Rank: Sergeant Branch: Ground Forces, Air Force (except naval Aviation), Coastal Service, NKVD troops, Border Troops Subdivision: 99th Rifle Zhitomir Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division My grandfather, Sorokin Mikhail Yakovlevich was called up for mobilization by the Tomsk Commissariat on June 25, 1941. From June 1941 to January 1942 he was an orderly at the evacuation hospital No. 24 of the 32nd Army of the Western Front. From January 1942 to January 1943 he was a Medical Orderly of the 490th tank Battalion of the 265th tank brigade of the 237th tank Regiment of the Kalinin Front (in the Ramino, Polunino area). From February 1942 to February 1944 he was at Southwestern Front. Since February 1944, the 3rd Ukrainian Front. From February 1944 to October 1944 he fought on the 4th Ukrainian Front, from October 1944 to March 1945 he fought on the 3rd Ukrainian Front, from March 1945 he fought on the 2nd Ukrainian Front. Sorokin Mikhail Yakovlevich was awarded orders and medals, some of which have copies of award documents. 1. Awarded the Order of the Red Star, “in battles from July 30, 1942 to August 11, 1942, he was all the time on the battlefield in our ranks, helping the wounded. During this time, he provided assistance and pulled out from under fire 30 people with arms in the area of Ramino, Polunino and others. On August 10, being wounded by three shrapnel, without bandaging himself, he helped the wounded tank commander, Leiutenant Bondarenko. " (From the award list dated August 15, 1942) 2. Awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree ...“During the battles of the 58th Separate tank Regiment from 02/26/1944 for the Sukhovlya farm Comrade. Sorokin, working as a sanitary instructor, personally carried seven wounded soldiers from the battlefield under heavy artillery fire from the enemy and provided them with first aid. During the period of battles Comrade. Sorokin took out 12 wounded soldiers and 2 officers from the battlefield, provided them with first aid and sent them to the nearest medical centers. T. Sorokin, along with this, being the Communist Political Instructor of the company, by his personal example always inspires the submachine gunmen to accurately and skillfully fulfill the combat missions facing the Company and the Regiment as a whole. " (From the award list, signed by the commander of the 58th Separate Tank Regiment, Leiutenant Colonel Pryakhin, March 11, 1944) 3. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree ... "In battle on July 19, 1944 in the village of Paenki, Lviv region, Comrade Sorokin, being a medical officer of a company of machine gunners of the 58th Separate Tank Regiment, showed exceptional courage and courage. With a sudden attack of the enemy, being in a chain of fighters, he bravely fought the enemy and killed 6 Germans from his machine gun. During the same battle, 12 soldiers and sergeants and 2 officers were taken out of the battlefield and provided first aid. July 23, 1944. (From the award list, signed by the commander of the 58th Separate Tank Regiment, Guard Major Kozlov) 4. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree. "During the battles in the area of Nagyingmand from March 21 to March 24, 1945, he showed examples of courage and courage. Despite the strong artillery fire from the enemy, he, regardless of his life, provided medical aid to the wounded in a timely manner and evacuated them to the rear. During this period of fighting Comrade Sorokin carried 26 soldiers and officers from the battlefield with their personal arms and provided them with first aid. During repelling a strong enemy counterattack, when the commander of a Rifle platoon was wounded, Comrade Sorokin assumed command of the platoon and successfully repelled attacking the enemy. In this battle, he killed 13 German soldiers and officers. " (From the award list, dated April 20, 1945, signed by the commander of the 99th Rifle Zhitomir Red Order of the Suvorov Division, Guards Colonel Derziyan) 5. Awarded the medal "For Courage" "for the fact that during defensive battles in the area of the heights south of Estergom, on February 8, 1945, when the enemy launched a counterattack, the platoon commander was wounded, he, regardless of his life, carried the wounded officer from the battlefield, assisted him, and promptly evacuated to the rear. While repelling the enemy's counterattack, Comrade Sorokin killed 2 German soldiers. " (From order No. 011-N, dated February 24, 1945 for the 1st Rifle Regiment of the 99th Rifle Regiment of the Zhytomyr Red Banner Order of the Suvorov DIVISION, signed by the commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment Makal.) This is an incomplete list of awards of Mikhail Yakovlevich Sorokin ... Blessed memory to you, dear grandfather ... MIKHAIL YAKOVLEVICH SOROKIN!