In 1941 he was drafted to serve in the Moscow Red Banner Infantry School. After graduating with the rank of Second Lieutenant, he was sent to the Leningrad Front as a Commander of a Rifle Platoon. He wes awarded of the Order of the World War 1st Class. In 1942, during the defense of Leningrad, he was seriously wounded. After demobilization for more than 50 years he worked in the trade of Prokopyevsk and Kuzbass. He was the chief of supply, director of the procurement office, head of the civil defense headquarters, chairman of the regional consumer union. Photo archive of Prokopyevsk.