Rank: Red Army Soldier Branch of troops: Ground Forces, Air Force (except for naval Aviation), Coastal Service, NKVD troops, Border Troops Conscripted service in 1926 - 1929 in the 25th Regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (shooter) Mobilized on November 5, 1941 by the Vagai military enlistment office from. Vagai, Vagai district, Omsk region in the rank of Red Army Soldier in the position of Mortarman, drafted into the Rifle Regiment 1228, 2nd Rifle company. He was a gunner in an anti-tank defense platoon, from April 1943 he was a gun commander. He took part in the battles for the liberation of the Volga region (1942), fought on the Karelian front (1944), and liberated the Soviet Arctic (1944). Has gratitude from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief - Marshal of the Soviet Union - IV Stalin: "For crossing the Svir River" on June 24, 1944; "For the liberation of the city of Petrozavodsk" on June 29, 1944; "For breaking through the defense of the city of Petsamo" (at the time of liberation - Finland) on October 15, 1944; "For the liberation of the city of Kirkenes" (Norway) on October 20, 1944; (during the Second World War, it was subjected to massive bomb strikes - 320 air raids were made on the city); "For Liberation of the Pechenga region" on November 7, 1944. From 1941 to 1944 German troops unsuccessfully tried to break through to Murmansk, at that time it was the only ice-free port in our North.In the fall of 1944, Soviet troops managed to break through the front. For his participation in these operations, his grandfather was awarded the medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic" (a rare award). He had no injuries or concussions. My grandfather finished the war with the rank of Artillery Sergeant, the commander of an anti-tank artillery gun. Demobilized on July 22, 1945. He returned home only in the spring of 1946, since almost all the way back home was on foot. Awards: The badge "25 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; Medals: "For the defense of the Soviet Arctic"; "For the victory over Germany"; Jubilee medals: "20 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War", "30 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; "40 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; "50 years of the USSR Armed Forces"; "60 years of the USSR Armed Forces." He passed away in May 1989