Title: Colonel _x000D_ _x000D_ Gavriil Pozdnyakov was born on March 26, 1900 in the village of Lavrovo, Orlov District, Oryol Region, into a family of peasants. He had 5 classes of a rural school. He had been a Communist party member since 1918. From the age of 18 he was a Red Army soldier at the railway Regiment in Oryol. During 1919 -1920 he was at cadet machine gun infantry courses. In 1920-1924 he was platoon Commander in a Rifle Regiment. From 1924 to 1926, he graduated the course of commanders of the military-political courses in Moscow. From 1936 to 1928 platoon Commander of the 10th separate infantry Battalion in Rybinsk. _x000D_ From 1928 to 1932 he was an audience listener to military-political courses and courses "Shot". From 1932 to 1937 he was a Battalion Commander of 16th Rifle Regiment in Oryol. From 1937 to 1939 he was Senior Adjutant in the commandant's office in Moscow. From 1939 to 1940 he was Regiment Commander of 747th Regiment of 172nd Separate Rifle Division of the Moscow Military District. _x000D_ In 1941 to 1942 he was Regiment Commander of 1101 Rifle Regiment of 326 Rifle Division Western Front. After being wounded, he was treated in a hospital in Krasnodar. After being discharged from the hospital, by order of the military council of the South Ural Military District, he formed a unit. _x000D_ From 1942 to 1944 he was Commander of 52nd Western Rifle Regiment. _x000D_ From 1944 to 1945 he was Deputy Regiment Commander 101 Reserve Infantry Regiment of 16 Reserve Rifle Division ORVO. _x000D_ In 1946 he was the Commander of a Rifle Regiment. In 1946 he was transferred to the reserve due to illness. _x000D_ Awards: Medal of the XX years of the RKK (decree of 02.22.38); Order of the Patriotic War II degree; Order of the Red Banner; The order of Lenin; medal For Defense of Moscow; medal For Victory over Germany in WWII 1941-1945. _x000D_ He worked in the city Council of Veterans, corresponded with fellow soldiers, had an active life position until the last days of his life. He died in 1977.