Title: Senior Sergeant of the armed forces: Armored and mechanized troops VTOROV IVAN PETROVICH (13.10.1920 - 15.11.2002) was born in the village of Grachi (Sadovoe) Akhtubinsky district, Astrakhan province. Called up to the ranks of the red army Enotaevsky RVC in 1940. Military rank-senior Sergeant. Position - a driver of motor transport (carried fuel and ammunition). He served in the 54th separate mechanized division-MD (CP Astrakhan region). according to Vtorov I. P. was twice wounded, demobilized in the city of Konigsberg (Kaliningrad). In the first weeks of the war, the mechanized corps (MK) and divisions lost almost all their tanks, because they were not manoeuvrable, and the connections were not fully equipped with personnel and equipment. By the end of 1941, the MK and MD were transformed into tank brigades - TB (but from the spring of 1942, large combat forms appeared again: tank and mechanized corps). The specified 54th OMD may be related to Koenigsberg according to the following assumptions. In the East Prussian offensive operation (13.1-25.4.1945) at the stage of the Insterburg - Konigsberg front operation, the 2nd guards tank Tatsinsky red banner order of Suvorov corps took part (2 GV TK in 1943-Voronezh, Orsha, Vitebsk, in 1944-3 Belf), formed on 26.12.1942 from the 24th tank corps (24 TK in 1942 - Voronezh - Voroshilovskaya, Staro-Oskol operations, defence of the Don, Stalingrad offensive operation). 24 TC was created on 7.4.1942. It consisted of the 54th tank brigade-TBR, formed on 18.10.1941 from the 54th tank division-TD. Simultaneously with the formation of the second GV TK, i.e. 26.12.1942, the 54th TBR was re-formed into the 25th guards tank Yelninsky order of Lenin red banner order of Suvorov brigade. So this formation can be briefly presented as follows: 25 GV TBR (Yelninskaya) 2 GV TK (Tatsinsky). The 54th TD mentioned above was formed in 3.1941 and was part of the 28th mechanized corps of the Zakavvo, from which IT was withdrawn on 24.7.1941 to 47A Zakavf (from 23.8.1941). From 11.1941 to 4.1942, the 54th TBR fought in 56A, 12A, 37A of the southern Federal district, and from 5.1942 in 24 TC. As part of the 2 GV TK, there was also the 30th separate guards motor transport company for fuel supply, presumably related to the service of Vtorov I. P. in the operation at Konigsberg, along with the combined arms armies, tank and mechanized corps participated separately: 1 TK, 3 GV KK, 8 MK, 8 GV TK, 1 GV TK, 3 GV TK, 5 GV TA. But they did not have a division under No. 54. 15.4.1989 of the USSR Ministry of defence, he was awarded the jubilee order of the PATRIOTIC WAR of the 2ND DEGREE (No. 38) for bravery, fortitude and courage shown in the fight against the Nazi invaders (http://podvignaroda.mil.ru [ http://podvignaroda.mil.ru ] ). It was also marked with commemorative medals in honour of the victory In the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945 and the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1996, he was awarded the ZHUKOV MEDAL. In 2000, he was awarded the badge "front-line SOLDIER 1941 -1945". After the war, he worked as a truck driver. In 1975 and 1979, he was awarded the "Winner of the socialist competition" badge. He was buried in the city Astrakhan at the Trusovsky cemetery. From his first marriage, he had a son and a daughter. Second marriage with nee Krasnova Evgenia Vasilyevna (7.1.1929-27.11.1995). Children from her: Lyudmila (Danilova, Korovina, 13.8.1949), Lilia (Zakharova, Zvereva, 28.5.1956-2.1.2007), Vladimir (6.1.1950 - 1976).