Faces of war

Doronin Ivan Yegorovich

Dichko Taisiya Nikolaevna

Delucov Mikhail Ivanovich

Dubenkova (Sannikova) Varvara Karpovna

Durakov Ivan Grigoryevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Our great-grandfather, Ivan Grigoryevich Durakov, was born on June 25, 1927, in the village of Chernaya Kurya, Altai territory, and died on November 14, 1995 in Moscow. The Altai territory is located in the South of Western Siberia. And then moved to the state farm "Sibiryak" in Novosibirsk. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany attacked our country and the Great Patriotic war began. Great-grandfather Vanya was then 13 years old, he studied at school. The elder brother, great-grandfather of Vanya, Peter, immediately went to the front, in 1942 he went missing. Great-grandfather Vanya searched for his brother for many years. In 1944, great-grandfather Vanya was 17 years old, he was drafted into the army and sent to study as an aircraft mechanic in Abakan. This is a very important military profession. The aircraft mechanic makes sure that the engine of the aircraft works well, the life of the pilot depends on it. And if the plane was damaged in battle, the aircraft mechanic must quickly repair it. In the spring of 1945, great-grandfather Vanya was sent to a military unit in Germany. He served in the army for 8 and a half years. And great-grandfather Vanya served for so long because so many people died during the war. It was necessary to wait until the young aircraft mechanics grew up and learned. Siberians occupy a special place in the battles and battles of the great Patriotic war. About Siberia in Hitler's geography textbook for 1942 wrote: "Siberia is a cold and desolate land where semi-wild creatures of various mixed races live." Many peoples live in Siberia: Russians, Yakuts, Buryats, Khakas, Nenets, evens, Chukchi, Shors, Khanty, Mansi, Nanai, Koryaks, Altaians, Tuvans, Itelmen, Yukagirs, Nivkhs, Dolgans, Teleuts, Siberian Tatars, Selkups, all Siberian peoples fought against fascism. Siberian soldiers fought with the hated enemy near Moscow and on the Volga, defended Leningrad, crossed the Dnieper, participated in the liberation of Ukraine and the Baltic States, stormed Berlin, and helped many European peoples free themselves from the Nazis. After the victory of our troops at Moscow and until the very end of the war all German headquarters said: "Where the Siberians are, there is victory!" and they were afraid of the Siberians. The movement of the Siberian units was carefully monitored by enemy intelligence.

Dzvonkowska (Sergeeva) Alexandra Yakovlevna

Didiciev Vasily Andreyevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Didichev Vasily Andreevich, began his military career in the Finnish war. On July 12, 1941, he was drafted into the red Army. Since 17.10.1941, my grandfather was the commander of 288 SD on the Chudovo-Volkhov front: the soldiers of our army held back the Nazi offensive on Leningrad. On October 23, 1941, the Germans broke through the defenses. In one of the fierce battles, near the village of Ostrov (Leningrad region, Chudovsky district), my grandfather was wounded in the leg and lost consciousness. When he awoke, he saw the muzzle of a German submachine gun in front of him... So he was captured, where he stayed for 4 years and experienced all its horrors. From 23.10.1941 to 03.11.141 I was in a camp near Riga. From 03.11.1941 to 01.12.1941-camp No. 320 in East Prussia. 01.12.1941-29.04.1942-gultsevo camp (?). 29.04.1942 – 15. 07.1942 – camp Justovo (?). 15.02.1943-28.04.1943-altwarp camp (Germany). 28.04.1943 – 20.09.1943 camp of Szczecin (Germany) – the prisoners were engaged in repair of roofs after the bombing. 30.09.1943-30.04.1945 - camp Wolgast (Germany)-prisoners built an Elevator for processing Russian wheat (on the Baltic sea coast), dug land-approaches for ships. After these works, the construction supervisor (German max) took my grandfather to the basement, to the workshop. There he made slats that lined the Elevator. This facility was under security. When the Soviet Army began to advance, the Germans prepared to retreat at 3 am. On April 30, the Germans ordered a retreat. There was a panic, and the Nazis began to shoot people. Four prisoners, including the grandfather, hid underground under the boards. They stayed there until noon, when Soviet soldiers liberated the concentration camp. On may 5, 1945, my grandfather was assigned to serve in PP No. 96072 in the 166 military commandant's office for released prisoners of war and repatriated citizens of allied countries, in the commandant's guard company of the city of Prenzlau (Germany). In this city, the survivors of foreign prisoners of war released from Nazi concentration camps were collected and sent to their homeland. My grandfather repatriated the Hungarian military, sending them home via Berlin. October 20, 1945 for honest and conscientious service, was presented to the award and was discharged with the characteristic: "showed himself as a good and honest citizen who followed the orders of the commander in the specified period." My grandfather got home by freight trains: first to Moscow, then to Molodechno, then to Bologoe. There, my grandfather had a bad leg ache – acute rheumatism. Somehow getting into the car, he got to Brusovo. From there he went on foot to the village of the Liquid. Grandfather covered this distance of 5 km in 4 hours… He died on 17.06.2006.

