SAMOKHIN PAVEL ALEXANDROVICH (1911-1971) Born in Baklanovskaya station. On April 19, 1944, a rifle company under the command of Guards Lieutenant Samokhin captured a bridgehead on the right bank of the Dniester near Varnitsa village (Moldova). In the battle, three enemy counterattacks were repulsed, more than 60 Nazis and several tanks were destroyed. He died on December 15, 1971, was buried in Rostov-on-Don.