Leonid Kudryashov was born on may 23, 1916 in Mologa, Yaroslavl province (now this territory is flooded by Rybinsk reservoir). Until 1942, his biography is almost unknown. From 03.1942 to 05.1945 he was a member of the 58th rifle division of the 170th rifle regiment (this information was obtained from the military enlistment office in Rybinsk (letter from 10.09.2019, No. 4/2/1395). Leonid Kudryashov finished the Great Patriotic war with the rank of petty officer. After the end of the war, Leonid Kudryashov got married. On October 25, 1946, his son, Alexander Leonidovich Kudryashov, was born. From the end of 1945 to 1953, nothing is known about the fate of Leonid Kudryashov. In 1953, he returned to Rybinsk, to his family. From 1953 to 1958, Leonid Kudryashov worked at the printing machine factory in Rybinsk. From 1958 to 1962, he went to Kazakhstan to develop virgin lands with the family. In 1962, he returned to Rybinsk, worked at the engine-building plant almost to his death, on August 4, 1981. In civilian life, he was awarded the medal "veteran of labor". 2. Information about the battles: Leonid Kudryashov fought in the Active army in the period from 03.1942 to 05.1945, as a member of the 58th rifle division of the 170th rifle regiment (this information was obtained from the military enlistment office of Rybinsk (letter from 10.09.2019, No. 4/2/1395). Leonid Kudryashov finished the Great Patriotic war with the rank of petty officer. He fought under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev until the end of the war. As part of the 1st Ukrainian front, he participated in the liberation of Smolensk, Kiev, Volyn, Lviv regions; in Korsun-Shevchenko operation. He liberated Poland and took part in Berlin and Prague operations. I met Victory day in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia. Leonid Kudryashov ended the great Patriotic war in may 1945, after the operation in Prague. 3. information about awards: during the great Patriotic war, Leonid Kudryashov was awarded the order of the red Star, the order of Glory of the III degree, and two medals "for bravery". He was also awarded the medals "for the liberation of Warsaw", "for the liberation of Prague", "for the capture of Berlin". The 58th division's battle route did not pass through Leningrad, but he had a medal "for the defense of Leningrad". Leonid Kudryashov had a commemorative medal for the 30th anniversary of Khalkhin-Gol victory. Also Alexander Kudryashov, the son of Leonid Kudryashov, heard the story of his father's participation in this operation.