Heroes and feats

Ivan Pastukhov (1924-1989) was born in the village of Amiano, Novo-Borisovskiy District of Saratov Region. On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War - from July 1942 to Victory Day. Participated in the liberation of Belgorod, Kharkov, crossing of the Dnieper River. Went through Moldova, Romania, Hungary. He was a gun commander, a Deputy Platoon Leader, and a battery Petty Officer. After demobilization, he worked in educational institutions in the city of Donskoy (Tula Region). Awarded orders of the Red Star, Patriotic War 2nd degree, medals.

Great-grandfather A. Mikhailov

My great-grandfather Alexander Mikhailov was drafted into the army in 1942. He immediately went to the front - in the 13th Guards Division, which fought as part of the Guards Army of Stepnov, later the 2nd Ukrainian Front. They sent him to Stalingrad. He was young, handsome, fervent, never discouraged, and everywhere he carried an accordion with him. He was wounded in the stomach, went to the hospital, and after - the front again. He was a driver, delivered ammunition. He did not get to Berlin until the war ended. My grandfather was awarded two orders of the Red Star, the order of the Red Banner and medals For Military Merit.

On the day of the Liberation of the town of Sudzha, Kursk region. March 8, 1943. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.3. L.6

Soldiers in hospital. I.Ya.Yurkin (center). March 5, 1943. GKU GAK.F.Photofund. Op. 8. D.650. L.1

Chalkov and Laushkin, steelmakers of Kuznetsk Iron and Steel Plant. 1943. GKU GAK.F.Photofund. Op. 8. D.828. L.1

Сollecting parcels for the front line. 1943. GKU GAK.F.R-650. Op. 1. D.269. L.46

Soldiers of the 845th Regiment of the 303rd Rifle Division under the banner of the Regiment. Before offensive soldiers worked at harvest in Bessarabia (there is a sign on the back side: "crops have ripen but there were noone to gather them"). June 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.15

komsomol organizers of the 844th Artillery Regiment of the 303rd Rifle Division. October 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.6

Medical orderly Mariya IvanovnaGolovatova (in light clothes) and an unknown telephone operator of the 691th Artillery Regiment of the 237th Rifle Division. Carpathians. 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.9

Soldiers of the 691st Artillery Regiment of the 237th Rifle Division. Carpathians. 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.10

Guards Major, Navigator of the Regiment of the military unit 42127 Evgraf Iosifovich Selivanov (sitting first right). 1944. He was awarded posthumously the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (he was killed on the combat mission on March 24,1945). GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.17

War correspondents work on the next issue of the newspaper "Stalin's strike". Carpathians. 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.18

Officers of the Staff of the 376th Rifle Division. September 4, 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.3

Inspection of Senior Sergeant I.S. Danilov crew. Carpathians. August 1944. GKU GAK.F.R-1483. Op. 2. D.4. L.8