Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Type of Troops: Artillery Unit: 1st Motorized Rifle Proletarian Moscow Order of Lenin Red Banner Division Eliseev Pyotr Vasilyevich was drafted into military service in 1921. In 1924. Graduated from the Saratov Infantry School of RKK commanders. Served in the artillery units of the Red Army in Miass, in the Chita region, at the Divisional station of the Trans-Baikal railway, in the village. Datsan in the Far East. From 1939 to 1941 served in Mongolia. In 1939, under the command of G.K. Zhukov, the chief of artillery of the 36th Motorized Rifle Division, Major P.V. Eliseev. took part in battles on the Khalkhin-Gol river. 03/27/1941. Lieutenant Colonel P.V. Eliseev was appointed chief of artillery of the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. June 24, 1941 as part of this division went to the front. He took an active part in the fierce battles near Orsha. Awarded with the Order of the Red Banner (not awarded). From the award list: For 12 days of the battle, personally supervised the combat work in the lower levels of the artillery units and carried away the personnel with his courage and bravery. He perfectly applied his extensive experience and knowledge of the matter in battle. He skillfully distributed artillery weapons in the most important sectors of the defense. After these battles, the division was surrounded. Some of the personnel broke through with battles at the location of the Soviet troops, some were taken prisoner. Until recently, Lieutenant Colonel P.V. Eliseev was reported missing. But as a result of searches, he was found in the lists of prisoners of war in the Langendorf camp, there were two escapes from the camps, he was transferred to the Gestapo in Carlsbad, he died in the Flossenbürg death camp on 09/10/1943. The burial place has not been established. Awarded: the Order of the Red Star - 1936, the Order of the Red Banner - 1939, the Order of the Red Banner - 1941.