Rank: Corporal. Branch of the service: Ground Forces, Air Force (except naval aviation), coastal service, NKVD troops, border troops. Subdivision: 66th Guards Rifle Poltava Red Banner Division. Ermakov Yegor Petrovich-guard corporal, front-line driver of the 66th Guards Rifle Poltava Red Banner Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, 649th Squad Authors of the delivery. The division records its history from the 293rd Infantry Division. 01/21/1943 was transformed into the 66th Guards Rifle Division, was awarded the honorary title of Poltava after the capture of Poltava and the liberation of the Ukrainian lands on September 23, 1943. Later, the 66th Guards Poltava Rifle Division liberated Western Ukraine from the Germans and crossed Carpathians. The capture of Budapest is a dash in the battles for the liberation of Europe, then battles in the area of ​​the beautiful Lake Balaton. On the banner of the division, the Order of the Red Banner. At the end of March 1945, the division entered Austria, fought stubborn battles in the Alps, occupied the cities of Linz, St. Anton and others. On May 9, 1945, the long-awaited Victory Day came, which the 66th Guards Rifle Poltava Red Banner Division met in Austria, in Vienna. Ermakov Yegor Petrovich was drafted into the Red Army on October 19, 1941 by the Pokrovsky Military Commissariat of the Chkalovsk region. The division was formed in Buzuluk. He began his service in the construction battalion of the Southwestern Front. In the autorot since September 9, 1942, as a car mechanic-diesel operator, he took part in the defense of Stalingrad and the completion of the liquidation of the enemy's Stalingrad grouping and in the end of the summer German offensive of 1943. He took part in the battles for the liberation of the cities of Poltava, Boguslav and Kanev. He crossed the Carpathians with battles, took part in the battles for the liberation of Uzhgorod in 1944. Yegor Petrovich took part in the Battle of Budapest in February 1945, fought in battles in the area of ​​Lake Balaton, liberated the cities of Linz, St. Anton, etc. He met Victory Day in Austria and ended the war in October 1945. Ermakov Yegor Petrovich had military awards: a medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad", a medal "For Military Merit" from 11/08/1944, a medal "For Courage" from 05/17/1945, a medal "For the capture of Budapest" A No. 484009 from 9 June 1945, medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945." of May 9, 1945 Commander of the 649th squad, Captain Bezuevsky, the commander of the 649th squad, presenting corporal Yermakov EP for the awards, noted: “He performs combat missions for car repair with honor. During the period of battles of the division in the Dubna area, he restored two captured vehicles, which immediately entered service. As a driver, he has been participating in battles since September 1942. Repeatedly falling under enemy fire while delivering ammunition to the front line, he performs the task with honor, taking the car out of the fire, showing courage and courage. The car is kept in excellent technical condition, as a specialist-diesel engineer participated in the assembly of captured diesel vehicles, showing excellent knowledge of technology and high discipline. " Yegor Petrovich returned from the front in October 1945, worked as a driver on a collective farm, enjoyed indisputable prestige as a highly skilled auto mechanic.