The Great Patriotic War

Rank: Senior lieutenant. Military branch: aviation. Unit: 1st guards rifle division. Gabisov Akim Tukanovich is my grandfather on the paternal side. He was born in 1916 in the family of the teacher Taukan Konstantinovich Gabisov and the mother, kindergarden teacher Tsallagova Vera Alekseevna in the village of Verkhny Sadon in the Alagirsky district of the North Ossetian ASSR. In 1921, he began his studies at the Tsrau school, and after finishing in 1932, he entered the North Ossetian pedagogical College . He started his career in 1935. In 1940, he was drafted into Red Army by the district military Commissariat of the Alagirsky district of North Ossetia. In 1941, he graduated from the Melitopol Military Flight School. In the rank of senior Sergeant passed the entire war. Received the Medal "for military merit". As a teacher of Russian language and literature, my grandfather was an example for many young soldiers and officers. Here is an excerpt from the characteristics of the unit commander: "Comrade Gabisov A. T. during his stay in the unit proved to be a highly disciplined Sergeant. In the performance of his official duty is impeccable, Executive. Perseverance in work, initiative, energy, firmness in their decisions are the main qualities of Comrade Gabisov A. T. Working on the education of the soldiers, showed a truly Bolshevik attitude. A group of political studies, headed by Comrade Gabisov A. T., on inspection checks received an excellent rating throughout the service. Comrade Gabisov A. T. during the entire service was an excellent member of the unit. During his stay in the unit, he does not have a single comment on his service and work. Gabisov A. T. carried out a large teaching work on the combat improvement of the summer and technical staff. " Akim Taukanovich, also participated in the fighting against the Japanese imperialists. After returning from The Soviet Army, he spent 44 years of his life working in a school. He Worked as a teacher, assistant principal, Director of the seven-year public school #1. For his merits in the great Patriotic war and labor peace, Mayor Tukanovich Gabisov was awarded the order of Patriotic war 1 degree, Medals "For military merit", "For victory over Germany" "For victory over Japan" "For labour difference", "For valiant labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin". Akim Tukanovich Gabisov took an active part in public life of the district. For more than ten years, he was elected Chairman of the district Committee of the trade Union of public education workers. An honest, kind, just man, he enjoyed a well-deserved authority and respect among the people. He was an excellent student, honored teacher of the North Ossetian ASSR. Akim Gabisov and his wife Madzayeva Zareta Ilasovna, a wonderful person with a sympathetic and kind heart, a geography teacher, lived a difficult but happy life together. They Raised a son and daughter. Eternal memory to the heroes!

Rank: Red army soldier. Branch of service: land forces, air force (except marine aviation), the coast guard, the troops of the NKVD, border troops. Division: 338th rifle division (1st formation). WINNER: "When they say that the Great Patriotic war went through every family,this is not an exaggeration. My grandfather, grandmother, three great-grandfathers, and their brothers fought in my family. One great-grandfather and one of his sons were killed, all the others, fortunately, returned home. My grandfather, Nikolai Sergeevich Golubev, a native of the village of Ivanisovo in the Pereslavl district, went to the front in 1942, when he reached military age. He served in a reconnaissance company, twice brought the enemy, twice was wounded in the back and arm and was in a military hospital. One spring, he had to spend a whole day in a swamp up to his waist in cold water, where they were driven by the Germans. During the war, my grandfather corresponded with his wife-my grandmother-Maria Dmitrievna. They fought on different fronts, they often lost each other and then found each. Their fate connected them, as they say, from their early years - they were classmates, then fellow students, and were able to get married only after the war in 1950. My grandmother went to the war on the Komsomol ticket from the second year of pedagogical school. She fiished a three-month course on radio operator and served in Yaroslavl as a corporal in the air defense forces of the North-Western front as a radiotelegraph operator. She transmitted reports of enemy aircraft to command posts and anti-aircraft units. She was wounded and awarded the medal for Military merit. Immediately after the end of the war, my grandfather entered the Moscow military school named after the Supreme Soviet, and after graduation he was appointed as an officer to serve in Germany. After coming back from Germany, he served in a unit that built military airfields. Unfortunately, I didn't find my grandfather alive, and I didn't have a chance to ask him about everything. My parents said that he was a captain, a company commander. He, as a veteran of the great Patriotic war, was lucky to participate twice in the parade on Red square. In 1969, , he died at the age of 45 after a serious illness. My grandfather is buried at the war memorial cemetery in the center of Kursk. This city happened to be the last place of his service and the place of my birth – my small homeland. I often look at the photos of my grandmother, her medals, and remember that as a child I heard from her about the war… One of the photos was taken in Germany in 1945 with the inscription on the back: "To Marusya for memory from Nicholay on his return from vacation." The picture shows a very young man, with a jaunty hat on his head. There is pride In all his appearance! A real winner! My dear grandmother is no longer here. And there are so many things I would like to ask her! How often we don't appreciate what we have and start to appreciate it when we lose it. My mother and I often visited my grandfather's older brother, Vasily Sergeevich. He went through the whole war, he was a pilot. After the war, he mastered the civil profession and lived to an old age. What a storyteller he was! Every visit to his house was a special day for me. Vasily Sergeyevich sat on the sofa and started telling stories about how he flew to the forest to the partisans: “Night, flying over the forest to the partisans. I see bonfires below, it means I need to land. But the bonfires could have been lit by the Germans, and it is not clear whom you will land to... I make a circle, fly over the fires again, but I still have to land. What happiness!our guys!" And now imagine my state when recently I read on the website" Feat of the people” in the link about award documents: “On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet to award Golubev Vasily Sergeevich the medal "for bravery" for a bold night flight. Despite the fire of anti-aircraft artillery, delivered to the target six paratroopers-bombers." I also found about my grandfather: "Scout platoon of foot reconnaissance regiment of Red army Golubev Nikolai Sergeevich award the medal “for bravery" for the fact that during the offensive battles under heavy enemy fire continuously provided communication with the right neighbor and carried the wounded commander from the battlefield." It is no accident that my great-grandfather Sergey Akimovich was proud of his sons and their exploits. One son defended the Motherland on earth, the other-in the sky. Now it is our duty to remember the feat of our ancestors, the feat of our people. I remember, I'm proud!