Dudin Timofey Ilyich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: major. Branch of military: army, air force (except marine aviation), the coast guard, the troops of the NKVD border troops. Division: 12th division of the NKVD troops for the protection of especially important industrial enterprises. From the document of the Secretariat of the Deputy. The NKVD (the troops): Dudin Timofey Ilyich (21.01.1892-19.10.1944), representative of the command and commanding staff of the OGPU-NKVD, major. Born on January 21, 1892, a native of the North Dvina province, Nikolsky uyezd, d. Surovtsy. He served in the Tsarist army. Participated in the First World war and the Civil war. In 1941, major T. I. Dudin was the head of the 4th Department of the headquarters of the 12th Libavsky border detachment of the PV NKVD of the Baltic district. Participant of the great Patriotic war from 22.6.1941 during the defense of Libava. He went missing no later than 24.11.1941. (RGVA f. 32880 op. 1D.147 l. 561) Major T. I. Dudin was captured on July 01, 1941 in Riga. He died in the Stalag 350 pow camp on October 19, 1944 during an air RAID. In the questionnaire, he reported the place of birth of the KGB And indicated the last place of service of the 13th SD, the military rank of major. The fact of service in the NKVD PV before the enemy was not disclosed. He was awarded the St. George cross of the 1st degree (in fact, his great-grandfather was awarded 4 crosses, but they had to be hidden from the Soviet authorities). From the memoirs of major V. I. Yakushev, former head of the 12th Libavsky border detachment of the NKVD of the Baltic district: "Now for the third time he had to take up arms. Major T. I. Dudin went to break through the enemy encirclement, hiding the banner of our border guard under his tunic. T. I. Dudin was a highly disciplined commander and a very modest man. From the stories of the border guards who managed to break out of the encirclement, it is clear that among them was major Dudin, who was seen in the forests of Kurzeme. What was his fate? One of the border guards wrote to me after the war that Dudin was allegedly captured. I have known Dudin for many years from working together and am convinced that the banner did not fall into the hands of the enemy. ""in June of the forty-first..." (Pages of the heroic defense of Liepaja) RIGA "AVOTS", 1986 From the data of OBD-memorial. Captured on July 1, 1941 in the battle to defend the capital of Latvia, Riga. Died in captivity. Immortalized in the book Of memory of border guards (vol . 1), but as allegedly lost in the mythical Riga oflag-53 (actually stationed in the Memel region of East Prussia), and not in the Bavarian oflag-13D. My great-grandfather was buried in Germany, in the city of Nuremberg, in the southern cemetery, 19 plate, 74 table.

Deryagin Peter Mikhailovich_x000D_ _x000D_ In August 1941, my great-grandfather Deryagin Peter Mikhailovich went to the front in the infantry troops from the village of Pecherino in the Kotlas district of the Arkhangelsk region. At Leningrad in the autumn of the same year, his army under the command of General Vlasov was surrounded. Then the survivors, exhausted soldiers of the red Army were captured by the Germans. The Germans were taking prisoners of war, including my great-grandfather, to East Prussia. The camp was located near the city of Koenigsberg (now Kaliningrad). For two years and nine months, my great-grandfather was held captive. My great-grandfather met the victory at Kenigsberg. He returned home in November 1945. And when the Red Army went on the offensive, our scouts came across a place where prisoners of war worked, including my great-grandfather. The scouts disarmed the German guards gave the call letters to go across the front line. And then at night those who could still move, who had enough strength, crossed the front line and found themselves at our side. A lot of our soldiers died in the camp because of the terrible famine. Those who were able to survive survived thanks to a bag of crackers they found in the field where they were working. And those who worked in that place did not take this bag to the camp, but hid it, and every day they took honestly a cracker. After crossing the front line, my great-grandfather and all those who escaped were checked and interrogated for a long time. Then they gave me two weeks off, and then they sent me to the front. They were sent to a regular company, not to the penal battalion. My great-grandfather met the victory at Kenigsberg. He returned home in November 1945.

