LAST name: Pachin first NAME: Vasily PATRONYMIC: Nikiforovich CITY: Tambov region, Bokino VILLAGE date of BIRTH: 01.01.1902 date of DEATH: - HISTORY: Vasily Nikiforovich Pachin was born in 1902, Tambov region, Bokino village. In 1933, he was hired as a carpenter, and then as an apparatchik of the shop at the plant No. 204. Kotovsk (Gunpowder factory). February 1, 1942 he is called to the red army in the part that is located near the city of PUGACHEV, Saratov region. In mid-April 1942, after training, they were sent to the WESTERN FRONT. Gets to serve in the 1290 Rifle Regiment of the 113 Rifle division. Address: DKA PPS 932 1290 SP. In March, these units, which are part of the 33rd Army, Were encircled by General YEFIMOV. Vyazma. Out of 18 thousand, only a few came out. Here to make up for losses and profits recruits from Tambov, Voronezh and other regions of the country. Writes home letters often. In them, he constantly worries about all the household, about his son Ivan, who is serving in the army, and gives advice to the family on farming. He writes that he is on the front line and the dawns are cold here. The last letter is dated August 5, 1942. "The lull didn't last long. On August 12, 1290, SP 113 SD together with other units launched an offensive in the direction of VYAZMA. "On August 13, the regiment is fighting for the villages of STEPANIKI, POLYANY, and LEONIKI in the Smolensk region, located on the right Bank of the ISTRA river. The fighting was bloody and the losses were terrible. He went missing that day. In the archive reference from the CENTRAL ARCHIVE of the MINISTRY of DEFENSE of March 22, 2010 " 13. 08 1942 WOUNDED. Apparently MISSING during the evacuation from the battlefield."