On photo Gruzintsev Vasily Ivanovich, Guards Senior Lieutenant stands leftmost. Vasily Ivanovich was born on January 14, 1919 in Baksan village, Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR (Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic). He served in the Army from August 20, 1941 to August 25, 1946. He served as an Operative of the "SMERSH" Counterintelligence Department at the 1047th Self-Propelled Order of the Red Star Regiment. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, the Medals "For Defense of the Caucasus", "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".