Order of the Red Star

Dobatkin Valentin Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Second Lieutenant. Branch of service: Artillery. Colonel of justice V. I. Dobatkin, honored lawyer of Russia. Valentin Ivanovich Dobatkin was born on December 8, 1923 in the village of Betino in the Kasimovsky district of the Ryazan region in the family of the Director of a rural school. He finished the 10th grade in Moscow in 1941, from where he was called to the front soon after graduation. He first fought in the rank of private, was sent to Stalingrad. At the end of the battle of Stalingrad, commander of the 62nd army of the Stalingrad front V. I. Chuikov summoned Valentin Dobatkin and two other soldiers - the only ones left alive out of the thousands of men who were first recruited into their brigade - and said that he had no moral right to send them to the West to continue fighting, and that the best reward for them would be a referral to study at the guards mortar and artillery school. Valentin Dobatkin finished the war with the rank of second Lieutenant, was awarded numerous orders, medals and distinctions, including the medals "for military merit", "for the defense of Stalingrad", "for the victory over Germany", the order of the great Patriotic War of the 1st degree", the order of the red star. After the war, V. I. Dobatkin entered the Military Law Academy in Moscow, where he graduated with a gold medal and then served for many years in the military Prosecutor's office. Honored lawyer of Russia, Honorary worker of justice of Russia Colonel Valentin Ivanovich Dobatkin retired from the post of Moscow city military Prosecutor, head of the military Prosecutor's office of the Moscow garrison. The war hero died after a long illness - a consequence of the wounds of the battle of Stalingrad - on February 25, 2008. The memory of him is alive among his students, colleagues and relatives.

Dragunov Viktor Mikhailovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Captain. Branch of service: army, air force (except marine aviation), the coast guard, the troops of the NKVD border troops. Division: 21st guards rifle nevelskaya division. My great-grandfather, Viktor Dragunov, was born on 27.02.1911 in the village of Brasovo, Bryansk region. In a peasant family, my great-grandfather was one of seven children. He was used to hard work from childhood. After school, my great-grandfather graduated from Cherepovets mechanical technical school. Then he worked at the Stalingrad tractor plant and later as a mechanic at a Sawmill in Navla (Bryansk region). In 1941, with the rank of Lieutenant of communications (great-grandfather graduated from military training courses for Junior officers in Central Asia), he went to the front. He was the commander of a Telegraph and cable platoon, and then the commander of a communications company. My great-grandfather received his first award, the order of the red Star, in October 1943, for fighting in the area East of Kotelva. From the award list of the 122 separate guards communications battalion: Dragoons, commanding a platoon, showed himself to be a bold, brave, initiative and resolute commander, his platoon providing communication between the command post of the corps Commander and the Commander of the 69th Rifle division… In difficult conditions of battle and at crucial moments under continuous artillery and mortar fire of the enemy, tov. Dragunov himself personally went to the line. They personally eliminated 6 injuries, which made it possible to smoothly manage the troops and timely transfer of orders and orders. Great-grandfather participated in the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary from the Nazi invaders and ended the war in the Austrian capital of Vienna, with the rank of captain of the 21st Guards. Rifle corps of the Fourth Army. After the war, my great-grandfather moved to live in the Tula region. Odoev, where he worked as a mechanic at the Odoevsky cannery. From my grandfather's stories, I learned that my great-grandfather had a great sense of humor, was always very athletic, fit and hardworking. Cadet of the may day cadet school of the Tula region, Shchekinsky district of the 7th " D " class, Anton Dragunov.