Born in an Russian Orthodox family. On February 13, 1913, he was baptized in the Trinity Cathedral in Stavropol. In 1935, he married and moved to the city of Bataysk for permanent residence. Eugene and his wife Vera, on the purchased land plot, on their own, built a stuffed house (reeds and clay), consisting of a corridor and 2 rooms with stove heating. Later, also on their own, the couple built an Adobe barn. The Gnilovsky house was equipped with electricity and radio communication. A well has been dug in the yard to collect water. In addition, the couple got a farm: a cow and 15 rabbits in several cages, which were made by the owner himself. Eugene had a good job in a building company located in Zheleznodorozhny district in Rostov-on-don, and his wife Vera was a housewife. In June 1941, the radio announced about the attack by fascist invaders on the borders of the USSR and the beginning of the war. Just the next day, a "horseman" rode through the streets of the town of Bataisk on a horse and delivered summonses to every house about the must to come to the city military enlistment office for further direction to the front. For about a month, initial military training was conducted for the entire male population of Bataysk town in the town Park. Men were trained to handle weapons, shoot targets, and march. Defenders of the Motherland were placed on a train, in freight wagons, popularly called "calves". And the train moved to the front. Around the beginning of October 1941, the Gnilovsky family received a notification that Yevgeny Mikhailovich Gnilovsky had gone missing on September 17, 1941. In accordance with the data of Control on account of the lost and missing privates and sergeant stuff of the Ministry of the Armed forces of the USSR, as well as the data of 221 Separate rifle Suvorov order battalion on August 26, 1946, stated that accordion to the credentials of 941 riffle Suvorov order regiment, there is no connection near Moscow with the private Gnilovsky Evgeny Mikhailovich on 19 July 1941; but since September 17, 1941 he was listed as missing and wanted. According to the data of the military Commissariat of Leningrad region for the city of Vyborg and the Vyborg district dated December 20, 2013, Gnilovsky Evgeny Mikhailovich, born in 1913, served in the 265 rifle division, part of the 941 rifle regiment, which in July-September 1941 fought in the Vyborg district near the settlements of Antrea, Sairala (now Kamennogorsk urban settlement). It is likely That Gnilovsky Yevgeny Mikhailovich went missing in one of the battles in the area. Later, his wife Vera, throughout her life, tried to find information about her husband, with the hope of at least finding a grave for bow.

Fyodor Ivanovich came to Asbest in 1933. He got a job as a foundry worker at the mechanical plant of the Soyuzasbest trust. After finishing a collage in 1935 with foundry-molder profession, he was appointed to master of the foundry, then he was appointed to be the head in 1935. A month before the war, he finished the foundry faculty's advanced training course "Modern technological processes in foundry production". The evacuated plant urgently needed equipment. New railcars were quickly built, the shop was expanded and orders from evacuated defense enterprises were fulfilled, and then the task was received to cast armored antitank shell casings. There were only women and girls in the shop. They worked as befits on the frontline. During all years of the war, workers at the plant worked 12-16 hours without days off nor vacations. The standards were met by 150-200 percent. The people's Commissariat of building materials industry of the USSR in 1942 awarded distinguished workers and technical officers "high achiever of socialist competition Parkostroyeniya of the USSR" for the successful fulfillment of special tasks on production of defence products and preaperation of spaces for placement of special-purpose products, active participation in socialist competition. Four Of 18 factory workers were from the foundry, including the head of the iron foundry, Fyodor Ivanovich Gorbunov. In 1943, Bessemer steel was first produced at the mechanical plant. The plant was awarded the Banner of the State Defense Committee for producing of products for the front. It is left for eternal storage in the collective of "Southcrest". After the end of the war, the restoration of destroyed cities and villages began. The trust "Southcrest" took part in it as well. The asbestos industry quickly began to develop. The country needed technically competent people. In 1952, Fyodor Ivanovich was seconded to the Asbestos mining technical school to study. In March 1954, the mining technician was accepted as the shift Manager of the crushing and sorting complex of factory No. 5. In 1955, the factory produced its first products. In 1955 Fedor Ivanovich Gorbunov was awarded by the sign of "excellent person of socialist competition of the Ministry of construction materials” for the successful completion of tasks on construction enterprises of the asbestos industry of the trust "Southcrest"". In 1956, he retrired, but he was in touch with the plant, being a member of the party, and actively participated in public life of the Veterans ' Council.

Vladimir Kornilovich Belomestnykh was born on July 14 (new style – 27), 1913 in the village of Bargaday (now-Ziminsky district of the Irkutsk region) in a peasant family. He graduated from Novo-Udinsk seven-year school. His parents had many children - besides Vladimir, there were 14 more. A large family lived in poverty, so even as a child, Vladimir had to go to work for hire. In 1935, he graduated from the Chita mining and metallurgical technical school and was sent to the Kirov mine of the Solovyevsky mine of the Dzheltulaksky (now – Tynda district). He worked as a foreman and the manager of mine No. 1. In 1937, he was conscripted to the army, and in 1939, after demobilization, he returned to the mine. Soon he got married. After nazi attack on the Homeland, Vladimir Kornilovich was called to the army. At the end of 1941 at the Skovorodino station Amur region 48th cavalry regiment of the NKVD was formed , and in 1942 the regiment was disbanded and sent to the front. The 106th Beyond-The-Baikal rifle division was formed from the local border guards. Vladimir Kornilovich served within the 12th sapper battalion in a platoon of miners. The experience of combat crossings was useful to him when crossing the Dnieper by our troops. Belomestnykh's boat was the third. The first two boats were machine-gunned by the Nazis. The men leaned desperately on their oars. But now it's time to land the troops. - Come on, follow me! the Sergeant-Major ordered, and was the first to plunge into the icy water. The fight on the beach was short and fierce. During this night and using its darkness as a cover Sergeant-Major Belomestny on his humble boat managed to transport 150 common soldiers under the hurricane fire of the enemy. He made 12 such routes till the morning light came. For almost a day, he was on the verge of death. In hand-to-hand combat, the group captured an enemy machine gun and two medium-caliber guns. Many of the fighters were killed, but the "fire bridgehead" was held. On the conquered bridgehead, Sergeant-Major V. K. Belomestny hoisted a flag indicating – “Dpieper belongs to us!”. For his courage and bravery during the crossing of the Dnieper, on October 30, 1943, he was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In January 1945, Belomestny was seriously wounded and concussed, frostbite on his feet, and narrowly escaped gas gangrene. The hero completed his front-line career on the Austrian soil. He was twice concussed and twice wounded, as a result of which he was deaf and dumb for 18 days. June 24, 1945 Hero of the Soviet Union V. K. Belomestny took part in the Victory parade on Moscow's Red square. He began to beat the enemy as a private, and ended the war in the reserve of junior commanders. The war claimed the lives of six of Vladimir's brothers. All nine sons of his mother Darya Fyodorovna were called up to the front line and she was waiting for them along with the victory, and could not sleep at night. But war takes its toll. Six brothers of Belomestny parished during the battles. Each funeral was a hard blow to the mother's heart. But the Siberian woman endured everything. Vladimir Kornilovich was discharged in 1946 and returned to Solovievsk - to the places that became his native land. He worked as the head of the mining sector, deputy chief engineer for safety, head of dredge No. 67 of the Solovyevsky mine. Then he went to Yakutia there he retired. After completing journalism courses, in 1965-1990 he worked as a tour guide at a local travel and sightseeing agency. He performed at schools and businesses. He is an honorary citizen of the Lazarevsky district of Sochi. He was awarded the memorial medal of the Krasnodar territory "for outstanding contribution to the development of the Kuban". Vladimir Belomestny passed away on August 08, 2009, and was buried in the cemetery of the village of Dagomys (Sochi).

