CITY: Tuva Autonomous Okrug, Turan DATE OF BIRTH: 01/01/1913 DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1947 HISTORY: Title: Junior Sergeant Type of troops: Artillery Lantukhov Alexey Efimovich was born in the city of Turan of Tuva Autonomous Okrug in 1913. The parents Efim and Natalya had eight children (Grigory, Ksenia, Ivan, Pavel, Anastasia (Styura), Ulyana, Alexey, Sergey). The family of the parents of Alexei, Lantukhovs Efim and Natalya moved to the village of Bai-Khaak, Tandynsky District, Tuva Autonomous Okrug. Managed their own household. Alexey Efimovich met Matryona Sidorovna and fell in love with her at first sight. Matryona's parents were very strict and forbade her to meet with Alexei. Then Alexei secretly took her to his home from his parents. Alexei's parents fell in love with Matryona, and took her into their family with all their hearts. Alexei Efimovich and Matryona Sidorovna had four children before the war (Ivan - 1933, Nikolai - 1935, Larisa - 1937, Tamara - 1940). When Alexey Efimovich went to the front, Matryona Sidorovna carried a child under her heart. Maria was born in 1942 In the ranks of the workers 'and peasants' Red Army in 1941 Alexey Lantukhov went to the front together with his brothers to defend Russia and Tuva from the fascist invaders. He fought in the 451 howitzer artillery regiment, 40 howitzer brigade, 11th artillery battalion of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. 01/06/1944, in battles in the Berezhinka area, firing positions were taken on the move. The intelligence officers were required to quickly detect enemy targets interfering with the advance of our infantry. Junior sergeant Lantukhov Aleksey Efimovich, following in battle formations, found an accumulation of enemy tanks, vehicles and infantry on the northwestern outskirts of Berezhinka. As reported to the commander of the battery. The battery immediately opened fire. Tanks and vehicles were successfully removed. The infantry moved forward. Alexey Efimovich returned from the front in 1946. He worked as a foreman on a collective farm. The party nominated Alexei Efimovich Lantukhov for the post of collective farm chairman in 1947. And in the same 1947, his son Alexei was born. But Alexei Efimovich did not have time to take office as chairman of the collective farm, as he died tragically. Buried Lantukhov Aleksey Efimovich in the village of Sosnovka Tandynsky kozhuun Republic of Tyva. Aleksey Efimovich has a large offspring: 6 children, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandsons, 23 great-great-grandchildren.