Domanov Vladimir Vasilyevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Sergeant. Branch of service: Artillery. Division: 238th rifle Karachevsky red banner order of Suvorov and Kutuzov division. Vladimir Vasilyevich was called up for war on August 25, 1942 by the Kurkinsky district military enlistment office in the 693rd Artillery regiment of the 238th red banner Order of Suvorov division, formed in the city of Arzamas as a radio operator. From September 1, 1942 to March 31, 1943, he participated in combat operations on the Kalinin front. From April 1, 1943 to October 20, 1943, he participated in the fighting of the Bryansk front, and from October 20, 1943 to April 24, 1944 in the first formation of the Belarusian front, and from April 24, 1944 in the second formation of the Belarusian front. In the battles with the German invaders in the winter of 1945, Vladimir Vasilyevich showed courage and ability to fight. March 26, 1945 with the destruction of the Danzig enemy, replacing the incapacitated telephone operator, in a severe artillery fire, eliminated six gusts lines of communication across the Dead Vistula, thereby ensuring seamless connection of the battery commander with the infantry and firing positions. For skilful fighting and courage, he was awarded the order of the Red star. In the battle for the city of Danzig on March 31, 1945, while in the infantry battle formations, under heavy enemy fire, he continuously kept in touch with firing positions. In this battle, he was wounded by a shell fragment, despite the wound, he continued to maintain radio contact, not leaving the battlefield until our infantry reached the Baltic sea. For excellent combat actions, he was awarded the Order of Glory, III degree. After the war ended, Vladimir Vasilyevich served in Germany for two years. He was also awarded the order of the Patriotic war II degree, medals for the capture of Konigsberg and for the victory over Germany, as well as other awards.

Dorozhkin Ivan Stepanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Captain military branch: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guard Unit: 248th rifle Odessa red banner division My uncle, Ivan Dorozhkin, was born on September 4, 1922 in the village of Novopanskoe in the Mikhailovsky district of the then Moscow and now Ryazan region. In 1940, when he reached the age of eighteen, he was drafted into the red Army, where he met the beginning of the war. After completing the accelerated courses of the military school, having received the specialty of a sapper, with the rank of second Lieutenant, he was sent to the front on August 18, 1941. At the beginning of the war, he fought on the southern front, and then on the Ukrainian and Belarusian fronts .As part of 902s. p 248 p. d 5ud.And passed a glorious battle path: participated in the liberation of Warsaw, crossing the river. The Oder, the capture of Berlin. He was seriously wounded twice. Awarded two orders of the red banner, two orders of the red star, medals "for the liberation of Warsaw"; " for the capture of Berlin"; "For the victory over Germany" after demobilization, Ivan Stepanovich returned to his native village and after graduating from the pedagogical school began working as a teacher.During his long career, he raised more than one generation of students. I tried to instill in children and girls love for the Motherland, honesty, decency, respect for the older generation, all the qualities that are sometimes lacking in our time.Even after retiring, he did not remain without the attention of his students . On May 9, his Birthday, his house was always full of flowers and greetings.My uncle was always ready to help, to help not only with good advice but also with deeds.He has always been an example for us. In the year of the 70th anniversary of the great Victory, he died. The memory of dear uncle van will always remain in our hearts.

Dvukhsherstnov Vladimir Georgievich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Paramedic. Branch of the armed forces: Military medical staff. My grandfather, Vladimir Georgievich Dvukhsherstnov, was born in the village of Ulanovo in the Medynsky district of the Kaluga region. There were six children in the family – three brothers and three sisters. He was the eldest. Before the war, he graduated with honors from the Kaluga zootechnical technical school and worked as a zootechnician in Tarus. Then he was drafted into the army and sent to study at the Kiev military medical school, graduated in early July 1941, and was sent to Moscow as a military paramedic in the cavalry corps of General Dovator, who participated in the defeat of the Nazis near Moscow. For the courage and heroism shown by the cavalrymen near Moscow, the Dovator corps received the right to be called the guards. During the great Patriotic war, the cavalry corps made raids up to 100 km behind enemy lines, while it destroyed the fascists, their equipment, weapons and food depots, and deprived them of communication. The enemy panicked and retreated. My grandfather took part in horse scouting raids and told me how obedient the horses were. They were as quiet as humans. My grandfather said that they are very sensitive animals and great helpers to people. They had to hide in the scouting, and the horses and men lay quietly in the snow. It was cold, and the horses warmed the people. During heavy fighting, my grandfather not only fought, but also carried out the wounded from the battlefield, provided them with first aid, and worked in a field hospital. The guards cavalry corps, in which my great-grandfather served, traveled thousands of military kilometers from Moscow to Berlin. Great-grandfather was lucky in the war: in all the years of the war, he lost seven horses, and he was never wounded. For courage and bravery, my great-grandfather was awarded two orders of the red star, two medals "for military merit", medals" for the defense of Moscow"," for the liberation of Warsaw"," for the capture of Berlin","for the victory over Germany". After the war, my grandfather continued to serve in the Soviet Army, graduated from the Omsk military medical school and became a dentist. After the end of the service, he returned to Kaluga and until his last days worked in the clinic of the Kaluga turbine plant, where patients called him "our real Aibolit"for his kind heart and Golden hands.Everyone remembers him as a cheerful and hardworking person.