Grigory Ivanovich Berg (23.08.1927-28.12.2002). Grigory Ivanovich Berg was born on August 23, 1927 in the village of Biyuk-Oi of the Dzhankoy district of the Crimean ASSR. During the war, his entire family of 7 people was moved from the Crimea to a great many different regions of the country. Grigory Ivanovich was sent to a special settlement in the Rostov region, then in 1943 he was mobilized into the labor army in the Kemerovo region. It was difficult for a sixteen-year-old boy to get a good job. That is why Grigory Ivanovich had to "improve" his documents, adding 3 more years to his real age. And thanks to that idea, on November 22, 1943, he was accepted to the position of a miner at "Kuznetskshakhstroy". He worked as much as adults did, experienced all the hardships of a wartime, and even more than that - he was registered by the local authorities as a "German". On December 1st, 1945, he got position of a sinker. He received his work record after the war, in 1948. And like others during that hard time, he worked not only in the slaughterhouse, but also in the collective farm fields, taking active part in sowing and harvesting. Working on mine, rented a room in the house Inhanoi Olga Filimonova. They became close friends living through the difficult war years together, and in 1948 they officially married. Olga at that time already had three children, two daughters and a son, from her first husband, who parished during the war. In 1950, the couple had two daughters, Svetlana and Nina. Grigory Ivanovich and Olga Filimonovna were married for 48 years, and were living together for more than 50 years. Grigory Ivanovich raised two of his daughters as well as two daughters and one non-native son. He treated everyone just the same. The time was like this. Through all the years of this job Grigory Ivanovich was inextricably connected with the mining business, only the names of the mines changed. He retired in December of 1993, having earned the title of "Honorary miner" by that time. During all his career he was repeatedly awarded with diplomas, letters of gratitude, valuable gifts, including the sign "miner's Glory" three degrees, the medal "For valiant labour in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945", medal "Veteran of labour", order "Red banner of Labour". Also important to mention the title he was awarded with - "Shock worker of the communist labor". At his free time from working at the mine, Grigory Ivanovich was engaged in household. In 1954, he completed construction of a house for his large family, which made it possible to have large vegetable garden as well as the posession of various cattle in order to feed a rather large family. Even after retiring, he could not sit idle and always worked at home and actively helped the children around the house. On December 28, 2002, Grigory Ivanovich passed away at the age of 75.

Senior sergeant. He served in the 167th twice Red banner Sumsko-Kiev rifle division. Nationality: ukrainian. He was born in a peasant family and got incomplete secondary education. Pavel worked as a foreman on a collective farm. Served in the Red Army from 1937 to 1941 within the 112th cavalry regiment in Proskurov. Took part in the Red Army's liberation campaign in Western Ukraine in 1939. Next time he started to serve in the Red Army in 1943, in September. He took part in the liberation of the Sumy region, crossing the Dnieper and Oder river, took part in the battles on the right bank of Ukraine, in the liberation of the cities of Stanislav, Drohobich, Prague. During the war Pavel Stepanovich was shell-shocked. During the night time on December 15-16, 1943, in the area of the state farm Ksaverovsky, Grebenkovsky district of the Kiev region, he acted as a part of the intelligence group when successfully capturing nazi informer right from the enemy positions, and was for such a successful act awarded with the order of the Red Star (order no.:1 / n from: 10.01.1944. Published: 167 KSD 47 SK 40 A 1 of the Ukrainian front). Being encircled in 1944, from January 14 till 25, at the area of Tikhonovka in the Lysinsky district of the Kiev region, he repeatedly went on reconnaissance. On January 21, 1944, in the area of the Alexander forest along with a group of soldiers during reconnaissance, he suddenly attacked a group of nazi soldiers. As a result of this counterattack, the group destroyed up to 10 nazi soldiers. At the same time, valuable documents were seized and delivered to the headquarters. On January 27, 1944, together with a group of scouts on the Lysyanka - Zvenigorodka road, while in an ambush, they hit three cars with enemy cargo with grenades, while destroying up to 15 enemy soldiers. By order of the commander of the 167th rifle division no.: 5/n from: 21.02.1944 he was awarded the order of the Patriotic war II degree. On July 20, 1944, as an assistant to the commander of a platoon of horse intelligence of the 520th Drogobichsky rifle regiment, senior Sergeant Pavel Babchenko with a group of scouts in the depth of the enemy's defense near the village of Tifilovka South-West of the city of Stanislav, destroyed the guards, captured the headquarters and a car with valuable documents. By order of the commander of the 167th rifle division No. 042 / n of August 10, 1944, he was awarded the order of Glory of the 3rd degree for exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the Nazi invaders. On September 18, 1944, as part of a reconnaissance group, he secretly reached the enemy trenches near the city of Sanok, as a result of which the enemy abandoned their positions. The soldiers defeated the enemy headquarters and captured the battalion commander. From September 18 to October 4, 1944, Pavel Babchenko personally exterminated up to 10 fascists, and took several prisoners. By order for the troops of the 1st guards army No. 061/n of October 29, 1944, he was awarded the order of Glory of the 2nd degree for exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the Nazi invaders. During the liberation of the railway station Olza from 19 to 22 April 1945, he killed about 10 Nazis with a machine gun. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on may 15, 1946, he was awarded the order of Glory of the 1st degree for exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the Nazi invaders, becoming a full knight of the order of Glory. In 1945, he was demobilized. He lived in his native village, worked as a storekeeper on the Lenin collective farm. Then he lived in the city of Lubotin, Kharkiv region. He passed away on June 15, 2001. Pavel Stepanovich was buried in the town of Lubotin.

