Military medical service

Shirenko Valentina Vasilievna. During the Second World War, she served in the ranks of the Red Army under unit 28425 from October 22, 1941 to November 2, 1945. She served as a ward nurse of the surgical department. She was awarded of the following medals: "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945," "40 years of victory in the Second World War" "20 years of victory in the Second World War", the jubilee medal "60 years of the USSR Armed Forces." In November 1945, she was demobilized on the basis of Decree of the Presidential Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 09.25.1945

Yulia Iosifovna Shvets received a military card in 1939, after graduating from the Kiev Feldsher-Obstetric College. She known about the war in Kiev. On June 26, Yulia Iosifovna received a draft notice to arrive at the military post. The girl served in the evacuation hospital of the Ukrainian Front. Thousands of wounded were transported from the field hospital. There was always a lot of work. Shvets washed the soldiers, treated their wounds. The wounds were different, someone was sent immediately to the operating table. In 1944 she served in medical company of the Polish army. She celebrated Victory Day in Poland. After demobilization in 1945, she arrived in Maisky village.

Nurse S. Kapralova read the newspaper "Pravda" to wounded Soviet soldiers in a field hospital on the Leningrad front

Preparing wounded Red Army soldier for transportation to a field hospital by sled dogs string

Sending wounded Red Army soldier from forward position to a hospital by string of sled dogs

From the stock of State archive of Penza region

From the stock of State archive of Penza region

Cherepkova Olga Stepanovna, captain of the medical service, 1945, Leipzig

Soldiers carry wounded patient aboard to aircraft starting out for a base hospital

Transportation of the wounded from battalion first aid station

Dressing a wounded soldier at the battalion first aid station

Head of the 5th department of the hospital № 2871 surgeon Talanov N.G. During the war years, the hospital was located in the building of the city school number 1 in Sergach, Gorky region

Nurse Yankova Nina Lukinichna with her friend Galina Sokolyanskaya

Medical instructor Yashchikov Vasily Vasilievich.

In the center is Chaika Ivan Alekseevich, born in 1909, a native of the Altai Territory. Deputy platoon commander of the 386th rifle regiment of the 178th rifle division. Wounded on September 16, 1941 during the Ivashkovo offensive operation. Was photographed in November 1941 with unknown persons in EG № 3669. From the memoirs of his wife Praskovya: "In a letter Ivan wrote that he was photographed with fellow countrymen from Altai. I remember the last name of one, it seems," Safronov. "Chaika I.A. disappeared without a trace on September 18, 1942 in the Smolensk region