Rank: Foreman. Type of troops: Aviation. Subdivision: 224th Assault Aviation Zhmerinskaya Red Banner Division. Gugnyaev Viktor Vasilievich. Born on July 7, 1923 at Michurinsk 2 station, Tambov region in a worker's family. In 1940 he entered the Michurinsky flying club. In 1941 he graduated from the 10th grade of secondary school No. 58, after graduation he was enrolled as a cadet in the aviation school of pilots in the city of Kirsanov, Tambov region. In January 1942, due to the disbandment, he was redirected to the Troitrkaya School of Mechanics for Armament, from which he graduated in November 1942. Upon completion, he was sent to the front and fought in the 289th Red Banner Assault Aviation Regiment as an air gunner. In World War II since December 1942. - Western Front, from 24.06.1944. - 1 Belorussian Front, from 08/01/1944. - 2 Belorussian Front. In battle, he showed courage and valor, was circumspect, warned pilots in a timely manner about the appearance of enemy forces. When performing a combat mission for reconnaissance and hunting, he helped the pilot a lot in restoring his orientation and giving information about the location of enemy troops. On August 7, 1943, he made two successful combat missions for hunting and reconnaissance in the crew of the regiment's navigator. He destroyed and damaged a vehicle with military cargo with machine-gun fire, destroyed 6 soldiers and officers, and suppressed the fire of one anti-aircraft point. On August 22, 1943, he made one successful reconnaissance and hunting mission to the Shklov area, destroyed and damaged 4 carts, suppressed the fire of one anti-aircraft point, and killed 5 soldiers. On June 25, 1944, he made three successful sorties in the crew of the navigator of the regiment to reconnoitre the enemy's manpower and equipment. Machine-gun fire destroyed and damaged 3 vehicles with military cargo, destroyed up to 15 soldiers and officers, suppressed the fire of one anti-aircraft point. In the Zambrovskoy operation, in the crew of the navigator of the regiment, he made 13 successful sorties, of which 5 flew to reconnaissance of enemy troops. In this operation, 2 times repelled the attacks of enemy fighters, suppressed the fire of two anti-aircraft points, damaged 3 vehicles with manpower and enemy property, destroyed up to 10 soldiers. In the last battles, he made 16 successful sorties into enemy territory in the crew of the flight commander, Lieutenant Ustinov. On February 15, 1945, while carrying out a combat mission, the plane got into intense fire from enemy anti-aircraft artillery, the gunner's cabin was riddled with shrapnel, despite this it continued to shoot at enemy anti-aircraft points guarding the bridges over the Vistula River and the city of Grudziadz. On February 28, 1945 he made 2 successful sorties to the Gramenets-Gross area, Tikhov. In the first sortie, the group stormed a convoy of 30 vehicles with enemy manpower, and knocked out one vehicle with a machine-gun burst. On the second departure to the railway the station Gross-Tikhov with machine-gun fire from a low-level flight fired at a steam locomotive and fuel tanks, as a result of the actions of the group in the echelon, strong explosions and fire occurred. On April 22, 1945, performing a mission in pairs at low level flight, the aircraft were met in the Storkov-Ladentin area with strong fire from up to five anti-aircraft artillery batteries. The plane was hit by a direct hit of a projectile, but despite strong fire, he quickly opened the door to the armor, assessed the damage to the control cables and immediately reported the damage to his commander, who brought the plane to his airfield and safely landed. On April 23, 1945, in the Radekov-Schoenfeld area, during the second approach to the target, the group was attacked by two FV-190s. Courageously repelling the attacks of enemy fighters, together with the air gunners of other crews, they shot down one enemy aircraft, completely repelled the attack, made it possible for the group to complete a combat mission and return to their airfield without losses. During his participation on the fronts of the Patriotic War on the IL-2 aircraft as an air gunner, Viktor Vasilyevich made 60 successful combat missions. On his account, 9 vehicles with enemy manpower and property, 11 carts were damaged and destroyed, up to 40 soldiers and officers were exterminated, the fire of 6 anti-aircraft points was suppressed. Combat operations: Mogilev offensive operation. 23.6-28.6.44 (Operation 5th strike); Minsk offensive operation. 29.6-4.7.44 (Operation 5th strike); 5th hit. The defeat of the Germans in Belarus. June-July 1944 Belostok offensive operation. 19.7-27.7.44 (Operation 5th strike); Osovets offensive operation. 6.8-14.8.44; Offensive actions of the armies of the left wing of the 2nd Belorussian Front. 22.8-2.11.44; East Pomeranian offensive operation. 10.2-31.3.45 .; Berlin offensive operation. 16.4-8.5.45 Awards: July 12, 1944, for the excellent performance of combat missions and the courage and courage shown at the same time, he was awarded the first order "Red Star" (Minsk) on March 27, 1945 for exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders and the courage shown at the same time and courage, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the Second Degree (Debnica (Slupsk)) May 12, 1945 for exemplary performance of military missions of the command, on the front of the fight against the German invaders was awarded the second Order of the Red Star. (Berlin) January 10, 1946 for participation in the Great Patriotic War, awarded the medal "FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941-1945." April 28, 1946 for participation in the heroic assault and capture of Konigsberg, was awarded the medal "For the capture of Konigsberg"