Full name: LAST name: Polyakov FIRST name: Mikhail PATRONYMIC: I. the CITY: Kursk region, Begoshcha village date of BIRTH: 20.03.1926 date of DEATH: 14.10.2002 HISTORY: Rank: Junior Sergeant. Type of troops: Armored and mechanized troops. Division: 10th Panzer division. Mikhail Ivanovich Polyakov was born in 1927 in the village of Begoshcha, Kursk region. He went to war in 1943, barely 16 years old, claiming a year (according to documents, he was born in 1926). Immediately got to the forefront of this brutal and bloody war. As part of the reconnaissance battalion of the 10th tank corps of the 3rd Baltic front, he liberated Estonia, Latvia, including the city of Riga. For 2 years of war, he experienced both the joy of victories and the bitterness of defeats, more than once looked death in the face and already understood what war is. But the most terrible test was what ordinary Polyakov had to experience during the liberation of the fortress city of Konigsberg. It was a real meat grinder of human lives and destinies, where blood flowed like a river. There Mikhail Ivanovich ended the war, having received a shrapnel wound in the leg. For the capture of Konigsberg already in the rank of Junior Sergeant, Mikhail was awarded the order of Military Glory of the III degree. And if we talk about the awards of the Motherland, Mikhail Ivanovich was awarded the order of the great Patriotic war II degree and the medal "for the victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945". my grandfather loved to remember the Victory day on may 9, 1945. There was so much joy, plans and hopes for your future life. And, as he himself said, many plans and hopes came true. I found a good job, which was a joy. Created a family, two children were born. My son is a Colonel who served in Kazakhstan, and my daughter is a teacher. In 1953, Mikhail Ivanovich entered the magnesium electrolysis shop in the city of Berezniki, where he was again, as in the war, always where it is particularly difficult. During the formation of the shop, it was especially difficult there, and there he also proved himself as a specialist in his field, always treated his work conscientiously. For his success in work, my grandfather was awarded another Order of Labor Glory, III degree. Was the winner of the award named after Zhdanov. He was awarded the title of "Honorary Metallurgist".