Anna Grigoryevna Gerasimova (born in 1937). In the post-war metric there is an entry: born on the 8th of March, 1937. This date of birth was assigned to Anna Grigoryevna in the distributor when they, Belarusian children, were brought from Germany after the end of the Great Patriotic War. The small, emaciated Anya was mistaken for a six-year-old, even though she already knew that she was eight. Her brother Vanya, who came with her, was also given a new date of birth – the 1st of May, 1937. In the post-war turmoil no one really checked children returned home from Germany specifying the date of birth – the main task was to feed, clothe, find a suitable orphanage. With difficulty holding back tears Anna Grigoryevna recalls her military childhood. She was born in Belarus, in the Krichevsky district, the village of Novoe Selo. The family had four children. The older brother at the beginning of the war already had his own family and a little daughter. When the Germans came repression began. All the neighboring villages were on fire, and little Ani's family barely managed to escape from the village. Everyone fled, mother, father, older brother with his wife and 11-month-old daughter, younger brother Vanya and sister Olga. Unfortunately, they were bombed. Her mother and sister-in-law died before Anya's eyes and the little girl was lost. She was never seen again. Children were taken to Germany in freight cars with holes in the floor. Without food or clothing, they were brought to the camp. The older sister was immediately assigned to the staff. Early in the morning those who could work were picked up and taken to the yards, to the new "owners", and in the evening they were brought back. Little Anya remembers well how her sister, returning from work in the evening, hurriedly took out a piece of bread or pie hidden in her clothes from the guards. Sometimes the hostess would give some food with her. The barracks were not heated in winter, so their little inhabitants wrapped themselves in all the rags they could find: mattresses, blankets, and rags with holes in them. Anya also remembers how our soldiers who liberated the camp hugged their children and cried with joy that they had saved someone. After the distributor Anya and her younger brother and sister were sent to an orphanage in Lyuban. After finishing seven forms of a school the girl went to Riga alone to study as a turner. The choice of profession did not stand for a long time – she wanted to bring real benefits to the country. After graduation they gave the girl two directions to work - to the Republic of Karelia and to the virgin lands. Anya and her friend decided to go to Karelia, where, they were told, they could catch fish with their bare hands in rivers. They got to the village of Kubovo of the Pudozhsky district. There, in the tool shop, Anna Grigoryevna began her career. There in the village she met her fate – Nikolai Matveevich. They married in 1957 and then had two daughters. One –Irina - worked at school for 42 years, now she is on a well-deserved vacation. The second – Svetlana – moved to the town of Pskov on the distribution. Daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren give happy moments of joy supporting Anna Grigorievna who recently lost her husband. And she doesn't feel alone with her family. Today Anna Grigoryevna is a recipient of social services at home from the department of the state budgetary institution of the Pudozhsky district. We wish Anna Grigoryevna good health, longevity, comfort, warmth and well-being!