Branch of troops: Land forces, air forces (except naval aviation), coast guard, NKVD troops, border guards). Vasily Boldyrev was born in the village of Novozavedennoye, in February of 1921, on the Pancake week, but the date of his birth was mentioned in archives as June 21st. He studied at school with great pleasure and desire, and was considered to be the best student. The tall, slender, curly-haired brunet sang well, played the balalaika virtuosically, and was the soul of the school parties. From a young age, Vasily helped his father around the house, working with him in the field, since there were enough things to do at home: the family had many childrenand he, as the oldest, had to work in the garden and manage the household. After completing seven years of school education, Vasily Boldyrev went to the city of Stavropol, where he entered the faculty of foreign languages at the pedagogical university. In September of 1940, a 3rd-year student was drafted into the army from the city of Stavropol. Vasily Boldyrev became a sailor in the city of Sevastopol at the Black sea. He served at the 2 OAD main base of the Black sea fleet as signalman of the coast guard. But a peaceful and happy life was interrupted by the war. From its first days, the Black sea sailors heroically defended their beloved city and the Motherland. Nazi attacks were choked one after another! The sailors showed miracles of bravery and military valor. They didn't think about food, but they were thirsty and had to quench their thirst with salt water from the sea. Together with his comrades, Vasily Boldyrev protected the withdrawal of military units from the heroic city of Sevastopol, was wounded in the arm, and lived with a bullet all his life. 3.07 1942, according to the command, Boldyrev Vasily Pavlovich went missing. According to the memoirs of his great-grandfather, he had to swim across the Bay. Wounded, he was taken a prisoner. Soviet prisoners of war were driven by the Nazis to the city of Shepetovka in Ukraine. So Vasily was kept in a prison camp there. Then he and several of his companions managed to escape. Later, he ended up in a partisan unit on the territory of Yugoslavia. After the war, due to the prevailing circumstances, as well as the government's distrust to former prisoners of war, he was sent to a labor camp in the Irkutsk region, where he was without the right to correspond until 1955. Vasily Pavlovich lived and worked in the village of Chuna. In Irkutsk, he graduated with honors from the forest technical school. In 1955 he was rehabilitated. That is why his relatives were able to see Vasily only 15 years later, since he was for all this long time considered as missing. In 1965, he moved with his family to the city of Ordzhonikidze in North Ossetia, there Vasily Pavlovich worked as a master and teacher in a specialized children's institution. Father of Vasily Pavlovich - Pavel Semyonovich Boldyrev - took part in liberation of the city of Sevastopol from the Nazis. V. P. Boldyrev passed away in 1997, at the age of 76. His grandson - Oleg Pavlovich Boldyrev - lives in the city of Sevastopol and is serving in the marine corps. He serves at the very same place where the 35th battery fought during the Great Patriotic war, and his great-grandfather defended his native Sevastopol. The name of Vasily Boldyrev is immortalized on the memorial Pantheon of Glory as one of the defenders of Sevastopol.

Rank: Sergeant. Branch of troops: Artillery. Division: 15th guards Kharkiv-Prague twice Red banner rifle division of the Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov. BOLOTSKY PYOTR MIKHAILOVICH was born in 1920 in the village of Verkhne-Kundryuchenskaya in the Razdorsky district of the Rostov region in a family of peasants. In 1939, he received a full secondary education and entered the Rostov state University at the faculty of physics and mathematics, but in the same year he was drafted into the Red Army, in the ranks of which he was until 1946. From 1941 to 1945 Bolotsky participated in military operations of the Great Patriotic war. Beeing positioned as a commander of the communications Department, he took part in combat operations on the Western and 1st Ukrainian fronts as part of the 341st howitzer artillery regiment, 347th automobile company of the 5th guards army, 47th rifle regiment of the 15th rifle division of the 155th army cannon and artillery brigade. In August 1944, he was wounded near Sandomierz (Poland). He was awarded with the medals "for Military Merit", "for Bravery", "for the Liberation of Prague", "for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic war of 1941-1945". From the award list: " Bolotsky Pyotr Mikhailovich, Sergeant, topographer of the 155th Novorossiysk-Sevastopol artillery Army brigade adorned with Suvorov`s order. Bolotsky, working as a topographer for the brigade management during the fighting on the Oder bridgehead under enemy artillery fire, tied 12 firing positions, which enabled the divisions to conduct accurate shooting, as a result of which only near the city of Olau were destroyed up to 30 soldiers and officers, 7 wagons with cargo were broken. Later, after being wounded, Bolotsky, working at the brigade headquarters as a senior clerk, proved to be conscientious, reproduces combat documents, thereby giving more time to the brigade divisions to prepare and plan combat operations." Worthy of the order of the Red Star. May 28, 1945. In 1946, he was demobilized and entered the Rostov financial and economic University, from which he graduated in 1950. In the same year, he entered graduate school at the Department of statistics of the Rostov financial and economic University, from which he graduated in 1953 and was sent to the Kharkiv Institute of Soviet trade, where he worked as a senior lecturer at the Department of statistics and mathematics. In 1956, he defended his PhD thesis for the degree of candidate of economic Sciences. Since 1960-associate Professor, head of the Department of statistics, Dean of the faculty of trade and Economics of the Donetsk Institute of Soviet trade. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 13.06.1966 awarded the order "Badge of Honor" for many years of scientific and methodological, educational and educational work.

Rank: Senior Sergeant. Branch of troops: Artillery. BATASHEV NIKOLAY IVANOVICH (1915-1997). Awarded with the title Hero of the Soviet Union for courage and heroism shown in the battles on the Kursk bulge, 1943. N. I. Batashev was born on 06.05.1915, in Astrakhan. In the active army - since August 1942. For successful combat operations near Voronezh, he was awarded the medal "for bravery" and appointed commander of the 128th mortar regiment (60th army, Voronezh front). 06.10.1943 in the battle for the bridgehead on the right Bank of the Dnieper river near the village of Gornostaypol (Chernobyl district, Kiev region), the enemy launched a fierce counterattack. Supporting their infantry with tanks and planes, as well as with heavy shelling, the Nazi began to push the battle formations of the Soviet troops. Senior Sergeant N. I. Batashev with his regiment was ordered to cover the withdrawal of the infantry and his division to the reserve firing positions. Up to a battalion of enemy infantry, supported by one self-propelled gun and a tank, moved to the line of senior Sergeant Batashev. The mortar crew destroyed 2 guns and 4 enemy machine guns. The self-propelled gun of the Germans came to 300-400 meters to the position and opened direct fire at the Batashovs regiment. After several shots, the mortar was smashed and the gunner and loader were killed. Twice wounded, Batashev found the strength to take an anti-tank rifle and engage in a duel with a self-propelled gun. Our artillery, which had changed battle lines, opened fire on the Ferdinand and pinned the enemy's infantry to the ground. Taking advantage of this, the division's scouts evacuated the unconscious Batashev. For the courage and heroism shown in this unequal battle, senior Sergeant N. I. Batashev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 10.01.1944. On leaving the hospital after Batashovs healtrh was recovered, he took part in the battles for the liberation of Simferopol and Sevastopol. Awarded with the order of Lenin, the Patriotic War I degree, the Glory order III degree and many medals. Then his battle path passed through the Baltic States, he took part in the defeat of the enemy's Kurland group. Demobilized in 1945. Lived in Kiev.