Dobronravov Vasily Vasilievich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Colonel Branch of military: artillery Division: 24th rifle Samara-Ulyanovsk berdichevskaya three times red banner of the order of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Iron division My grandfather, Colonel Vasily Dobronravov, participated in the fighting of four wars: world war I, Civil, Finnish and great Patriotic 1941-1945.g. His first awards-the Order of Lenin, the Order of the red Star and the medal "XX years of the red Army"-he received before the second world war, which he met with the rank of Colonel, as Deputy division Chief for Artillery. This was the famous motorized rifle Samara-Ulyanovsk Berdichev Iron three times red banner orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky division, which was commanded by major General Galitsky. In June 1941, the division was in Belarus near Grodno and was one of the first to take on the enemy's attack. The soldiers and officers of the Iron fought with unparalleled bravery, but the division was surrounded, and at the military Council, the command decided to fight their way to their own, divided into three groups. The heavy weapons that my grandfather was responsible for were saved by two-thirds, and it was not cars that took them out and carried them on their shoulders, but people! These exciting episodes of the war days are beautifully described in the books of writers Belyaev (Never fade) and Polevoy (the Feat continues.). On the pages of these books, the chief of artillery, Colonel Dobronravov, is mentioned more than once. My grandfather went through the entire war, was both in the Caucasus and in Tehran, and after the war he was accepted for service in the General staff, but he asked to be sent to the troops. Not immediately, but the request was respected and at the end of the forties he was sent to Belarus, dear to his heart, as Deputy commander of the Belarusian military district for artillery. Remember, as a little girl came with her parents to visit her grandparents in Kolodishchi, where was located the landfill and grandpa's house, and how impossibly perfect, I saw my brave grandfather in a beautiful uniform! Thank you, dear, for these wonderful memories, for the clear sky above us, for our lives!!!

Durakov Arkady Anatolyevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Senior Sergeant Branch of military: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guard Division: 9th guards rifle red banner division Arkady A. Durakov at the age of 28 was called up by the Irbit RVC of the Sverdlovsk region on 27.07.1941 in the red army. He was trained at the Riga military school, which was evacuated to the Sverdlovsk region. Took part in the parade on November 07, 1941. On the Central front from 27.11.1941 to 17.01.1942 Senior Sergeant A. A. Durakov being on the Central front as part of the 28th rifle brigade as a cadet, performing the task of the command in an offensive battle to capture the village of "katyushki" in the Moscow region, he was lightly wounded on 04.12.1941. During the transfer of the machine-gun squad through the village through the gardens, the cadet dragged a machine gun and disks and fell behind the squad leader. When he climbed over the next fence, he was seen by a German who came out of the house at that moment, who, without thinking twice, fired at him from a machine gun in a short burst, almost without aiming, because he was in a hurry to escape. This haste saved Arkady, who was slightly wounded in the right thigh. From 04.12.1942 to 26.12.1941 he was treated in the evacuation hospital. The hospital Commission recognized him as fit for military service and sent him to a military unit for further service. Participating in battles of 9 guards rifle division of the Central front, performing a combat mission command intelligence emplacements of the enemy, the commander of machine-gun branch of the separate reconnaissance Sergeant of Fools A. A. was seriously wounded in both legs 17.01.1942 g., the foot of the left leg torn off at once. He was treated in the evacuation hospital No. 1868 until 12.05.1942, where part of the left leg up to the knee was amputated. The Commission found him unfit for further service. He was presented to the Order of the red star on August 17, 1950, which was replaced by the order of glory of the 3rd degree on February 21, 1951, which was also replaced by the medal "for bravery".

