In the Red Army since September 1939; He went from a Private Red Army soldier to a Major, deputy commander of the 948th rifle division of the 257th rifle division; participated in the liberation of Kuban, Crimea, Baltic; He had 3 severe combat wounds, concussion; He participated in the Victory Day parade on June 24, 1945 on the Red Square; Was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (March 1945) for the distinctions shown in the battles for the liberation of Sevastopol, the storming of Sapun Mountain. After the war he worked in leading Soviet and industrial positions in the Krasnodar Territory ("Archive of documents on the personnel of the Krasnodar Territory")