Boyko Luka Fedoseevich was born in 1898 in the Kiev province, Zvenigorod district, Gusakov township, the village of Rossokhovatki. Luka Fedoseevich started his career in 1912. From 1912 to 1916 he worked at the Samara-Zlatoust railway. From 1916, he was drafted into the tsarist army and trained in the 3rd reserve artillery brigade in Samara, from where he left for the Romanian front as a common soldier. In 1917, he was dismissed for injury. From July 1918 to 1946, he served in the Red Army continuously as a platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, assistant regimental commander, Deputy Brigade commander, Division supply chief, Head of the front Department, Deputy division commander, Assistant chief of the infantry school in Leninsk - Kuznetsk. Total service in the army was 28 years. In June 1941, when Nazi Germany treacherously attacked our Homeland, Boyko was at the station of Manzovka, Ussuri territory, in a military town, 69 motorized rifle division. After the war began, together with the division he went to the front line, and in 1942, the 69th division was renamed the 2nd Guards motorized rifle division for its military valor. In March of 1944, he was seconded to the 4th Shock Army and was appointed Deputy commander of the 47th division in the rear. From July to August 1944, he was in the reserve of the Baltic front. From August 1944 to October 1945, he was appointed Deputy chief of the 3rd Guards Rifle division in the rear. During the great Patriotic war, together with combat units, he conducted combat operations on the territory of Nazi Germany in East Prussia. During the Great Patriotic war he had a concussion and was injuried two times. From December 1945, he was appointed as the deputy head of the Leninsk-Kuznetsk military infantry school in the West Siberian military district. On September 9, 1946, by order of the chief of the rear of the armed forces of the USSR, he was dismissed to the reserve due to the age. In 1946, together with his family, he moved from Leninsk - Kuznetsk to Tobolsk. In March 1947, he was appointed as the director of the Tobolsk city auction. In October 1950, he was appointed as the director of the Tobolsk bakery. In 1952 he retired for health reasons.

A. S. Brzhezovsky was born in 1902 in the city of Kaluga, in a large family, his father was a tailor. In 1919, he entered Kaluga "Infantry command courses" as a cadet, and then a platoon commander. In 1920, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Red Army, took part in the Civil war in 1920-1921 within the "2nd Special army of the Republic" and "Separate Caucasian army". In December 1921, he was demobilized, came to Kaluga and worked in various structures of the city until 1930. Since 1930, he entered the service of the OGPU "32nd separate detachment" (town of Elektrostal), the commander of the plant protection unit (possibly-steel production). Since 1932, joined the OGPU "11th separate detachment "(Elektrostal), platoon commander. In 1933, he was transferred to the" 102nd separate division” of the OGPU (Podlipki railway station), as an assistant to chief of the staff. From 1934 to 1935, he served in the 179th regiment of the NKVD (Podlipki raiway station), as a senior assistant to the chief of the staff. Since 1935, he entered the "Higher borderguard school of the NKVD of the USSR", received the rank of Junior, and then Senior Lieutenant of the state security. He graduated in 1937. From 1937 to 1941, A. S. Brzhezovsky, with the rank of major, was on military-pedagogical work at the Moscow state technical University of the NKVD named after Menzhinsky. 1937 – head coach for tactics, 1940 - senior teacher, 1941 - commander of the combat support battalion. Since 1936, he additionally studied at the "Frunze Military Academy of the Red Army", in 1940 he successfully graduated from the Academy. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic war, A. S. Brzhezovsky was assigned to the 22nd motorized rifle division of the NKVD operational troops (22nd MSD of the NKVD), in which direction he went from the Leningrad railway station in Moscow. Participated in the defense of Riga. In August 1941, as a result of an active German offensive, the main forces of the 22nd division were pressed against the Gulf of Finland and cut off from the city of Tallin. As a result, the division headquarters (where A. S. Brzhezovsky was located) was surrounded and partially reached Tallin. Until the beginning of the evacuation of Soviet troops and civilians, the remnants of the division actively participates in the defense of the city and together with the marine corps units protected the evacuees. "...On August 28, 1941, the enemy broke through the defense line in the area of Myygu, which was defended by the marine corps, occupied the airfield and continued the offensive on the outskirts of Tallin. A fierce battle ensued on the outskirts of Tallin. The 5th battalion under the command of captain Dubovitsky steadfastly repelled the enemy's attacks, not letting them enter the city. The enemy suspended the offensive, began reconnaissance in the direction of the station Liiva-Yam (a suburb of Tallin), and groups of machine gunners penetrated to the South-Eastern outskirts of the city. To liquidate this break, the head of the 1st staff department major Brzhezowski founded the unified battalion in the city of Tallin, which under the command of the Senior Lieutenant Ageev started the offensive and destroyed a few groups of submachine nazi gunners, capturing a large-caliber machine gun. Having stopped the enemy, he occupied the area of defense and firmly held it...". From the archive documents of "the State security agencies of the USSR in the second world war", book 2, volume 2, 2000. On August 29 – 30 he was evacuated by sea during the "Tallin crossing" to Kronstadt, and then to Leningrad. Due to the chaos during the evacuation, no information on what the ship and the circumstances under which A.S. Brzhezowski reached Kronstadt were left. On arrival from the encirclment the remnants of the 22nd MSD NKVD was disbanded due to the loss of 75% of its personnel. A. S. Brzezowski was transferred to the 21st motorized rifle division of internal troops of the NKVD (21st MSD VV of NKVD), for the position of an assistant chief of the operational Department. The 21st MSD was stationed in Leningrad and the division's combat tasks included protection of a particularly important objects in the city and region, protecting communication routes and communication lines, and preventing sabotage infiltrations. In January 1943, A. S. Brzezowski was appointed as the commander of the 6th guards mechanized brigade (of the 2nd guards mechanized corps, 2nd guards army). A. S. Brzezowski died as a result of heavy shelling (or bombing) of the headquarters of the 2nd corps, located in the village Manycheskaya, on 22 of January 1943, buried in the Manych settlement of Bagayevskiy district, Rostov region, in a mass grave. On August 10, 1943, he was awarded the order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, posthumously.

