CITY: Kirov region, village Tanakei DATE OF BIRTH: 07/03/1919 DATE OF DEATH: 02/03/1965 HISTORY: Title: Sergeant Type of troops: Artillery Unit: 149th Infantry Division (1st formation) Vladimir Yakovlevich Born in 1919, native of Kirov region , Pizhansky district, Tanakei village. The Great Patriotic War began ... He fought on the Stalingrad and Ukrainian fronts, where he arrived from the Far East. By car, he drove several hundred thousand kilometers. "In the absence of fuel, he did not abandon the car and ignoring the cold on February 17, 1943, from under heavy artillery fire, he repaired the car in one night and took it out of enemy fire. He was awarded the government award -" Medal of Courage. "On the Mius River in July 43 he was seriously wounded. In battles on the territory of Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary on October 30, 44, as a result of a good supply of ammunition to the artillery division, he helped 149 Guards Specialist subunit to break the encirclement ring and defeat the 23 Hungarian infantry division. Lezhnini V. Ya is presented to the Order of the "Red Star." On the night of February 13-14, 1945, Comrade Lezhnin was at the Observation Point of the division commander at the Perbal point (Hungary) - at that moment the enemy was approaching. On his own initiative V.Ya. Lezhnin with a group 3 people took up defensive positions in the northeastern outskirts. The enemy, with a force of 150-200 people, was approaching the OP of the division commander. Letting Comrade Lezhnin at close range op began to shoot German soldiers and officers. In this battle, he personally destroyed 12 German soldiers and officers from a machine gun, and took two prisoners. For bravery and courage shown in the struggle against the German invaders, Comrade Lezhnin will be awarded the Order of Glory III Degree (February 18, 1945)