Timkov Roman Borisovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Ranл: Red Army Man_x000D_ Military branch: Artillery _x000D_ _x000D_ Roman Timkov was born in 1904 in the village of Kavkazskoe, Krasnoyarsk region. He went to the war on August 16, 1941. He fought in 256th Rifle Division, in the gun crew of 312 Separate Fighter-Anti-Tank Division. He went through the war to the end and participated in the most bloody combat and survived. _x000D_ He fought for Kalinin (Tver); was among the remnants of the division that broke out of the encirclement at Rzhev; broke the Siege of Leningrad, storming the impregnable Sinyavino Heights, was surrounded at the Volkhov swamps; fought in Narva, beating the endless attacks on "Evereska foothold". He was liberating Riga and hitting tanks buried in the ground with direct fire; he finished off the fascists in the Baltics when Berlin had been captured. For him, the war did not end on May 9, 1945. _x000D_ After the Victory, he crushed the million-strong Kwantung army in Manchuria. Roman Borisovich Timkov died on May 9, 1978. He was wounded five times. He was awarded four medals “For Courage”_x000D_ "Comrade Timkov had been fighting at war since 16.08.41. During this time, he had four injuries, including three light and one severe. In the combat to the north-east of the station Ergli 14.09.1944 the enemy launched a counterattack. Comrade Timkov destroyed six enemy soldiers with automatic rifle fire and showed exceptional courage. For the valor shown in combat comrade Timkov is worthy of the state medal "For Courage"._x000D_ “Rifleman of 8th rifle company, Red Army soldier Timkov Roman Borisovich received a state medal “For Courage” for liberation of the Soviet homeland in Volkhov, Leningrad and 2 Baltic Fronts, he proved to be honorable and skilled soldier, was wounded five times.”_x000D_ "In the combat in the area of Mizeneki Latvian SSR from 17.03 to 23.03.45 comrade Timkov, being a gun driver, showed himself bold and decisive. Under the enemy’s fire, he took out his gun in a timely manner to an open firing position and provided ammunition on time. 21.03.45 the enemy launched a counterattack with the support of heavy artillery and mortar fire. In the very midst of the combat, the ammunition ran out. Timkov, under heavy enemy fire, delivered ammunition to the firing position in a timely manner, thereby contributing to the performance of the combat mission. For valor in combat, comrade Timkov received a state award, the medal “For Courage". _x000D_ "In the combat with the German invaders, comrade Timkov proved to be an honorable Red Army soldier. In the combat in the area of South Buttobi, Latvia comrade Timkov under enemy fire took his gun to an open firing position in a timely manner, showing courage and determination, thereby contributing to the performance of combat missions. For exemplary performance of combat missions comrade. Timkov received a state award, the medal “For Courage".