Rank: Junior Sergeant. Branch of troops: land forces, air forces (except marine aviation), the coast guard, the troops of the NKVD, borderguard troops. Division: 170th Rechitskaya Red Banner rifle division of the order of Suvorov. My grandfather, Grigory Petrovich Bukaev, went to war in 1942. He had a leg injury that is why he was not called up, but he joined armed forces as a volunteer. Unfortunately, my grandmother – his wife – is no longer there, and I collected memories of my grandfather literally bit by bit. My grandfather fought in the 170th rifle division of the 2nd formation. The division was formed in the Molotov region at the end of 1941 and in April of 1942 was sent to the North-Western front. From May 1942 to March 1943, my grandfather participated in the Demyansk offensive. In February 1942, near the city of Demyansk, Novgorod region, for the first time in the history of the Great Patriotic war, a large group of enemy troops was surrounded. In April 1942, the enemy managed to break through the encirclement ring. So the Demyansk bridgehead of the enemy was formed. The front line resembled a jug with a bottle – "ramasheuski corridor" (the name of the village). My grandfather participated in the liquidation of the Demyansk bridgehead. Unfortunately, the offensive operation in the forests and swamps of the Novgorod region did not develop too successfully and quickly for our troops. In May-June 1942, my grandfather participated within the division in the battles against nazi enemy in the area of the village of Mirokhny, Khilkovo, Kirilovshchina. In July of 1942, Bukaev`s division was transferred to the "ramushevsky corridor", and it participated in the battles next to village Vasilievshina and Byakovo against the German SS unit "Totenkopf" and the Danish corps "Danmark". During the fighting, the corridor was narrowed to 2 km. In August of 1942 once again fighting resumed at the area of the village Vasilievshina. In September-October 1942, my grandfather participated in the battles for the capture of the Knevitsy-Lychkovo railway as part of the 170sd. During the fighting, they broke through the enemy's defenses in the area of the Knevitsy station, searched for and terminated nazi among the forests to the South-West of Knewitz. In November 1942-January 1943, Bukaev participated in the heaviest battles next to the area of villages Obino and Savkino. In February 1943, the division was transferred to Staraya Russa. At the end of February 1943, soviet troops occupied Demyansk, and the bridgehead ceased to exist. At the end of February, the 422nd rifle regiment, in which my grandfather fought, was ordered to clear the Northern part of the grove opposite the villages of Kotovo and Chirikovo, from which our units were constantly being shelled. For 7 days, the regiment fought the hardest battles to capture the grove, losing up to 90% of its personnel. In one of the battles on March 1st, 1943, my grandfather-the squad commander, Junior Sergeant Grigory Petrovich Bukaev - died a death of the brave. The grandfather and his dead fellow soldiers were buried in the forest at the distance of about 3 km to ther East of village Kotovo, Starorussky district of Novgorod region, on the right Bank of the Porus river. In 1969, the remains of the soldiers from the burial place at the Kotovo village were reburied in the village of Marfino, Starorussky district. At the moment, my grandfather's name is inscribed on the memorial plates at the mass grave near the village of Marfino.

