Pyotr Ivanovich Petrushin was born on 06/28/1920 in the village of Matveevo, Temnikovsky District. When he was 20 years old, he received a summons calling him into the ranks of the Red Army (in October 1940). From his native village he was sent to the city of Vileika on the territory of Belarus, where the 226th Regiment of the NKVD convoy troops was located. Here his service began. _x000D_ In January - March 1942, Pyotr Ivanovich, as part of the division, takes part in the Demyansk operation. In March 1943, the division was transferred to the approaches to Staraya Russa in the Mednikovo, Lipovitsy area and until October 1943 is located there.In October 1943 the division was transferred to the Pustoshka area of the Pskov Region, where it fights until early July 1944. In the summer, she makes a 300-kilometer march to the Gdovskiy District, to a foothold on the western bank of the Velikaya River. _x000D_ It advanced towards the Belorussian front. Further, his military roads ran in the Central war direction. _x000D_ The offensive of our troops continued under the code name "Bagration". The troops were transferred to the area of the city of Orsha. Continuing the intensified offensive in the Minsk direction, they occupied the city of Borisov. The Lithuanian cities of Liepaja, Jelgava and the port city of Ventspils were next on the account of the brave connection. Thus, the path of the German troops was blocked. At that time they were in Lithuania and Estonia. According to Operation Bagration, the territory of Belarus was soon completely liberated. _x000D_ Another operation with the participation of Pyotr Ivanovich, carried out in the Shauliai direction, was successful. Ours went to the cities of Klaipeda and Konigsberg. Thus, an entrapment was formed between the port city of Lyubava and Ventspils, which was named Kurlyandsky. Here 23 divisions of German troops were surrounded, 3 of them were fighting until the very day of Victory.