Nikolai Ivanovich Tarasov, born in 1917. He was called up by the Pervomayskaya district millitary comissariat of Moscow in 1938. In the ranks of the Navy as part of the 6th Ladoga Military Flotilla. In 1939, he participated in the Finnish company. After the Winter war agaist the Finns, he continued to serve in the Baltic Fleet. In the Great Patriotic War, he defended Moscow as part of the 200th Special Artillery Division of the Navy, 6th Battery under the command of Senior Lieutenant G. D. Fokin. The mobile battery of Senior Lieutenant Fokin selflessly covered the withdrawal of rifle units (2nd Division of the People's Militia of Stalinsky district of Moscow) and personnel of the 200th omad of the Navy. From 9 to 12 October 1941, Soviet units retreated under strong pressure from the enemy. It came to hand-to-hand fights more than once. A fierce battle took place near the village of Bogoroditsky on October 12, 1941. Here is what Fokin G. D. writes about the most difficult moments of this battle: "A huge number of our troops have accumulated Near the breakout point in the area of the village of Bogoroditsky. The hollow along the stream Bebrya was filled with wagons, artillery, vehicles, mortars. The Nazis shot our troops. Because of the huge crowding of our military units, dozens of people were killed by each enemy shell. We managed to destroy 4 large tanks and damage 2 tanks by shooting at point-blank range. The others turned back and fled the battlefield. In the same battle, a 105-mm four-gun battery of the enemy, one battery of large mortars were destroyed by naval gun fire in a dueling skirmish, a number of firing points were suppressed and destroyed, as well as a lot of enemy manpower, which prevented our breakthrough ." (Excerpt from the book "Military sailors in the battles for Moscow" 1968. Ternovsky G. V.) in the future, the sailors in the most difficult conditions made their way out of the environment. There was nothing to eat. They went without an accurate map, guided by a compass, and came under fire. Sometimes it even seemed that there were Germans everywhere. Skirmishes even with small groups of opponents were avoided, as they led the wounded and were afraid to get into the ring. It was decided to leave between Mozhaisk and Volokolamsk. It was very hungry, everyone was exhausted. Sometimes at night they managed to dig up potatoes and bake them. Exhausted people stopped, fell asleep, and sometimes in the darkness they could not find them, going further without them. Once they got into the gatehouse of Gerasim Ivanovich Ivanov. The sailors tired from the sleepless nights and long treks for the first time to catch up on sleep. He fed everyone and brought them from Kalinin region to the Moscow region. On October 26, the sailors arrived in the capital. For heroism shown in the defense of the city of Moscow from 9 to 12 October 1941 Nikolai Ivanovich Tarasov was awarded the Order of the ReBbanner by decree of April 3, 1942. Due to the huge losses of personnel from 700 people, 300 remained, 200 Omad was disbanded. Nikolai Ivanovich Tarasov continued his further combat career in units of the 60th Brigade, 4th Battalion, and 1st Company on the Transcaucasian Front, where he served as a submachine gunner. On September 27, 1942, fierce battles fought against the enemy near the village of Illarionovka, where Junior Sergeant Nikolai Ivanovich Tarasov received a through wound in the arm, because of which was he was commissioned.