Branch of troops: signal corps. Nikolai Ivanovich Bobkov was born in 1911. His regiment was for six months alocated at the Turkish border from the very beginning of 1941. From 1942 Bobkov was engaged in battles within the 1st Ukrainian front under the command of General of the army Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin. After Vatutin passed away on April 15, 1944, Nikolai Ivanovich Bobkov was transferred to the 1st Belorussian front that was under the command of Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. Took part in Berlin`s liberation in 1945. During the battles of WWII he was awarded with medals and orders: Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree, medal for Bravery, medal for Military Merit, medal for the Liberation of Warsaw, medal for the Capture of Berlin, medal for the Victory over Germany. Also important to mention commendations for Bobkov: DECREE NO. 221 of the SUPREME commander-in-CHIEF to the commander of the 1st Belorussian front, Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov, chief of staff of the front, Colonel-General Malinin. On January 14, the Troops of the 1st Belorussian front, despite bad weather conditions that precluded the use of aviation, with the support of massive artillery strikes, went on the succesful offensive on two bridgeheads on the West Bank of the Visla, South of Warsaw, and made it through a strong, deeply echeloned enemy defense. During three days of offensive battles, the front troops advancing on two bridgeheads, joined up and advanced up to 60 kilometers, extending the breakthrough to 120 kilometers along the front. During the offensive, our troops captured the strong German defense strongholds of Vark, Grujec, Kozenice, Soletc, Zvolen, Bialobrzhegi, Yedlinsk, Ilzha, and also occupied more than 1,300 other localities. The troops of Colonel-General Kolpakchi, Colonel-General Chuikov, Lieutenant-General Berzarin, Colonel-General Tsvetaev, Colonel-General Belov, Major-General Vladimirsky, Major-General Belyavsky, Major-General Kushchev, Major-General Orleansky, Lieutenant-General Pulko-Dmitriev, Lieutenant-General Grigoryevsky, Lieutenant-General Volkov, Major-General Barinov, Lieutenant-General Ryzhov, General-Major Shemenkov, Lieutenant-General Glazunov, Major-General Rosly, major-General Zherebin, Major-General Firsov, Major-General Vorobyov, Major-General Dobrovolsky, Major-General Tereshkov, Major-General Siyazov, Lieutenant-General Khalyuzin; gunners of Colonel-General of artillery Kazakov, Major-General of artillery Korobchenko, Lieutenant-General of artillery Pozharsky, Major-General of artillery Kosenko, Lieutenant-General of artillery Bodrov, Major-General of artillery Yegorov, Lieutenant-General of artillery Ignatov, Major-General of artillery Rozhanovich, Colonel Zernov, Major-General of artillery Snegurov, Major-General of artillery Kurkovsky, Colonel Fantalov, Major-General of artillery Zrazhevsky, Major-General of artillery Bryukhanov, Major General of the artillery Lebedovskiy; the tank men of Lieutenant-General of tank troops Oryol, Major-General of tank troops Yushchuk, Lieutenant-General of tank troops Kirichenko; engineers with Colonel-General of engineering troops Proshlyakov, Chevychelova Colonel, Colonel Ruiya, Lieutenant Colonel Kuznetsov, Colonel Rapoport; communicators Lieutenant-General of signal troops Maksimenko, Colonel Makarov, Colonel Cherkasov, Colonel Falina, engineer-Colonel Maximov, Major-General of signal troops Litvinenko. In commemoration of the victory, the formations and units that most distinguished themselves in the battles during the breakout of the German defense are going to be awarded with orders. Today, on January 16, at 20 o'clock, the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, on behalf of the Motherland, salutes the valiant troops of the 1st Belorussian front, who broke through the German defenses, with twenty artillery volleys from two hundred and twenty-four guns. For excellent combat actions, I Express my gratitude to the troops led by You, who participated in the battles during the breakthrough of the German defense. Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland! Death to the German invaders! DECREE NO. 222 of the SUPREME COMMANDER to the Commander of the troops of the 1st Belorussian front Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov, Chief of staff of the front, Colonel-General Malinin. Today, on January 16th, at 20:00, troops of the 1st Belorussian front, supported by aviation, as a result of rapid onset stormed and captured a major industrial center of Poland – Rad, that was an important junction of communications and powerful strong point of defense of the nazi. In the battles for the capture of the city of Rad, the troops of Colonel-General Kolpakchi, Major-General Barinov, Major-General Askalepov, Lieutenant-General Grigor'evsky, Major-General Stenin, Major-General Mukhin, Major-General Shulga; Tankers of Major General of tank forces Tikhonchuk, Major General of tank forces Yushchuk, Colonel Konstantinov, Colonel Zharikov, Colonel Lukyanov, Colonel Zharov, Lieutenant General of tank forces Kirichenko, Colonel Kuznetsov, Colonel Shemyakin, Lieutenant Colonel Dytchenko, Lieutenant Colonel Nikulin, Lieutenant Colonel Bordyukov; gunners of Major General of artillery Korobchenko, Major General of artillery Kurkovsky, Colonel Pilipenko, Colonel Verzhikovsky, Colonel Znachenko, Colonel Zabello, Colonel Efimov, Colonel Kolesnikov, Colonel Zakharov, Lieutenant Colonel Lisogursky, Lieutenant Colonel Ivanov, Lieutenant Colonel Solodovnikov, Lieutenant Colonel Dovgun, Lieutenant Colonel Kotlyarsky; pilots of Major General of aviation Krupsky, Major General of aviation Sidnev, Colonel Smirnov, Colonel Kovalev, Colonel Mironov, Colonel Chirva; sappers of Major General Shapiro of the technical forces, Colonel Rapoport, Colonel Smirnov; signalmen of Colonel Makarov, Colonel Kolokoltsev. In commemoration of the victory, the formations and units that most distinguished themselves in the battles for the capture of the city of Rad, are to be given the name “Radom " and awarded orders.Today, January 16, at 23 o'clock, the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, on behalf of the Motherland, salutes the valiant troops of the 1st Belorussian front, who captured the city of Rad, with twenty artillery volleys from two hundred and twenty-four guns. For excellent combat actions, I would like to Express my gratitude to the troops led by You, who participated in the battles for the liberation of the city of Rad. Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland! Death to the German invaders! DECREE NO. 233 of the SUPREME commander-in-CHIEF to the commander of the 1st Belorussian front, Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov, chief of staff of the front, Colonel-General Malinin. Today, on January 19, the troops of the 1st Belorussian front, continuing their rapid offensive, captured the largest industrial center of Poland, the city of Lodz and the cities of Kutno, Tomaszow, Gostynin and Lenchitsa – important points of communication and strong points of defense of the nazi. The troops of Colonel-General Chuikov, Colonel-General Tsvetaev, Colonel-General Kolpakchi, Colonel-General Belov, Lieutenant-General Khalyuzin, Lieutenant-General Pulko-Dmitriev, Major-General Belyavsky, Major-General Vladimirsky, Major-General Orleansky, Major-General Shemenkov, Major-General Siyazov, Major-General Verzhbitsky, Major-General Bakanov, Major-General of artillery Khetagurov; gunners of Colonel-General of artillery Kazakov, Lieutenant-General of artillery Pozharsky, Major-General of artillery Plaskov, Major-General of artillery Frolov, Major-General of artillery Izumrudov, Major-General of artillery Lyarsky, Major-General of artillery Kamensky, Major-General of artillery Rodichev, Colonel Pilipenko, Colonel Znachenko, Colonel Grekhov, Colonel Kalnichenko, Colonel Pochitalov, Colonel Filippovich, Colonel Kolesnikov, Colonel Kagan, Colonel Kopelev, Colonel Pupkov, Lieutenant Colonel Karaichev; tankers of Lieutenant-General of the tank forces Orel, Colonel-General of the tank forces Bogdanov, Colonel-General of the tank forces Katukov, Lieutenant-General Radzievsky, [Lieutenant-General] Shalin, Lieutenant-General of the tank forces Kirichenko, Major-General of the tank forces Yushchuk, Major-General of the tank forces Vedeneyev, Major-General of the tank forces Telyakov, Major-General Dremov, Colonel Babajanyan, Colonel Boyko, Colonel Zharikov, Colonel Lukyanov, Colonel Zharov, Colonel Gusakovsky, Colonel Lipatenkov, Colonel Anfimov, Colonel Koshelev, Colonel Temnik, Colonel Solovyov, Colonel Morgunov, Colonel Kuznetsov, Colonel Baranyuk, Colonel Shemyakin, Lieutenant Colonel Smirnov, Lieutenant Colonel Secunda; cavalrymen of Lieutenant-General Kryukov, Lieutenant-General Konstantinov, Major-General Yagodin, Major-General Millerov, Major-General Kursakov, Major-General Koblov, Major-General Chalenko, Major-General Belov; pilots of Colonel-General of aviation Rudenko, Lieutenant-General of aviation Braiko, Lieutenant-General of aviation Savitsky, General-Major of aviation Krupsky, General-Major of aviation Sidneva, General-Major of aviation Tokarev, General-Major of aviation Dzusova, General-Major of aviation Tatanashvili, General-Major of aircraft of Caravalho, General-Major of aviation Komarov, Colonel Smirnov, Colonel Kovalev, Colonel Mironov, Colonel Chilly, Colonel Timofeyev, Colonel Belousov, Colonel Isaev, Colonel Karyagin, Colonel Ivanov, the Colonel Barcala, Colonel Fedorenko, Colonel Fedorov, Bazyleva Colonel, Colonel Sharapova, Nakonechnikova Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Tyshchenko, Colonel Komarov, engineers, Colonel-General of engineering troops Proshlyakov, Major-General of engineering troops Tkachenko, Major-General of engineering troops Yakovlev, Major-General of engineering troops Voronov, Colonel Belsky, Colonel Kharchevina, Colonel Borisov, Colonel Vandysheva, Lieutenant Colonel Kuznetsov; signalmen of Lieutenant General Maksimenko, Colonel Smoliy, Colonel Cherkasov, Lieutenant Colonel Zakharov, Colonel Kalechits, Lieutenant Colonel of the state security Wakisha. In commemoration of the victory, the formations and units that most distinguished themselves in the battles for the capture of the cities of Lodz, Kutno, Tomaszow, Gostynin and Lenchitsa are to be assigned the names of "Lodz” and "Tomaszow" and awarded orders. Today, on January 19, at 23 o'clock, the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, on behalf of the Motherland, salutes the valiant troops of the 1st Belorussian front, who captured the cities of Lodz, Kutno, Tomaszów, Gostynin and Lenchitsa, twenty four artillery volleys from three hundred and twenty-four guns.For excellent combat actions, I would like to Express my gratitude to the troops led by You, who participated in the battles for the liberation of Lodz and other named cities. Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland! Death to the nazi invaders! DECREE NO. 266 of the SUPREME COMMANDER to the Commander of the troops of the 1st Belorussian front Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov, Chief of staff of the front, Colonel-General Malinin. Today, on January 31, troops of the 1st Belorussian front, continuing a successful offensive to the West and South-West from Poznan, crossed the German border, invaded Brandenburg province, and as a result of the the battle captured the town of Landsberg, Meseritz, Swebus and Zullichau – major communication hubs and strong German defense strongholds covering the approaches to Frankfurt on the Oder. During the battles on entering Brandenburg provinces, and capturing the possession of the cities of Landsberg, Meseritz, Swebus and Zullichau distinguished troops of Colonel-General Colacci, Colonel-General Tsvetaeva, Lieutenant-General Berzarin, Major General Vladimir, Lieutenant-General Grigoriev, the General-the major Kuscheva, Lieutenant-General Glazunov, Major-General Barinov, Major General Vorobyov, Major-General Dobrovolsky, Major-General Stenin, Major-General Rosliy, Major-General Firsov, Major-General Mukhin, Major-General Askalepov, Major-General Yenshin, Major-General Gorbachev, Colonel Gavilevsky, Colonel Kiselev, Colonel Savchuk, Colonel Vasilenko, Colonel Grigoriev, Colonel Zalizyuk; cavalrymen of Lieutenant-General Konstantinov; tankers of Colonel-General of the tank forces Katukov, Lieutenant-General Shalin, Lieutenant-General of the tank forces Kirichenko, major-General of the tank forces Yushchuk, major-General Dremov, Colonel Babajanyan, Colonel Konstantinov, Colonel Zharikov, Colonel Lukyanov, Colonel Zharov, Colonel Kuznetsov, Colonel Temnik, Colonel Anfimov, Colonel Koshelev, Colonel Gusakovsky, Colonel Morgunov, Colonel Solovyov, Colonel Baranyuk, Colonel Shemyakin, Lieutenant-Colonel Secunda, Lieutenant Colonel Smirnov, Lieutenant Colonel Noskov, Major Baranov, Major Stepanyuk; gunners of Major General of artillery Korobchenko, [Lieutenant General of artillery] Bodrov, Major-General of artillery Frolov, General-Major of artillery Kamensky, General-Major of artillery Seredina, Major-General of artillery Rodichev, Colonel Domrachev, Colonel Sobolev, Colonel Kirillov, Colonel Zabello, Colonel Kolesnikov, Colonel Beldina, Colonel Kobrin, Colonel Kalinichenko, Korichev Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Anashkin, Lieutenant Colonel Artemyev, Lieutenant Colonel Shapovalov, Colonel Sumaroka; the engineers of Major-General of technical troops Shapiro, Savelova Colonel, Colonel Kharchevina, Colonel Borisov, Lieutenant Colonel Trachtenberg; signalmen of Colonel Makarov, Lieutenant Colonel Zakharov, Colonel Kolokoltsev, Lieutenant Colonel Tunika. In commemoration of the victory, the formations and units that most distinguished themselves in the battles during the invasion of the province of Brandenburg are called “Brandenburg " and awarded orders. Today, on January 31st, at 20 o'clock, the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, on behalf of the Motherland, salutes the valiant troops of the 1st Belorussian front, who invaded the borders of the Brandenburg province, twenty volleys of artillery from two hundred and twenty-four guns. For excellent combat actions, I Express my gratitude to the troops led by You, who participated in the battles during the invasion of the Brandenburg province. Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland! Death to the nazi invaders!

