CITY: s. Sukhaya Bugurna, Simbirsk district, Simbirsk province DATE OF BIRTH: 21.08.1908 DATE OF DEATH: 08.12.1998 HISTORY: Title: Lieutenant. Type of troops: Artillery. Subdivision: 121st Rylsko-Kievskaya Rifle Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Division. My grandfather was mobilized into the army in January 1942 by the Bogdashinsky district military enlistment office and sent to the 25th Guards Training Battalion. From February to August 1943, he studied at the courses for junior lieutenants of the Voronezh Front, after which he was assigned to the active army. As commander of the mortar and rifle platoons of the 574th rifle regiment of the 121st rifle division, he fought on the Voronezh, 1st and 4th Ukrainian fronts. He took part in the Proskurovsko-Chernivtsi, Lvov-Sandomierz, West Carpathian offensive operations, the liberation of Ukraine, Poland and Czechoslovakia, the cities of Ostropol, Zborov, Lvov and many other small and large settlements. Was wounded twice. In February 1944, for courage and heroism shown in battles during the Kiev operation, Junior Lieutenant Albutov was awarded the first military award - the Order of the Red Star. A few months later, the command again presented him for the award, noting the following merits: “When breaking through the enemy defense in the Zhitnitsa-Severni sector on 03/04/1944, a platoon under the command of Comrade Albutov destroyed up to 1 platoon of the Nazis and suppressed 2 heavy machine guns. In the battle of 03/09/1944 near the town of Letichev, Comrade Albutov,for a whole day, having moved forward with a mortar platoon, held back under the hurricane tank and machine-gun fire of the counter-attacking enemy, and destroyed up to 50 Nazis, suppressed two enemy firing points. For stamina and decisiveness in battle, comrade Albutov was awarded a government award of the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree. " The commander of the 574th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Sparrow. On May 19, 1944, by order of the commander of the 38th Army, Junior Lieutenant Albutov was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree. Continuing to participate in the battles, Lieutenant Albutov took command of one of the rifle platoons as part of his regiment. Once again he distinguished himself during the battles on the territory of Poland during the liberation of the town of Nowy Sacz: “When breaking through the enemy's defense on January 15, 1945 and in subsequent battles, Comrade Albutov showed examples of courage and valor. In the battle for the town of Gribow, a platoon of comrade Albutov was the first to overcome the enemy's defenses and put the enemy to flight. In this battle, the platoon destroyed: 1 easel and 2 light machine guns and destroyed 11 Nazis. In subsequent battles, Comrade Albutov captured 2 prisoners and 1 enemy light machine gun. For these actions, Comrade Albutov is worthy of a government award - the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree. The commander of the 574th Lviv Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Vorobei. On January 30, 1945, however, the level of the award for this submission was subsequently significantly increased, as a result of which, by order of the commander of the 38th Army No. 012 / n dated February 22, 1945, the commander of the rifle platoon of the 574th Lvov rifle regiment of the 121st rifle Rylsko -Kiev Red Banner Division Lieutenant Albutov V.D. was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky No. 27643. After the end of the Great Patriotic War, in November 1945 he was transferred to the reserve. He returned to his homeland, to the Ulyanovsk region. In the village of Krotovka, Isheevsky district, he worked as the chairman of the local village council. Lieutenant Albutov V.D. - Chevalier of the Orders of Alexander Nevsky, Patriotic War II, I degree and the Red Star. He was also awarded the medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945." and several commemorative medals.