Denega (Denegin) Mikhail Fedorovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Red army soldier I want to tell you about my great - grandfather-Denegin Mikhail Fedorovich. He was born on February 14, 1910 in Pyatigorsk. His parents died, so he was raised by his own uncle. He studied, and at the age of 16 became the Chairman of the collective farm. In 1938, my great-grandfather worked as the Chairman of the collective farm. It was a terrible time! There was a lot of treachery and cruelty in the country, people were exiled and shot on false denunciations. The VGKCHP ordered my great-grandfather to make a list of "Traitors, Enemies of the People", but Mikhail Fyodorovich did not do this, he warned all these people at night and, taking his family, left the collective farm for Mineralnye Vody. By doing so, I saved the lives of these people and my family. All his life he hated meanness and betrayal! In the summer of 1941, he was taken to the front from the Smolensk region. 2 hard years great-grandfather fought, fighting for the Motherland. When he went to war, he had a wife and three children... But in 1941, he received news that the village where the family lived was burned by the Nazis, and no one was left alive. In August 1943, Mikhail Fedorovich was captured and ended up in the Koningsberg concentration camp in the city of Koningsberg, now the city of Kaliningrad. In 1945, shortly before the victory of our army, he managed to escape from captivity. After the war, his fate did not spoil. In 1948, he remarried and had four children, including my grandmother. But soon the great-grandfather found out that his children, who allegedly died, are alive! And they came to him! But after a while, his wife dies, and he had to raise seven children alone. But, despite all the difficulties, Mikhail Fedorovich did not leave them, and devoted his entire life to raising children. Great-grandfather brought up in them honesty, decency, love for one's neighbor, for the Motherland, taught them to lend a helping hand, and most importantly-to live for others, not for themselves. For me, my great-grandfather is a hero! His post-war life proved that he is A man with a capital letter. My great-grandfather has many medals and orders, including two orders of the red Star, for personal courage and bravery in battle. Having lived a difficult life, great-grandfather always remained worthy of respect. He died on March 23, 1993. I'm proud of my great-grandfather and I want to be like him!

Dubrov Gavriil Nikolaevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Gavriil Nikolaevich Dubrov in 1942, having received a certificate of secondary education, was called up by the Apanasenkovsky RVC in the Red Army and sent to the training regiment of Junior commanders. After taking the oath of office, with the rank of senior Sergeant, squad leader, as part of a marching company, he was sent to the 876th artillery regiment. He went through the battle path from the great Russian river Volga to Berlin. Gavriil Nikolaevich said that the battles at the front were difficult and bloody, but for him they were the most brutal on the Kursk bulge in July 1943 and the Berlin operation in April 1945. - On the Kursk bulge there was a deadly battle from sunrise to dark. Guns and mortars thundered. Everything was shaking from the roar of tanks and exploding shells and mines. There were hundreds of planes in the air, and everything was on fire. After heavy artillery and air training, field communications were disrupted, and it was necessary to restore it in hell, losing signalmen in open areas, under the bullets of enemy machine guns and mortars. On July 12, 1943, we launched a counteroffensive and liberated the city of Orel on August 5. Then there were bloody battles during the crossing of the Dnepr, the liberation of Kalinovichi, Bobruisk, Kovel, Lublin, the crossing of the bug river, the Vistula, the liberation of Warsaw and the storming of Berlin. In defeated Berlin, Gavriil Dubrov and his military friends signed on the walls of the Reichstag: "Stavropol residents, the victory is ours". Gavriil Nikolaevich Dubrovu had the honor to participate in the first post-war Victory Parade in Berlin in June 1945 in the area of the Reichstag and the Brandenburg gate. The parade was hosted by Marshal of the Soviet Union G. K. Zhukov, commander-in-Chief of the group of Soviet troops in Germany. Gavriil Dubov is also a participant in the Victory Parade in Moscow on red square in honor of the 55th anniversary of the great Victory over Germany.

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.