Rank: Lieutenant Branch of troops: land forces, air forces (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guards. Division: 182nd Dnov rifle division. Native of the Ukrainian SSR, Voroshilovograd region, Svatovsky district, the village of Pervomaysky. His father - Borisenko Nikolai Artemyevitch, lived in the village of Shenchuga Konosha district of the Arkhangelsk region. Member of the CPSU(b). Drafted in 1942 by Konoshskiy RVC; Lieutenant, platoon commander of 45 mm cannons 171 infantry regiment within 182 Dnovskiy infantry division of artillery at 2nd Baltic front. On December 9, 1943, he was awarded the order of the Red Star - during his military servive within the battery comrade Borisenko showed himself to be disciplined, demanding of himself and his subordinates. He works hard to improve his military knowledge and skillfully passes it on to his subordinates. The platoon's military equipment is always kept in perfect order and combat readiness. Borisenko daily deals with the personnel of the platoon, improving military equipment and training the soldiers. Borisenko participated in the offensive battles at Penna and Goroshkov. While on the defensive, the platoon of comrade Borisenko smashed 7 Bunkers, 3 residential dugouts, 1 observation post, up to 30 meters of rubble and more than 10 enemy soldiers with direct fire. During 4-day training courses comrade Borysenko has shown excellent results for shooting. On January 7, 1944, he was awarded the order of Bravery; on December 9, 1943, the order of the Red Star; on April 14, 1944 – by the order of the Patriotic War II degree. During the battles against nazi invaders for the village of Seredkino-Slepni, he was advancing with the infantry platoon and by the direct fire of his platoon that was on for 4 days of fighting destroyed 5 enemy machine guns, broke a stone wall and killed up to 20 German soldiers and officers of the enemy. Together with the infantry and with his guns, he broke into the village, which ensured the consolidation of the front line. During all offensive battles of the regiment, the platoon of comrade Borisenko acted well, destroying by its direct fire enemy's manpower and equipment, breaking its defenses. He passed away on August 27, 1944, and was buried in the Latvian SSR, at the village of Mezhakas, Saunaka region, Daugavpils district.