Photo shows Soviet pilots of unit under command of Major Alexei Nikolaevich Dergach, Hero of the Soviet Union (sixth from left). Alexey Nikolaevich Dergach was born in the village of Duplenka, Kochenevsky district. On February 23, 1944, the brave pilot was awarded Order of Lenin and Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union. Dergach A.N. participated in liberation of Belarus, in the battles near Konigsberg, in capture of Berlin. After the war, A.N. Dergach made a great contribution to training of Soviet Armed Forces personnel, he did a great job on military-patriotic education. Alexey Nikolaevich died in 1983. He was buried in the city of Lyubertsy, Moscow Region.