Type of troops: Technical troops (KHV, zhdv, AB, RTV, DV, topographic). Division: 256th Narva red banner rifle division. Bakanov Alexey Andreevich served in the military during the great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. He was drafted into the army in October 1942 by the Zlatoust military enlistment office of the city of Zlatoust from the defense plant No. 66, evacuated from the city of Tula. From the moment of conscription, he was enlisted as a cadet in the city of Sverdlovsk, where he was trained as a radiotelegraph operator. After passing the class exams, he was sent ahead of schedule to the Volkhov front in the area of the city of Tikhvin and was enlisted in the 937th regiment of the 256 division as a radiotelegraph operator. The regiment as part of the 256 division fought for the lifting of the blockade from the city of Leningrad. The division is obliged to break through the German defense at any cost in order to develop offensive actions of other military units. This happened in Sinyavino swamps. It was necessary not only to restore the interrupted communication, but also after the failure of the battalion command, to adjust the artillery fire with Katyusha rocket systems, being in the front trench from the Germans, receiving direct orders through the radio, the senior regimental commander or the division commander. All commands received by me and the surviving soldiers from the authorities were carried out without question. The regiment withstood the German onslaught! During the period of these battles in the sinyavinsky marshes, he was awarded the order of the "Patriotic war 2 degree". I was wounded in both hands and the left shoulder with the penetration of shrapnel into the lung, which remained in me as a terrible reminder of that war. After the hospital, he took part in the battle for the liberation of the city of lugi and again the hospital. After recovery, he was sent to the 38th automobile depot-a mini factory on wheels, which made repairs in any conditions. He took part in the liberation of the city of Tartu in the Baltic States with access to the city of Riga as part of the Baltic front. At the city of Riga, 30 kilometers away, we found a happy Victory day! He was awarded the medal for "Victory over Germany". In April 1947, he was discharged from the army due to his age and arrived at his place of residence in the Dubensky district of the Tula region.