Elimbayev Michail Fedorovich Rank: Lieutenant military Branch of military: Artillery Division: 27th rifle Gdynia red banner division" My soul will live as long as I am remembered...", - Mikhail Fedorovich Elembayev. Born Michael F. Alimbaev in November of 1912 in the village of Kandas-Whitey Novotor district. He was two years old when his father died in the first imperialist war. Mikhail Fedorovich had a difficult life. All the transformations took place before his eyes and with his direct participation. He graduated from the Yoshkar-Ola teachers ' Institute and taught mathematics. He witnessed the collectivization of agriculture, was on the front line of the great Patriotic war, and participated in the post-war restoration of the national economy. He returned from the war with the order of the Patriotic war II degree, the order of the Red star and medals. In peacetime, labor and anniversary awards were added to the combat awards. At the age of 70, he began to keep brief records of the main milestones of his difficult life. In them, he tells about his mother and the years of study, youth, work in schools in Novotoryalsky district, the elimination of illiteracy among the population and, of course, the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945. Fragments of memories ... to the North, to the army. I was drafted into the army at the end of 1940. He served on the farthest-North-Western border of our homeland on the Kola Peninsula, where the long polar night was replaced by the polar day. I first saw the edge of the sun on February 28, 1941. And in June, it was a full polar day. The sun was no longer sinking below the horizon at all. Our generation had a very strong Patriotic spirit. We loved our Homeland and were proud of improving the life of our people. Both in the ranks and in their spare time, they sang a lot of drill songs. And it sounded in the far side: If tomorrow is a war, if tomorrow is a campaign, If the dark force descends… As one person, the entire Soviet people will stand up for the Motherland. On alert. On June 22, our platoon with two machine guns was taken to the border to reinforce the 6th border post. Even though we were trained in combat skills, we weren't really prepared to face our enemies properly. Many even never fired live ammunition, did not know how to load and throw live grenades. I, too, have never fired my Maxim at a target before. A week later, a thick fog descended on the coast of the Barents sea. The Germans took advantage of this and surrounded us on three sides. And the fourth Patsanski Bay. For three days and three nights we fought, trying to get out of the encirclement. We lost a lot of fighters. The order came: "submerge the machine Guns and ammunition and swim out of the encirclement."We descended from the rocky shore and just managed to sink the machine guns, as the Germans opened heavy fire on us. We fired back for a while. And when the tide came in, when they were up to their necks in water, there was only one way out - to swim to the middle of the Bay, so that enemy bullets would not reach them. Canvas boots and a roll coat pulled down. I rolled onto my back and kicked them off. It was hard to swim. I rested in the water, lying on my back, and swam on. And so, for more than two kilometers, until it reached the coast of the Sredny Peninsula. Our Small Earth. From 33 soldiers of our platoon, only seven were left alive. In the unit, we were considered missing and my mother was sent a notification about it. On the other Bank we met other members of our thinned battalion. I was given a machine gun again. Our unit held the defense on the Sredny and Rybachy peninsulas. The Germans then tried to block the Northern fleet and the 14th Army from the Mainland, to occupy Murmansk. We prevented them from achieving this goal. Everyone knows about Malaya Zemlya on the black sea coast of Novorossiysk. And here was our Northern Small land, we defended it stoutly. We kept in touch with the outside world. We managed to defend Arkhangelsk and the approaches to Murmansk. Either a bullet in front or a bullet in the back! On the ridge of Musta-Tunturi, which separated the Kola and Sredny peninsulas, in August 41, the fascists dominated, constantly firing at us. And our command decided to take this height. All week there were fights for the hill. Once I was called to the headquarters and ordered to take seven soldiers with me, creep up under the ridge unnoticed and support the planned assault on the hill. Ten more fighters were waiting for us there. After consulting, we decided to go into a bayonet attack. But the Germans saw through our plan and drove us off the cliff with heavy fire. The second attack was also unsuccessful. I was called to the phone, the order was harsh: "Take the hill! Either a bullet in front or a bullet in the back!» No exit. We collected as many grenades as possible, took them from the dead soldiers, put them in their pockets, gas masks and grenade bags. Two light machine guns were placed on the flanks. They launched a grenade and machine-gun attack. We took the hill! We took a break, ate, and rested. But the Germans came to their senses and started firing at us again. Get a grenade, fascist… A German grenade hissed and spun around me. Out of fear, I grabbed it and threw it away. It exploded in the air. This moment was a turning point for me: I started throwing German grenades. For a while I ran, playing with death like a snowball. And when I looked around, there was no one in front or behind us. I noticed two pairs of boots behind a block of rock. Who, I think, managed to come running before me? I jumped up to them-and right into the mess of blood. Here lay our dead soldiers. I was immediately followed by a burst of machine-gun fire. Well, I guess I'm finished, too. I still had three grenades left. But how do you know where the enemy machine gunner is shooting from? Without getting up, he placed one corpse on top of the other and pushed it forward. The German noticed, gave a turn. The bullets ricochet off to the side. It became clear that the machine gunner was hiding in 18-20 meters behind a large stone. There I threw two grenades one after the other...a few seconds later our people started a mortar attack. Suddenly I felt as if I had been hit with a heavy crowbar – a large fragment of a mine hit my pelvic bone. While I was still conscious, I crawled behind a block of rock. I don't remember anything further…This happened on August 20, 1941. And two days later, in a thick fog, I was found by a medical instructor and, shifting to a raincoat tent, dragged under the hill. From there, they were transported on a stretcher to the regimental medical unit on the Rybachy Peninsula. Then there was the convalescent battalion. And again, in front! The music didn't last long. Testingthe direction. Here we were given fur coats, felt boots and warm underwear. After changing clothes right in the snow, we went to the combat guard. Our firing point was in a swamp. It was in three rolls and masked by the ground. It was very low, you couldn't even sit down. An embrasure was made for the machine gun. Machine-gun fire knocked down the trees in front, made a blockage and mined. We didn't have to wait long: the Germans went on a psychic attack – in full-length formation and with music and songs. At the beginning of the war, they often resorted to such intimidating actions. After taking a comfortable position, we have opened a dagger-flanking fire. More than 70 German soldiers were killed in this battle. Only then did the Germans stop their psychic attacks.There were successes in other battles, and they defended well in other areas. For the victories in these battles, our division was awarded the guards rank. Now I am a warrior guardsman. In the sights of Finnish snipers After the hospital, because of the second wound, I was sent to a Lieutenant's course. Then - the Karelian front, the REBOL direction. Appointed commander of a mortar platoon. Here we had to fight against the Finns.This front stretches from lake Ladoga to the White sea. In the summer, swamps and lakes created great difficulties, and in the winter, Finnish soldiers, standing on skis, flew at our rear garrisons. They were very good skiers, and they were excellent shooters. In the Finnish forests, we had to act as partisans: we blew up bridges, enemy warehouses, etc. The enemy was strong, efficient. Their air force was particularly dangerous. Northern Malaya Zemlya suffered many hardships and losses, being left without support from the Mainland. We had to starve, there was not enough ammunition, medicines...In spite of everything, the Soviet soldiers fought heroically for the Motherland, for the victory. But it was necessary to pass all five fatal years before it. Thank you, mother, I was never afraid of Death. I always kept the last bullet for myself. He returned home with the order of the Patriotic war II degree and the red star. My mother accompanied her three sons to the war, giving them a hunk of bread, which she asked them not to part with under any difficulties. It must have been her charm. Then I found out thatevery day she went out into the open field and prayed to God for us. Thank you, mother. All three returned from the war. However, the older brother Grigory is without an arm and I am with two wounds… ... Memories of the war Mikhail Fedorovich ended with the message that a year after the war, he and Marusya – Maria Fedorovna created a family. This was the beginning of a new, family, peaceful life...

