Faces of war

Dmitry Piskunov Piskunov Dmitry Ivanovich, born in 1901, in 1941-1942 - Colonel, Chief of Artillery of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army.

Podgorodetsky Leonid Andreevich Podgorodetsky Leonid Andreevich, born in 1915, in 1941-1942, 1944 - Chief Petty Officer, photojournalist of the newspaper "Krasny Chernomorets" of the Political Directorate of the Black Sea Fleet.

Polshchikov Pavel Stepanovich Polshchikov Pavel Stepanovich, born in 1913, in 1944 - Chief Petty Officer, Senior Mechanic of A Torpedo Boat Of The 2nd Torpedo Boat Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.

Ragulin Yakov Yakovlevich Ragulin Yakov Yakovlevich, 1941-1942 - Red Navy, signalman of the Peredovik tanker in the rear of the Black Sea Fleet.

Reznichenko Nikolay Artemovich Reznichenko Nikolay Artemovich (1906-1942), 1941-1942 - Political instructor, instructor of the Black Sea Fleet crew of the Main Base of the Black Sea Fleet. He died in 1942 in Sevastopol.

Reutsky Alexander Ivanovich Reutsky Alexander Ivanovich, 1941-1942 - a soldier of Independent Coastal Army (fate unknown).

Ryabogin Gavriil Ignatievich Ryabogin Gavriil Ignatievich, born in 1896, 1941-1942 - Regimental commissar, military commissar of the rear area of the Black Sea Fleet.

Ryabykh Ivan Romanovich Ryabykh Ivan Romanovich (1907-1942), 1941-1942 - Political instructor, military commissar of the 724th Separate Mobile Artillery Battery of the Coastal Defense of the Main Base of the Black Sea Fleet. He disappeared without a trace in July 1942.

Ryazanov Fedor Vasilievich Ryazanov Fedor Vasilievich (1903-1941), 1941-1942 - Lieutenant, commander of a mortar platoon of the 90th Rifle Regiment of the 95th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army. He disappeared without a trace in 1941.

Ryashentsev Konstantin Mikhailovich Ryashentsev Konstantin Mikhailovich, born in 1921, in 1941-1942. - Senior Chief, assistant cameraman of the Political Directorate of the Black Sea Fleet.

Sakhoshkin Sergey Fedorovich Sakhoshkin Sergey Fedorovich, born in 1909, in 1941-1942 - Senior Lieutenant, Head of Visual Aids of the Hydrographic Area of the Main Base of the Black Sea Fleet.

Selyutin Mikhail Ivanovich Selyutin Mikhail Ivanovich (1916-1942), 1941-1942 - Lieutenant, Squad Leader of the 772nd Rifle Regiment of the 386th Rifle Division of Independent Coastal Army. Died 02/26/1942.

When the war began, my grandfather, Tsilikin Dmitry Pavlovich, was not yet 18 years old. He was drafted to the front in September 1942. Grandfather fought on the Transcaucasian Front in the 242nd mountain rifle division as a liaison officer. He took part in the battles near Novorossiysk on Malaya Zemlya, in one of which he was seriously wounded on April 24, 1943 by fragments from an enemy mine. Miraculously, he was saved, but the splinter near his heart had to be left for life. My grandfather recalled: "And there was absolute hell. The Germans bombed us day and night. Moreover, apart from bombs, they threw plows from planes, leaking iron barrels, which made a frightening sound." After the hospital, grandfather Dmitry was given a month's leave to improve his health, but in wartime conditions it took a month and a half to get from Sochi to his home. But the war did not end for Dima's grandfather. After recovering his health, he fought with saboteurs as part of the 144th separate reconnaissance artillery battalion with a computer. Grandfather celebrated Victory Day in Brest-Litovsk. The end of the war at dawn on May 9 was announced by volleys of flares. Although with a splinter in his chest, grandfather returned home. And his older brother Ivan Pavlovich Tsilikin died at the front. For his feat and courage, my grandfather Dmitry was awarded the Medal for Military Merit.

Born in 1917, Russian, senior lieutenant. In the Red Army since November 20, 1938. He fought from the 1st to the last day of the Great Patriotic War, then from August to September 1945 in the Soviet-Japanese War. Participated in battles from June 22, 1941 in the 41st Fortified area area commander of a machine-gun company, fought fierce battles surrounded by the enemy and withdrew from the encirclement of his subordinate fighters along with the banner of the unit. From July 1941 to 02/04/1942 he fought in the 673rd Rifle Regiment - the commander of the 6th Rifle Company. He was wounded twice, lightly on 11/01/1941 and very seriously during the offensive on the outskirts of the city of Rzhev on 02/04/1942. After treatment in the evacuation hospital No. 358, due to a severe leg injury, from May 1942 he continued to serve as an adjutant of the movement battalion of the 20th railway regiment of the 50th operational railway. brigades of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. As part of the 20th railway. The regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Front fought as far as Romania. He carried out the assignments of the command, during the operation of the Romanian railways he showed good organizational skills and courage to ensure operational transportation. From August to September 1945, during the Soviet-Japanese War, he participated in the liberation of the city of Harbin in Manchuria from the Japanese invaders. For the exemplary performance of the command assignments on the fronts of the Patriotic War and for the heroism and wounds received in battles for the Motherland, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree (Front order number: 51 / n From: 04/03/1945 Issued: VS 2 of the Ukrainian Front Archive: TsAMO Fund: 33 Description: 690306 Storage unit: 1273 record number 41961498) and numerous medals, including: "For the defense of Moscow", "For the victory over Germany", "For the capture of Budapest", "For the victory over Japan" and others ... Demobilized in 1947 in the city of Chaybolsan, Mongolia, where at that time he supervised the restoration of the railway. Tsaplin Ivan Pavlovich was married to Tsaplina (Shchukina) Angelina Dmitrievna, with whom he served in the 20th railway regiment of the 50th operational railway. e. brigades of the 2nd Ukrainian Front from 1942 to 1945. In 1947, their eldest daughter Alina was born, in 1949 their son Mikhail was born and in 1954 their youngest daughter Tatiana was born - that's me. Dad was an invalid of the Second World War, he worked as the head of the Pavlovo station on the Neva, Tosnensky district, Leningrad region, where he died in 1971.

Tsupilo Nikolai Trofimovich was born in 1916 in Ukraine. He lived in a small village. He loved children very much and therefore always wanted to become a teacher. He had a large family, five brothers. After school, he entered the pedagogical technical school, and when he finished, he went to work at a local school Nikolai Trofimovich was supposed to teach biology and geography, but since there were not enough teachers, he had to teach other subjects. At that time, the teaching profession was considered very valuablĕ. The male teachers even had an exemption from military service, they were not taken into the army. But in 1939, the Second World War began, and even those who had liberation were taken into the army. Great-grandfather served two years, was supposed to serve another year and go homĕ. But in 1941 the Great Patriotic War began. Tsupilo Nikolai Trofimovich fought the entire war from the first to the last day, served in good faith. In 1941 he was wounded. He was offered to return home, but he refused and continued to serve. He received his first medal for the defense of Moscow. In August 1941, during the battles at the Solovyevskaya crossing, the regiment in which Nikolai Trofimovich served was subjected to brutal bombardment. It seemed that it was already impossible to get out of the shelling, but Nikolai Trofimovich led the soldiers out and saved the regimental banner. For this feat he was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War of the 2nd degree. December 1942 to February 1944 Tsupilo Nikolai Trofimovich was the assistant chief for rank and file and sergeant staff of the 79th Air Defense Division.