Rank: Red Army. Branch of troops: Ground Forces. Division: 378th Infantry Novgorod Red Banner Division. Stepan Alekseevich Tkachenko, born in 1902, was called up for military service on 09/07/1941. During the Great Patriotic War, he fought in the 1258th Regiment, 378th Rifle Novgorod Red Banner Division, as part of the 59th army of the Volkhov front. He was wounded on January 6, 1942 in a combat during an offensive in the front of Vodosye near Lake Bezymyannoe, 2 km north of Zavizha (Novgorod Region). He was undergoing treatment at the military hospital No. 1256 for the seriously wounded from March 19, 1942 to May 15, 1942. On May 16, 1942, he was discharged from the ranks of the Red Army for health reasons. The day before the injury, by the order for the Division dated 01/05/1942, the regiments had military missions: the 1254th Rifle Regiment by 21.00 to reach the area of mark 19.8 in readiness to advance on the Vodosye crossing; the 1258th Rifle Regiment by 20.00 reach the Bezymyannoe Lake area, 2 km north of Zavizha, in readiness to advance in the front of Vodosye; the 1256th Rifle Regiment by 21.00 5.1.1942 to reach the area of Lake Glubokoe (7238), in readiness to act because of the right flank of 1254th Rifle Regiment; The 45th Ski Battalion by 21.00 concentrate in the area of mark 19.0 in readiness to secure the right flank of the Division. The direction is to Lezno, Sovkhoz (7230) and further along the river Rovan; the 163rd Tank Battalion will concentrate the forest west of Gachevo by 22.00, ready to act in the front of Lake Glubokoe, mark 19.1, the Vodosye railway junction. From 18.00 on 5.1.1942, the command post moved 1 km south of Lake Berezovsky. According to available data, the enemy defended the railway line by units: the 65th, 167th, 215th and 126th infantry divisions, having strong points of Lezno, Vodosye. _x000D_ Day of injury: On the morning of January 6, 1942, the Division went on the offensive to complete the mission. The offensive was prepared in a hurry, without sufficient preparation and material support, there was no information about the enemy. The infantry was forced to attack enemy strongholds without the bulk of the Artillery. But despite this, the soldiers went into combat boldly and decisively, while suffering fierce losses. The lack of communications made it hard to control the troops. The horse train was extremely depleted and was not able to provide transport to the units. The offensive ended unsuccessfully, but despite this it was repeated twice. 378th Infantry Novgorod Red Banner Division, was part of the 59th Army of the Volkhov Front. The Division fought 1254th, 1256th, 1258th Rifle regiments was in the active army from December 18, 1941 to March 13, 1945. It was disbanded on March 13, 1945, in connection with which the personnel and regalia were transferred to the 90th Guards Suvorov Division.