Eyupov Edem Gasiewich Rank: Lieutenant Branch of military: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guards. Writing out summonses for war, the last one was written out in his own name and closed the book of records. Since 1941, he was drafted into the Red army. He studied at the Uryupensk military infantry school, from which he graduated with the military rank of "Lieutenant". He was sent to the military Council of the southern front, where he was assigned to the headquarters of the 295th rifle division, which was on the defensive in the area of Gorlovka "Yama" (Slavic direction). Upon arrival, he was appointed commander of a separate company of the PTR 885 rifle regiment. During the summer offensive of the German troops on July 12, 1942, the planned withdrawal of the southern front troops to the Caucasus began. They retreated with heavy, defensive battles. In the battle of Novy Aidar, they took part in a battle with the German invaders, in which they knocked out 6 German tanks, for which he was later awarded the order of the red Star. In the battle in the village of Sadki, Rostov region, Gukovsky district, E. G. Eyupov withdrew his company and the remnants of two other regiments from the encirclement. July 28, 1942 in the battle of s. Upper Khomuttsy was seriously wounded. All the wounded were evacuated to Armavir. When moving through the town of Salsk, he was shot at from the air and saved by local residents. An hour and a half later, the Germans entered the city. In January 1942, the city of Salsk was liberated. Retreating, the Germans decided to blow up a military hospital, where Edem was in a serious condition (his family name was Igor). Olga Nikolaevna Skrynnikova dragged him, unconscious, and another officer to her and hid them in the room, blocking the doorway with a large wardrobe. And when the Germans broke in to search her, beating her and demanding the surrender of officers, she did not admit that she had Soviet army officers behind the wall, thereby saving their lives. Having become a disabled person of group II, Eyupov did not return to the front, but went to work as a military instructor at the school where he was saved by local residents. The wounds were making themselves felt. I had to learn crutches. he was took off in school No. 2, where Edem Gasiewich had taught earlier after another illness in school. In different instances, they answered: the candidate is not suitable. People were overly cautious, and the "national" cadres were viewed with caution. Pain and resentment suffocated: to be a member of the party, to fight, to die for the Motherland-the candidate was suitable, but to continue teaching children — no! The Secretary of the CC CPSU, E. P. Kukhtin, whom the veteran always remembered with a kind word, helped: he sent him to school No. 5, where the front-line soldier was given the opportunity to conduct drawing, drawing, physical education. Along the way, Eyupov mastered photography. In Salsk Eden Gasiewicz met Tamara Georgievna Cherkashina. They lived happily for more than 50 years and raised three children and seven grandchildren. Ayupov said: "Until the end of my days, I will be faithful to our small glorious city, which has become my second Homeland, and I will help educate the young generation as long as I have the strength..." from 1956 to 1986, i.e. for 30 years, He worked in the Salsk city house of pioneers as the head of a children's film and photo Studio. By the decision of the city council, he was rightfully awarded the title "Honorary citizen of the city of Salsk and the Salsky district". Salchans remember and know this always sympathetic, hardworking person with an honest, open character, a sensitive heart and a kind soul.

