CITY: Bukino village, near Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region DATE OF BIRTH: 09/25/1900 DATE OF DEATH: 05/02/1955 HISTORY: Title: Red Army soldier Type of troops: Ground forces, Air Force (except naval aviation), coastal service, NKVD troops, border troops Subdivision : 4th artillery division My grandfather Atuchin Ivan Yegorovich was born on September 25, 1900. in the village of Bukino (near the town of Novokuznetsk), Kemerovo region. In August 1941. he was drafted into the infantry unit by the Red Army. He was at the front until the end of the war. In 1942, Ivan Yegorovich defended Stalingrad. For bravery, for the defense of Stalingrad, he was nominated for Government awards. He was seriously wounded and sent to a hospital in the city of Vychuga, Moscow region. After his recovery, he was sent to the Kursk-Oryol Buldge. There were hot battles here. Further military fate threw him to different parts of the war. Ivan Yegorovich took part in the liberation of Ukraine in the battles on the Dnieper. In his memoirs, he said that in the battles on the Dnieper they fought so that the Dnieper river stood red from the blood of the dead soldiers. Further, he took part in the battles near Warsaw. Ivan Yegorovich was a strong physique, tall, and distinguished by endurance. At the end of the war, he was transferred to the reconnaissance company, Their brigades were thrown into Germany for reconnaissance. Ivan Yegorovich ended the war at the walls of the Reichstag. Has government awards: 1. Order of the Red Star. 2. Medals “For Courage”, “For the Defense of Stalingrad”, “For the Liberation of Warsaw”, “For Victory over Germany”, “For the Liberation of Berlin”. 3. The "Excellent scout" icon. He returned from the war alive in August 1945. to his native village Bukino and for a long time worked as a caretaker at a school. He died in 1955 from an accident. This year, May 2, 2017. It will be 62 years since our dear and courageous veteran Ivam Egorovich is no longer with us. Eternal memory to you, our dear grandfather.