Last NAME: Pankratova (Kozlova) FIRST name: Nina PATRONYMIC: Ilinichna CITY: Chistopol, Pionerskaya str., 13 date of BIRTH: 04.01.1923 DATE of DEATH: - HISTORY: Branch of the armed forces: signal troops. The 13th regiment of the 2nd division of the VNOS (air surveillance, warning and communication troops). Nina Ilinichna was born in the city of Chistopol in the Republic of Tatarstan on January 4, 1923. She lost her mother and father early, raised her younger brothers and sisters, and ran a household. In April 1942, at the age of 19, she was called to the front and sent to the 13th regiment of the 2nd division of the VNOS (air surveillance, warning and communication troops). Defended Moscow from enemy planes. In case of an unexpected approach of the plane, it was necessary to urgently determine all the parameters and send them by phone to another post. In conditions of fog and darkness, the enemy aircraft was identified by the sound of the engine, and because of the wind noise, you had to put your ear to the bare ground in the bitter cold to make out which plane was flying. They lived in a dugout in a field. The regiment was located at the Ashukino station, near the village of Sofrino. Then she served in a remote observation point near the city of Kalinin. As part of a group of five girls passed information about enemy aircraft. I had to sleep no more than 4 hours a day. For bread and food, the girls took turns walking to Kalinin 35 kilometers away. In winter, we traveled through deep snow with full uniforms. The journey took a day, and sometimes more. Dismissed from the Soviet Army in July 1945. Awarded the order of the Patriotic war II degree, the medal "for the victory over Germany", as well as commemorative medals. After the war, she remained in the village of Leontievo, Stupinsky district, worked as an accountant, and raised two sons.