CITY: Stalingrad region, Uryupinsky district, Golovsky farm DATE OF BIRTH: 03/11/1923 DATE OF DEATH: 03/08/1971 HISTORY: Alexey Emelyanovich Arzamastsev was born on March 11, 1923 in the Stalingrad region, Uryupinsky district, Golovsky farm. He finished 6 classes, after which he worked as a ship mechanic. On March 5, 1942 he was drafted to the front. Until May 25, 1942, he was a cadet, after which he spent the whole war as a corporal as commander of the 1st gun of the 2nd battery in the 58th Guards Artillery Sevastopol Regiment, 32nd Guards Rifle Taman Red Banner Order of Suvorov 2nd Class Division. From June 25, 1942 to October 9, 1943 he took part in the battles for the Caucasus, for which he was awarded the medal "For the Defense of the Caucasus". From September 9 to September 20, 1942 he took part in the defense of Tuapse. On May 5, 1943, he was awarded a medal "For Military Merit" for battles in the Kura and Lysaya Gora area: "Gunner of the 2nd battery of the Guard of the Kr-ts Arzamastsev Alexei Yemelyanovich for suppressing two artillery and two mines enemy batteries , in the region of Kura and Lysaya Gora destroyed one car, scattered and partially destroyed up to one and a half companies, smashed three bunkers and one machine gun, helped repel two attacks of enemy infantry with the fire of his gun; for a week supplied the supported infantry on the front line with ammunition and food. " On November 9, 1943, during the battles on the Chushka spit, the Kerch Peninsula, he received a tangential shrapnel wound in the occipital region of the skull. From November 11, 1943 to February 14, 1944 he was in the hospital. Then he was sent to the unit. On March 16, 1944, the operation to liberate the Crimea began. May 7, 1944 took part in the assault on Sapun Gora. On May 9, 1944, Sevastopol was liberated. On June 6, 1944, in Dubrov, Gomel region, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his participation in the battles for Sevastopol. “In the battles for Sevastopol, he showed heroism and courage in the fight against the German invaders and destroyed 3 bunkers, 4 large-caliber machine guns, 1 mortar battery with his cannon, and crushed 2 enemy batteries and destroyed the infantry before platoon. Moving along with the infantry, his gun destroyed 2 light machine guns with direct fire and knocked out 3 enemy vehicles with retreating infantry. " From July 17 to August 28, 1944 - the Shauliai offensive operation and repulsing enemy counterattacks in the areas west and northwest of Shauliai. On October 20, 1944, he was awarded the Order of Glory, Grade 3 and the Medal For Courage: “When breaking through the heavily fortified enemy defenses on October 5, 1944, Comrade Arzamastsev's gun destroyed the heavy machine gun, destroyed the bunker and suppressed the fire of the mortar battery. From 7.10.44 to 10.10.44 the gun was in the pursuit group. In the area of Cape Grinkishki, Comrade Arzamastsev knocked out an armored personnel carrier and, with direct fire from his gun, destroyed up to 6 submachine gunners to a squad. " On December 20, 1944, as part of the 3rd Belorussian Front, he broke through the long-term enemy defenses in East Prussia, then blockaded Konigsberg from the southwestern direction. On February 7, 1945, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree for battles in the Kunigelen area, East Prussia: “During the offensive battles on January 27, 1945, in the Kunigelen area (East Prussia), being the gunner of 1 gun of the 2 battery, comrade ... Arzamastsev, from an open firing position, shot the counterattacking enemy from his gun at point-blank range. After repelling a counterattack on the battlefield, up to 25 killed, wounded soldiers and officers of the enemy remained. The counterattack was repulsed, and the supported infantry occupied the brick factory without delay or loss. " Then he took part in the East Prussian offensive operation from January 13, 1945 to April 25, 1945, which included the Storm of Konigsberg from April 6 to 9. For which he was awarded the medal "For the capture of Konigsberg". After the capture of the city of Konigsberg on April 11, 1945, the troops began to eliminate the remaining encircled Zemland enemy grouping. Until December 1945, he was at the location of the division in the city of Himmelsberg, after which he was sent to the Kalinin region, Kushalinsky district, for rural work and military training. On February 4, 1947, with a severe concussion, he returned to his native farm, where his sister Maria Emelyanovna and future wife Fedorova Elena Pavlovna were waiting for him. In 1948 the eldest son Anatoly will be born, in 1953 the daughter Nina and in 1959 the youngest son Alexander. But all this time, the concussion made itself felt, at night, in a dream, he also went into battle. It took an operation. He entrusted himself only to his military friend Zhogov Vasily Fedorovich. Unfortunately, the bandage was forgotten during the operation, which led to blood poisoning and death on March 8, 1971 at the age of 48. The funeral took place on his birthday on March 11. After 37 years, the loving couple was reunited.