Dedkov Sergey Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Dedkov Sergey Ivanovich, my father's father. Born on 14.01.1920 in the village of Chernizhovo, Unechsky district, Bryansk region. On 20.10.1940, he was called up for military service in the 116th rifle regiment of the 21st red banner rifle division, stationed in the far East. From there he went to war. On 11.09.1941, the division began moving to the Northern section of the Karelian front. He fought on the Leningrad, Karelian and 1st Belorussian fronts. Awarded the order of the red star, medals: "For the defense of Leningrad"," for the defense of the Soviet Arctic"," for the liberation of Warsaw"," for the capture of Berlin","for the victory over Germany". He has 8 commendations from comrade Stalin, including for the liberation of Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) and the capture of Berlin. Three times wounded. In the 116th rifle regiment of the 21st red banner rifle division, he fought until October 1943. He was a sapper, went on reconnaissance. From October 1943 to October 1945, he fought in the 59th guards mortar regiment as the commander of the Katyusha gun. Participated in the "searchlight attack" under the command of Marshal Zhukov on the Seelow heights in the Berlin offensive on April 16-19, 1945. While liberating one of the concentration camps, presumably on the territory of Poland, I met my fellow countryman from the village of Chernizhovo among the prisoners. He finished his front-line career in may 1946 with the rank of Sergeant as a gun commander in the 22nd guards mortar brigade. Participated in the Soviet-Japanese war. From the award list: "November 8 and 9, 1942 in the battle for the height" Camel" Podporozhsky district of the Leningrad region t. Men acted with intelligence in a group of obstacle clearing. Skilfully providing passage to the enemy's wire fence, he was the first to break into the trenches and shoot at point-blank range, fleeing in a panic belofinov. One burst of machine gun destroyed 4 of the white bandits. Participating in the repulse of 27 enemy counterattacks tov. Dedkov destroyed 10 white Finnish soldiers and officers. Comrade Dedkov is worthy of the government award of the order of the red Star."