tolstykh (Kovyrshina) Matryona. They had three children. When the war started, the children were Zoya-9 years old, Valya-7 years old, Gena-4 years old._x000D_ In 1941, Andrey went through army training camps in Novosibirsk, from where he was sent to defend the Fatherland. As part of the Siberian division, he fought at Stalingrad. In September 1942, a death notice came, which said that he had fought heroically and was buried in a mass grave in the village of Nizhny Chir._x000D_ His widow raised three children alone: the Singer sewing machine helped out, and she used it to sew simple dresses and quilted jackets. She received little from the state, but raised her children and taught them. She died early._x000D_ Grandfather in his years dreamed of buying a Bicycle, and his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren (and he has 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren) exceeded all his wishes. My father is a mining engineer who worked as a Director of a mine and Association for many years._x000D_ My grandfather's daughters worked honestly in the food industry and among his grandchildren and great-grandchildren were engineers, economists, and a General. No wonder grandfather protected us - life goes on."_x000D_ After reading this story, a dream was born in my soul to find the grave of my great-grandfather and worship him with my daughter. Trying to find at least a small information, I met a wonderful man Navodkin Anatoliy. He leads the search team "Komsomolets", which conducts searches and organizes the burial of our children lying under the ground of hot snow. Remember the movie? It was he who in 2008 organized the burial of my grandfather, Andrey Tolstykh, about whom we knew very little until recently._x000D_ Now, many years later, I finally visited his grave and the very place where he was shot by the Germans on December 23, 1942.Thank you, dear person, for my life and the lives of my loved ones! We will always remember your incredible feat!