Rybin Dmitry Davidovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Dmitry Rybin was born in 1920. Participant of the Great Patriotic War since 1941. _x000D_ Military rank: Private. _x000D_ As part of the formed Konotop-Korostenskay division, he took part in the defense of Leningrad, from where by the end of 1941 he was evacuated with a weight of 40 kg and a diagnosis of "acute dystrophy" along the "Road of Life" through Lake Ladoga. After the recovery in Evakogospital № 1346 - since October 1942, he served as a Red Army platoon of foot reconnaissance 487 rifle regiment 143 rifle division 48 Army again in the ranks of the active arm. During the release of the Orel (town in Russia) he was seriously wounded, was treated in hospitals, and then was discharged. Details of the feat for which Rybin D. D. was awarded the Order of the Red Star. _x000D_ The veteran's story: a group of Soviet intelligence officers was assigned to eliminate long-term enemy firing points, that fired at the defense of our troops from the grove, and were also able to track movements and so on. etc. Moved out at night from under the rain. They reached the Leski by a stealthy march on foot. Periodically, the Germans launched flares, directly at the entrance to the perimeter of the fence were attached cans on tripwires, at a height of about 50-70 cm, which served as a kind of alarm – if a fighter stumbled over them, the neighborhood would certainly resound with a loud ringing of cans. Sappers with clippers cut a passage through the wire fence, after which the scouts approached directly to the object. They blew up objects with f-1 grenades. After the first explosions, alerts sounded-the Fritz and raised the panic. A group of our scouts began to retreat to their own. The Germans opened fire with small arms from the firing points equipped in Riga. From there, reinforcements began to arrive from the direction of Riga. A shootout ensued. The Fritz were still using their lighters, so our scouts retreated in short bursts. We reached the passage in the wire, where several scouts were left on guard. _x000D_ Bottom line: the target was destroyed, and one of the scouts was wounded. This daring sortie of the Soviet troops was even written about in the regimental newspaper. _x000D_ His awards: Order of the red Star, Order of the Patriotic War I degree, Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad", Medal "For the Victory over Germany", Anniversary awards. He had severe injuries received at the front, and was disabled. Dmitry Davidovich Rybin died in 2006.