Demyanenko Ivan Nikitovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Demyanenko Ivan Nikitovich – my great-grandfather, with whom I, unfortunately, have never been personally acquainted. However, my grandfather, Viktor Ivanovich Demyanenko, told me a lot about his father, including his exploits in the war. Ivan Demyanenko was born on September 12 (new style – 25), 1917 in the village of Alekseyevka (now-Bilmaksky district of Zaporozhye region of Ukraine) in the family of a peasant. In 1935, he graduated from the pedagogical technical school in Berdyansk, after which he worked as a teacher. In 1939, Ivan Nikitovich was called up to serve in the Workers 'and peasants' Red Army. In 1941, he graduated from the Moscow artillery school. Since the same year-on the fronts of the great Patriotic war. By October 1943, senior Lieutenant Ivan Demyanenko was commanding a battery of the 399th howitzer artillery regiment of the 2nd guard’s howitzer artillery brigade of the 1st guards artillery division of the 65th army of the Central front. Distinguished himself during the battle of the Dnepr. October 15, 1943 near the villages Krupeika and Shitzy Loyevsky district, Gomel region, Belarusian SSR in the part of the assault team Demyanenko was one of the first crossed the Dnepr and took an active part in the capture of the bridgehead. By correcting the artillery fire of his regiment, he helped to successfully repel counterattacks and hold the bridgehead. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 24, 1943 for "exemplary performance of command assignments at the front against the German invaders and displaying courage and heroism" Lieutenant Ivan Demyanenko was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the order of Lenin and medal "gold Star" No. 2315. After the end of the war, Demyanenko continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1958, he graduated from the Central artillery officer course. In 1960, with the rank of major, he was retired to the reserve. Lived and worked in Lviv. He died on November 23, 1978 and was buried at the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv. Honorary citizen of Ternopil. A bust of Demyanenko was installed in Alekseyevka. Awards and titles: - the title Hero of the Soviet Union.Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 24, 1943; - order of Lenin; - Gold Star Medal No. 2315; - Order Of The Red Star. Order of the commander of artillery of the 13th army No. 37 of September 8, 1944; - Order of the red Star. Order of the Military Council of the 1st Ukrainian front No. 80 / n of June 8, 1945; - Order of the red Star. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1955; - Medal "for the victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945". Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of may 9, 1945; USSR Medals.

Dedov Alexander Andreevich

Georgy Polikarpovich Ponomarev (at the right) with his adjutant Nicholas Kozhin. He was awarded with the French Order of the Military Cross with a Bronze Star.

Nefedov Sergey Egorovich, Sosnovka village, Tambov region, 1916 The sapper.He went through the whole war, reached Konigsberg. He ended the war in Port Arthur in the Far East.

