Dzierzanowski Evgeny Ivanovich When the war began, he was not yet 18, and graduated from school on June 21, 1941. At the military enlistment office, where he came with a friend, saying that he was already 18, he was sent to the infantry. In the battle of Smolensk, he was seriously wounded. Comrades thought that he was dead and sent a "funeral", but, fortunately, the 17-year-old fighter survived, and a letter to his family came right after the funeral. After treatment in the hospital, he went to study at the military infantry and mortar school, after which he got to the First Ukrainian front (110 guards division). When crossing the Dnieper, he was seriously wounded at Kremenchug. Despite the second serious injury, I tried to go to the front and defend our Homeland. By that time, he was already a senior Lieutenant, commander of a mortar platoon. In April 1945, the 865th regiment of the 271st Gorlovka division, (where he was the commander of the scouts), participated in the famous meeting on the Elbe. Fought until the very end of the war...and even longer... On Victory Day, may 9, the war did not end for him because the fighting for Prague continued, where people died for another 6 days... ...they say That of those born in 1923, out of every hundred who went to the front, only three were left alive... my grandfather was lucky to stay. Among other household relics, there is also an article from an old front-line newspaper, which tells about his military exploits. Grandfather often met with his front-line friends, and on Victory Day he always wore his full-dress uniform. My great-grandfather Eugene premium sheets: "In the battles for Gor.Kiev took part in the crossing of the Dnieper river and with its mortars suppressed four enemy firing points that prevented the crossing of the river. On his account, there are several destroyed enemy firing points and dozens of Germans killed. In these battles, he was seriously wounded. Worthy of being awarded the order of the Red Star. Commander of the 865th rifle regiment, major Umirov. On 9 February 1944. "In the battles with the German invaders along the Ondava river/Slovakia/ to the village of Stary Dol/Poland, tov.Dzierzanowski acted boldly. With his mortars, he advanced into the infantry battle formations and accurately destroyed the enemy's manpower with a correct aim. Especially boldly and steadfastly did comrade.Dzerzhanovsky 5.2.45 g in the battle for the capture of the settlement of Old Dover. Repelling several enemy counterattacks during the day, tov. Dzerzhanovsky under heavy enemy fire destroyed about 50 enemy soldiers and officers and 4 machine gun emplacements, which ensured the success of the battle of the 1st battalion for the village of Stary Dvur." Worthy of being awarded the order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree. Guards Lieutenant Colonel Vasiliev IO commander of the Carpathian rifle regiment. February 22, 1945. About my grandfather, commander of the 865th rifle regiment major Umirov March 11, 1944: "in the battles with the German invaders in the area of Yablonovka Voitovich Vinnytsia region on March 6-7, he showed exceptional courage and bravery in these battles with his platoon in the area of the factory Voitovtsy destroyed 4 German machine gunners holed up in the attics of houses that prevented the advance of our infantry. He personally killed one officer and 3 soldiers in hand-to-hand combat." Worthy of being awarded the order of the Red Star. Commander of the 865th rifle regiment, Colonel Khomenko: "in the battles with the German invaders for the village of Dushatin on 23.9.1944, being in the enemy's rear on a combat mission, comrade. Dzerzhanovsky repelled the enemy's counterattack in hand-to-hand combat, with a pistol fire and a knife destroyed five enemy soldiers. Worthy of being awarded the order of the Red Star. The commander of the Small Carpathian 865 the order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky regiment Colonel Koptelov: "For the period of combat operations from April 15, 1945 to the end of the war, comrade. Dzierzanowski received repeated orders of the regimental commander to restore the situation in the battalions. In a difficult situation of battle under the fire of art. min. fire tov. Dzerzhanovsky went to the battle lines and boldly restored in b-nah on all issues of the life of the regiment, treated with exceptional diligence, controlled the execution of all orders of the regiment commander. In addition, he had instructions to communicate with neighbors under shooting, restored the elbow connection and informed about the situation of the neighbor. He was awarded the order of the Red Star on may 19, 1945.