Sushinsky Alexey Petrovich was born on March 7, 1921, in the Kalinin Region, Bezhetsk District, the village of Vydumer. After graduating from high school, in 1939 he entered 2nd Leningrad Red Banner Artillery School, after which in June 1941 he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant. Then he was sent to the Odessa Military District and was appointed Commander of the measuring and sighting platoon of the headquarters battery of the 265th Corps Artillery Regiment. _x000D_ Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he participated in the defense of Odessa as part of the Regiment. Then the Regiment was evacuated to the Crimea, where it took part in the defense of Sevastopol. During the defense of Sevastopol, Alexei Petrovich was awarded the rank of Senior Lieutenant, and in March 1942, he was appointed adjutant of the Regiment Commander. In April 1942, the Regiment was renamed 18th Guards Red Banner Artillery Regiment. _x000D_ Alexey Petrovich took part in the defense of the city until July 3, 1942. On this day, he was wounded, and the next day on July 4, 1942, he was captured near the Chersonesos lighthouse. He remained in captivity until August 28, 1942, and on the night of August 28-29, during transportation by rail, he escaped from a carriage near the Znamenka station of the Kirovograd Region. Then he tried to get to the front line and go out to the Soviet troops. Through the occupied territory he reached the Krasnodar Territory, where at a farm had found the Russian troops. After that, he was reviewed in a special counterintelligence department. Later he was appointed Commander of a control platoon of 773 Artillery Regiment of 317th Rifle Division (2nd formation). Then, in September 1943, he was appointed battery Commander of the same Regiment. As part of the unit, he took part in the liberation of the Taman Peninsula, the liberation of Uzhgorod, the overcoming of the Carpathians, in the breakthrough of the defense in the mountains of Värteshegy, the capture of the cities of Brno, Gyor, Magyarovar. For participation in these operations, the troops received gratitude from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief I.V. Stalin. _x000D_ Alexey Petrovich was a participant in the combat for the Caucasus, the liberation of the Kuban, a participant in the storming of Budapest and Vienna. He had a celebration of Victory in Czechoslovakia. _x000D_ Further, as part of the unit, he was transferred to the Far East, where he took part in the war with Japan. In the summer of 1946, he retired from the Armed Forces with the rank of Captain and returned home after 7 years of absence. In addition to the wound received near Sevastopol, he was wounded 2 more times: during the liberation of the Taman Peninsula and during the assault on Budapest. _x000D_ After the war he worked as a teacher in a rural school. He passed away in 1998. _x000D_ Awards: the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree was received in 1985, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Victory. _x000D_ Medals: For Defense of Odessa, For Defense of Sevastopol, For Defense of the Caucasus, For Capture of Budapest, For Capture of Vienna, For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945, For Victory Over Japan and many jubilee medals.