Photo of the period of the occupation of the Bokovsky District of the Rostov Region, 1942 The Bokovsky District was occupied from July 11, 1942 to December 23, 1942. During the Fights of the farm Astakhov, Gorbatov, Dubovoy changed hands several times. The following examples also speak about the stubborn and bloody battles during the expulsion of the Germans: five soldiers, participants in the liberation of the region, were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them are the commander of the 20th tank regiment, Major Sergeev Nikolai Alekseevich, for the battle at the Astakhov farm, the machine gunner Boris Terentyev for the battle at the Gorbatov farm, the pilot Nurken Abdirov and Boris Alekseev for the battle in the sky over the station Bokovskaya.