Rank: Sergeant Branch: Ground Forces, Air Force (except naval aviation), coastal service, NKVD troops, border troops Subdivision: 193rd Infantry Dnieper Order of Lenin Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov Division. My grandfather Alexey Filippovich Krutilin was born on March 30, 1909 in the village. Pletnevka, Volsky district, Saratov region. Called up by the Volsky GVK, Volsk, Saratov region. Sergeant Krutilin Alexey Filippovich began to fight in January 1943. During his stay in the division, he works on communication between the rear of the division and the higher headquarters. During offensive battles, when headquarters quickly move from one place to another, Comrade. Krutilin quickly searches for a new location for the high headquarters and there was no case that he did not deliver operational documents to the high headquarters on time. The riding horse attached to it at the fronts and army reviews received a good rating. During offensive operations, the horse attached to it retained its combat capability. Alexey Filippovich was nominated for a government award - the medal "For Military Merit". He was also awarded the medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War in 1941-1945." After the end of the war, grandfather returned home alive. I did not find my grandfather, because I was born after his death. From the memoirs of Galina's daughter, Alexey Filippovich worked in the village of Shikhany-2. According to her, her father was a strict, fair and responsible person. Aleksey Filippovich Krutilin died on February 1, 1958. He was buried in the cemetery in the village of Shikhany-2, Volsky District, Saratov Region.