Repishevskiy Ivan Mikhailovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Repishevskiy Ivan Mikhailovich was born in 1919 in the city of Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region (then Odessa region), Ukrainian SSR. Before being drafted into the army in 1939, he lived at Pervomaisk, Odessa region. He participated in combat operations in Finland in 1939 in the ranks of the Red Army, and then served on a warship of the red banner Baltic Fleet, which from the summer of 1940 was based in Tallinn. At the beginning of the great Patriotic war (June 1941) Ivan Mikhailovich served on a warship of the red banner Baltic fleet with the rank of red Navy. During the service, he participated in the battles for the defense of Tallinn. During the evacuation from Tallinn (Tallinn sea passage, August 29, 1941), his ship was bombed, he was thrown overboard and after 26 hours in the water with other soldiers, was rescued and boarded one of the Baltic Fleet ships. Due to the fact that his ship was bombed, Repishevskiy Ivan Mikhailovich was listed as missing in the lists of irretrievable losses on September 01, 1941. After the evacuation from Tallinn, upon arrival in Leningrad, from September 1941, he was sent and served in the 1st Separate Marine Brigade (hereafter 1 OBMP), the red banner Baltic Fleet, including taking part in the battles of Pulkovo in the autumn/winter of 1941. Passing further service as a submachine gunner in the 1st platoon of the 1st company of the 7th separate marine battalion of the KBF during the offensive near the city of Kolpino on December 15, 1941, he was seriously wounded, and then was treated in one of the hospitals in Leningrad. On the road of Life, he was taken out of Leningrad. After recovery, he continued to serve in the red Army. Ivan Mikhailovich was on active military service in the Soviet Army from 1939 to 1963 and was dismissed to the reserve with the rank of captain of the administrative service. Repishevskiy Ivan Mikhailovich awarded: 1) Order of the "Red Star" number 3407777; 2) medal" For Military Merit "number 3195449; 3) medal" For Military Merit " number, b/n; and others. Government awards (order of the "Patriotic War II degree”, number 1105799 and medals). Ivan Mikhailovich, after the war, while serving in the army, in 1948 entered and in 1952 graduated from the full course of the Latvian state Conservatory in Riga, Latvian SSR, in the trombone class, having received the specialty of an orchestra artist and teacher. After being discharged from the army, Ivan Mikhailovich taught music to children and youth, leading an orchestra, working for many years in the system of professional technical education in the city of Riga, Latvian SSR, and also creating and directing the orchestra of students in Riga 21 secondary school.

Razuvanov Prokofiy Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Razuvanov Prokofiy Ivanovich was born on July 8, 1897 in the village of Selets, Krasninskyi district, Smolensk region. There was famine in the village and tuberculosis was rampant, so Prokofiy was sent to the city as a shoemaker's assistant to survive. Prokofiy Ivanovich fought since 1918, was discharged on June 7, 1947, having served in the army for 29 years. Passed the Finnish, civil and met the Great Patriotic War. Prokofiy Ivanovich loved horses from childhood, so he chose the profession of a veterinarian after graduating from medical school. When the war began, his daughter was in a children's camp near Odessa, and his wife, who had broken her leg before, went after her no matter what. The trip was difficult - the Nazis were near Odessa, but they met and returned home, falling under the bombing, just the two of them. In wartime, as a military doctor of the 2nd rank, Prokofiy Ivanovich was appointed head of the evacuation veterinary infirmary, where he provided care for wounded and sick horses. During the offensive battles of 1944, he carried out the evacuation of seriously wounded horses. As a result, 7,142 horses were evacuated and returned to service for the full complement of seven mounted divisions. Where it is not passed full complication , horses were transported to the constructed Prokofiy Ivanovich carts. For the organization of medical evacuation work, personal selfless work and uninterrupted supply of Army units, Prokofiy Ivanovich was awarded a High Government award - the order of the Patriotic War II degree 07.05.1945. And was also awarded the Order of Lenin, 30.04.1945, two orders of Red Star, 03.02.1943, 24.09.1944 and order of the red banner 03.11.1944, the medal "For Defense of Caucasus" 01.05.1944, medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" 09.05.1945; medal "For Capture of Koenigsberg" 09.06.1945, the medal "For the Capture of Berlin" 09.06.1945. ⠀ His son Georgy Prokofyevich Razuvanov, born in 1924, graduated from the Junior Lieutenant course and was drafted into the army in 1942 as an eighteen-year-old boy. Junior Lieutenant, platoon commander of the 1213 anti-tank artillery regiment of the 3rd separate anti-tank artillery brigade of the RGC Georgy Prokofyevich Razuvanov reached Czechoslovakia and died of wounds in a hospital on 9.12.1944 at the age of 20. He was buried in Senets, the town in Slovakia.