CITY: village Kenger-Meneuz DATE OF BIRTH: 03/13/1921 DATE OF DEATH: 12/18/2003 HISTORY: Title: Sergeant. Born on March 13, 1921 in the village of Kenger-Meneuz, Bizhbulyaksky district. Graduated from 4th grade. In 1940 he was drafted into the army, served in Bissarabia. And from there he went to war. He completed a six-month course in a tank division. Although he could not speak Russian well, he passed the exam with excellent marks and became a tanker. He liberated cities such as: Mukden in 1946, Port Arthur. From memoirs: “When we were in ambush, it was impossible to light a fire so that the Germans would not notice us. We ran out of food and clean water. We ate dead horses. They drank water that collected in puddles. The Nazis were so cruel, seeing at least one of "ours", they would definitely follow him until they caught him. " He also participated in the war against Japan. He was wounded in the leg. During the war, the family received a funeral by mistake. In June 1946 he returned from the war. In March 1947 he got married. In 1948 he went to Kharkov to plow virgin lands. Then he worked in the Bizhbulyak MTS (Republic of Bashkortostan) as a tractor driver. 1955 - manager of the Kenger-Meneuzov grandfather. 1955-1969 - Works in the collective farm "Pobeda" 1969-1974. - Head of STF. War wounds made themselves felt and on October 27, 1975 he retired on a disability pension. Awarded with medals: "For Victory over Germany"; "For the victory over Japan"; 1965 - "20 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; 1968 - "50 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; 1975 - "30 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; 1980 - “35 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War”; 1985 - "40 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; 1988 - "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; 1955 - “Zhukov's Medal”; 1955 - "50 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"; 2000 - "Front-line soldier 1941-1945". He died on December 18, 2003.