Rank: Junior Sergeant Branch of the army: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guard Unit: 118th rifle Melitopol red banner order of Kutuzov division. Bugasov Genii Makarovich was born in the Siberian city of Tomsk on September 12, 1926. In view of his unusual name given by his parents, other people often called him Gennady. Including confused and in documents (in some documents the name Genius is specified, in others Gennady). In 1941, the family (parents Makar Zakharovich and Anna Hrisanfovna, brother Askold and sister Nina) lived in the city of Astrakhan, the Genius studied at school. At the very beginning of the war in July 1941, his older brother Askold volunteered for the front. Genius was called to war only in March 1944. At that time, he hadn't even finished 10th grade in school. On March 31, 1944, he left home for the military enlistment office, and on April 2, 1944, he left Astrakhan for Mozdok, where he was trained (in the infantry in / h 21085 "G"). In September 1944, he was sent through Lviv to the front. In his letters home, the Genius wrote how they crossed the border of the USSR. On September 21, he arrived in Poland (in / h 16120-A) and was enlisted in a platoon of foot reconnaissance. He fought in the 463rd Bislinsky rifle regiment of the 118th Melitopol rifle division. He was awarded the order of Glory. He often wrote letters home to his parents and sister and aunt. He told how they went to the rear of the enemy "to take the language". The last letter from him is dated March 17, 1945 from V / h 34453 "S". Junior Sergeant Genius Makarovich Bugasov died on the night of March 25, 1945 in Germany (near Breslau). He was only 18 years old. The" funeral " sent from the military unit on March 31, 1945, the parents received on may 3, 1945. His mother, Anna Hrisanfovna, asked about the details of the death. She was told that the fight was hot, and the body of her son could not be removed from the enemy zone. Later, after the war, his brother Askold sent a request to Poland. He was told that after the battle, Gennady was buried near the city of Wroclaw (ex.Breslau), and later the remains were moved to Wroclaw, the district of Skvarna góra. His name is included in the 2nd edition of "memory", which was to be published in 1991. In the "funeral" the name was indicated "Gennady", not "Genius". A letter from Gennady himself helped out, in which he wrote that "the name gradually turned into Gennady".