War photos, Nicholas Alekseevich Kichkailov, Private

Rudnev Ilya Pavlovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Red army soldier. Unit: 11th cavalry division. My great-grandfather went to war in early 1942, leaving his wife 5 months pregnant with the twelfth as a child and never came back. According to the documents that were found, "disappeared" on June 12-August 1942. When I started looking for its history, I found out that part of it wasn't even in the area mentioned in the documents. Official data: Ilya Rudnev, red army soldier. Date of birth: __. __.1899. Place of birth: Voronezh region, Vodopyanova R-n, S. Springs, D. Red. Date and place of call: Vodopyanova RVC, the Voronezh region, Vodopyanova district. Last duty station: 11 CP 2 d-n 4 ESC. 3 VZV. p / I 83/4 date of disposal__. 08. 1942. Reason for departure: missing. Source of information: CAMD Wife: Rudneva Akulina A. R. 1889, the Voronezh region, Vodopyanova R-n St Chirikovo d Red. The story is strange, his regiment at that time was on the Kalinin front, 2 months out of the encirclement near Rzhev, as soon as it came out, it was immediately disbanded due to the fact that it was practically absent; almost all were killed. The date of disbandment of the regiment is also June 12, 1942... It is said about my grandfather that he died at Shadrinsk. There wasn't even any fighting there, deep in the rear - how could he have gone missing there? There is also a story from the mouth of the grandmother (daughter of Ilya Pavlovich), that he was a cavalryman, died because he fell from his horse during the attack... Fell, crashed, lived for three days and died... If he went missing, where does this data come from? I turned to the volunteers conducting the search, here's what they write: Rudnev's Wife A. A., having no information about her husband, submitted a request for his search and indicated all the information available about him, including Shadrinsk, p / I 83/4, in which, most likely, Rudnev was in the reserve regiment of the training unit immediately after the call. I tried to break through the OBD, but I didn't find any fighters with this address. Reports of irretrievable losses: Report number 85930. Type of report reports of irretrievable losses. Date of report 16.10.1944. Part name: 4 ed. Information from the report on irretrievable losses: last Name: Rudnev. Name: Ilya. Patronymic Name: Pavlovich. Date of birth/Age __.__. 1899. Place of birth Voronezh region, Vodopyanova R-n, S. Springs, D. Red. Date and place of call Vodopyanovsky RVC, Voronezh region, Vodopyanovsky district Last duty station 11 KP 2 d-n 4 esk. 3 VZV. p / I 83/4. Military rank: red army soldier. Reason for departure: missing. Date of disposal: __. 08. 1942. Name of the information source: TSAMO. Information source Fund number: 58. information source inventory Number: 18002. In column 4 "in what part did you serve", all the information available to the wife about the husband's service is indicated, i.e. and the training (spare) part in Shadrinsk.11 KP 5 KD 26.11.41 converted to 1 guards 1 GV. KD (new numbering of division units assigned 10.2.1942)- http://www.soldat.ru/force/sssr/rkka/kav/06_kavpolk2.html1-я [ http://www.soldat.ru/force/sssr/rkka/kav/06_kavpolk2.html1-я] guards cavalry division - http://www.tankfront.ru/ussr/kd/gvkd01.html [ http://www.tankfront.ru/ussr/kd/gvkd01.html] on 01.06.1942 1st GV. KK-Zfna 01.07.1942 1st GV. KK - Zfvypisk from the combat characteristics of 1 GV. KD (TSAMO Fund 208 inventory 2511 storage unit 1047)"... H) After a five-month stay in the raid of the division, together with the rest of the Corps, Lieutenant General T. Belov, on the night of 11.6, the task was set – at all costs to break through the Baltutino – Yelnya highway and go to the district of the location of the partisan regiment "Lazo", in the future to go to break through the front, to connect with our troops. The output of the raid was divided into 4 main stages: the Breakthrough Baltasinskogo highway with access to the "Lazo"; the Assault on the Warsaw highway; the Breakthrough of water line at R. Snooty, in the district of the Pit, with the release of the Kirov forests; Breakthrough front.1. The breakthrough of the Baltuninsky highway was planned in the district of Berniki, here it was necessary to break through the 10 km strip occupied by the enemy. Before the division had the task to blow the Old, Lenovo and Bernice to go to R-n Sivtseva Solvency. In the morning 8.6.42 regiments engaged in battle with the enemy for Palimony. The enemy stubbornly resisted, but under the onslaught of our units was forced to withdraw to Buda Staraya and Lechovo. By 2.00 9.6.42 parts, breaking the resistance of the PR-ka near Lechovo and Buda Staraya, capturing Berniki and putting up a barrier on the highway-5 GV. KP in horse formation attacked the highway and broke into the district of Sivtsevo-Solovenki... during this operation, the enemy suffered heavy losses in both manpower and equipment. The German command, having learned about the breakthrough, threw up to two regiments of bomber and fighter aircraft to defeat and destroy the Belovsky group. Parts of the division, concentrated in the district: Bol. Pavlovo, Berezovka and the surrounding forest were subjected to continuous bombardment every day for 16 hours. There was not a moment when the air was not circling from 5 to 10 enemy aircraft, but this had little effect on the guards, who had to be in a worse situation. 2. with two crossings, the division is concentrated in the woods under the Warsaw highway. On the night of 12.6 the division, having made a March, concentrated in the woods in the village of Klin. From dawn until 23.00 again continuous bombing. The Germans wanted to morally influence the horse guards, but it was useless. People are determined only to break through and no bombing could not keep the desire to get out of the raid with honor and valor. On the night of 15.6, the division's units were concentrated in the forest at 226.4 km. North of Varshavki and 16.6, the division commenced a major task – to storm highway. To 1.00 17.6 (5 and 3 Guards. KP), (Here, apparently, an error with the date – to 1.00 16.7), breaking the heavy fire of the enemy, broke through the highway in the area: the farm Border and Zaitsivka, putting up barriers right and left, thereby ensuring the passage of parts. The enemy was taken aback at the beginning by the sudden action of the guards, but, having recovered, immediately threw up tanks and began to fire at our skipping units with a hurricane of artillery. For three km, already behind the highway, breaking the resistance of the PR-ka division by 7.00 16.6 went into the woods of the Red district. 3. Shelves by March in the period of daylight, to 23: 00 16.6 focused – the forest and the shrubs of the West. Lazinki, by the same time 1 GV. K (P?) with the battle captured the crossing in the district of lazinki, covered the withdrawal through the river. Snopot, which at the quarry, under machine-gun and mortar fire of the enemy slipped through the Kirov forests in the district of Gurikov, where they concentrated by dawn 17.6. After giving rest to the personnel and horses, on the night of 19.6, they began to perform the last and most important task – breaking the front. Breaking the main points of resistance on the front line, being subjected to a hurricane of fire at one o'clock, and passing completely unnoticed at one o'clock, the regiments left the RAID at dawn on 22.6, successfully completing a glorious campaign on the enemy's rear. The Chief Of Staff Of 1 GW. CD GW. Major (Tokarev). The Military Commissar Of The Headquarters Of 1 GW. CD GW. Baht. The Commissioner (Babucke) Head Office 1 GW. The Captain (The Elderly)." That's all I know so far.