Rank: Red Army soldier's_x000D_ Branch of troops: Ground Forces_x000D_ He was born on May 7, 1926 in the village of Saki in the Crimea, where he lived until 1998. He was drafted into the Red Army in 1944. He participated in the battles of the Western Front in the liberation of Belarus, Bobruisk-Vitebsk operations under the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Chernyakhovsky. He also took part in the liberation of the Baltic States from the Nazi invaders in East Prussia. Where, after the tragic death of Chernyakhovsky, Commander-in-Chief Bagromyan took over the control of the Army. He was repeatedly awarded medals and orders. In 1946-1947 he took part in military parades in Moscow. He had served in the Army until 1952. In Saki, his Name and Surname are carved at the Obelisk of the Eternal Fire. _x000D_ There is also my uncle, Mikhail Gavrilovich Sosnov, participant of WWII, who was killed and buried in the city of Orel. _x000D_ My grandfather, Sosnov Mikhail Terentievich is also a participant in hostilities, was born in 1900, passed away in 1966. He was an artilleryman, he did not tell much about himself, but according to the stories of his grandmother, Sosnova Maria Sergeevna, my grandfather participated in the Russian Championship in 1926 in freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, French and Russian, he had diplomas. There is also a cousin of my father—Klochkov Vladimir Sergeevich 1925-1997 years of life. A participant in hostilities, according to memoirs, he participated in hostilities against Japan. I am proud of my family, who gave birth to us, gave birth to us. Eternal memory to them and may the earth rest in peace. The memoirs are compiled from the words of Valery Alexandrovich Sosnov.