The Great Patriotic War

Born in 1924, village Polyanino. She served in an anti-aircraft - machine gun regiment in the Arctic. Awards: "Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree", "For military services", "For victory over Germany", "For victory over Japan", "For the defense of the Arctic."

Born in 1921, the village of Nemda Obalysh. She served from 1942 to 1945. air defense troops. Awards: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class. Medals "For Courage", "For the Defense of Moscow", "For the victory over Germany in WWII 1941-1945."

Anatoly Chekhov, a famous sniper during the Battle of Stalingrad in Pavlov's house , a native of Kazan

Former teacher Ivan Mikhailovich Chikaev. He died in 1941 near Moscow.

Yuvkov A. T in 1940 graduated from the Navy communications school. He sailed on the Red Banner submarine of the Northern Fleet "S-101". Their ship defeated the first German caravan on the 3rd day of the war. Since July 1941, 15 ships of various classes have been sunk and a German submarine has been sunk. The return to base was each time accompanied by a victorious salute, from one to five shots at the number of enemy ships sunk. The last salute was in 1944 and it marked the death of the last destroyer. On May 9, 1945 submarine "S-101" was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of the Battle by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the SSR.

P.I. Khudakov on June 22, 1941 with a parachute landing was thrown near Minsk, where he entered into a battle with the Nazis. When the Soviet units retreated, the paratroopers acted in the rear as partisans. In May 1942, after the hospital, the front again, the 20th motorized brigade of a separate battalion with a submachine gunner, liberated Moldova, Poland stormed Berlin. For the liberation of Donbass he received his first award - the medal "For Courage". Awarded: 2 Orders of the Red Star, Glory III degree, October Revolution, Patriotic War I degree, medals "For the liberation of Warsaw", "For the storming and capture of Berlin", "For the victory over Germany" and jubilee medals.

Shirokov Alexander Nikolaevich participant of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Nurse Yankova Nina Lukinichna with her friend Galina Sokolyanskaya

Medical instructor Yashchikov Vasily Vasilievich.

Shchipak Semyon Fyodorovich in Austria.

Khutornaya Vasily Dmitrievich, private soldier

Since July 1941, a cadet of the Tomsk Artillery School, and in December, with the rank of junior lieutenant, he is baptized by fire in the area of Sukhinichi in the ranks of Rokosovsky's army. In the battles for Bryansk, while repelling a tank attack, the young commander is wounded in the leg. After the hospital, the front was again. Fighting on Belarusian soil and a serious wound. Among the military awards medals "For Courage" and "For Victory over Germany"

Konstantin Petrovich Sherstyankin was born on December 10, 1916. He went to the front in July 1941. He was an intelligent officer, senior lieutenant of the 114th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 37th Guards Division, with which he reached Poland. After crossing the Narew River in September 1944. “On September 16, 1944, the reconnaissance platoon received the task of delivering a control prisoner. Comrade Sherstyankin himself became the head of the capture group. Imperceptibly, crawling the group reached the opponents. Imperceptibly we made his way into the cell and waited for the Germans there. After a while, the German entered the cell and Comrade Sherstyankin captured him. The tongue was delivered to the headquarters, says the award list.

Guards Red Army soldier Vasily Vasilyevich Tsyganov was born in the town of Sergach, Gorky Region, took part in the heroic defense of Stalingrad, defended Leningrad, and liberated Sevastopol. Vasily Tsyganov fought in the battles for the liberation of Poland and Czechoslovakia. Participated in the capture of Berlin. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and numerous medals.

Shchinova Nina Evgenievna with her brother Alexander, a student of a vocational school in Toryala. Kosolapovo village, Mari-Turek region, Mari ASSR.