Rank: Sergeant Branch of troops: Ground Forces. Subdivision: 257th Infantry Sivash Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division. Sergeant Vasily Nikolayevich Tolyanin was a Commander of the Rifle Squad of the 943rd Infantry Regiment of the 943 Infantry Red Banner Regiment of the 257th Infantry Sivash Red Banner Order of Suvorov II degree of the Division of the 92nd Arrow Corps of the 4th Shock Army of the 2nd Baltic Front. He had been a Member of the Communist Party since 1942. He was born in 1911, a native of the Yuzhsky District of the Ivanovo Region of the RSFSR. In the Red Army since June 20, 1941, he was drafted by the Yuzhsky Comissariat of the Ivanovo Region of the RSFSR. In the Patriotic War from June 22, 1941 on the North-Western Front, from September 8, 1942 on the Transcaucasian Front. He was wounded on August 22, 1941 near the city of Staraya Russa. _x000D_ On June 28, 1943, by Order No. 023 / n on the 60th Red Banner Separate Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasian Front, Sergeant V. N. Tolyanin, Senior Chef of the 1st Separate Rifle Battalion, was awarded with the medal “For Courage” for the fact that: “He had been at war from the first days, participated in combats. Working after being wounded as a Senior Chef from December 1, 1941 in the immediate vicinity of the front line, he showed devotion to the Communist party. In cold weather and bad weather, throughout his service, he provided fighters and commanders with hot food, being an example of discipline and courage. Repeatedly, Comrade Tolyanin cooked under the enemy's artillery fire, but even in these cases the work was carried out by him on time.” _x000D_ On May 27, 1944, by Order No. 14 / n on the 943rd Infantry Regiment of the 257th Sivash Red Banner Infantry Division of the 4th Ukrainian Front, Sergeant V.N. Tolyanin, Senior chef of the Communications Company, was awarded the medal "For Military Merit" for the fact that: "... in the battles for Sevastopol from 8 to 12 May 1944, despite the intense mortar fire always delivered deliciously cooked hot food in a timely manner to the combat formations of the company. " On December 4, 1944 Act No. 38 of the Commander of the 257th Infantry Sivash Red Banner Order of Suvorov II degree Division Guards Colonel Safronov Fedor Andreevich, awarded Sergeant V.N. Tolyanin, a telephone operator of the 943rd Regiment, with the medal “For the Defense of Moscow”. He was killed on February 7, 1945 in battles for the defense of the foot strong on the northern bank of the river. The body remained on the battlefield in the area of Village Pulti, Bart Territory, Grobia Region.