Vidyaev Pavel Ivanovich (1912-1943) before the war managed Staroberezovsky collective farm in Sergach region. They refused to draft him for a long time, because Pavel Ivanovich was lame from birth. And yet he convinced recruiting officeк and volunteered ещ the front. In a battle he was seriously wounded and taken war prisoner. Both of his legs were broken, and his boy was messed up. He escaped from concentration camps five times. Together with the Polish guerilla fighters, he contined to smash Nazis. Once, being surrounded by Germans, he recaptured an artillery cannon from them and shot more than one hundred Nazis. He died while escaping from captivity.
1941-1943
Vidyaev Pavel Ivanovich
Vidyaev Pavel Ivanovich (1912-1943) before the war managed Staroberezovsky collective farm in Sergach region. They refused to draft him for a long time, because Pavel Ivanovich was lame from birth. And yet he convinced recruiting officeк and volunteered ещ the front. In a battle he was seriously wounded and taken war prisoner. Both of his legs were broken, and his boy was messed up. He escaped from concentration camps five times. Together with the Polish guerilla fighters, he contined to smash Nazis. Once, being surrounded by Germans, he recaptured an artillery cannon from them and shot more than one hundred Nazis. He died while escaping from captivity.