Nikolai Poleschikov (born 1910) - sergeant, commander of the department of the 4th Mechanized Brigade Engineering and Mine Company. As part of several fronts from July 1042 to 1994 he participated in the defense of Stalingrad, the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Hungary. For combat honours he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the first degree, medals "For Courage", "For the Defence of Stalingrad". He was awarded the title of Hero of the USSR on June 3, 1944 for bravery and valour shown during the forcing of the Dnieper and Ingulets rivers. On 12 November 1944, he was fatally wounded in a hot battle near Kechkemet and died the next day.