Heroes and feats

The photographs show the combat path of the 178th Infantry Division, in which V.A. Kondratyev went to the front. He passed through the Smolensk, Kalinin and Leningrad Regions and the Karelian Isthmus. The Division protected and liberated the cities of Novosokolniki, Velikie Luki and Vyborg.

The photographs show the combat path of the 178th Infantry Division, in which V.A. Kondratyev went to the front. He passed through the Smolensk, Kalinin and Leningrad Regions and the Karelian Isthmus. The Division protected and liberated the cities of Novosokolniki, Velikie Luki and Vyborg.

General - Major Baranov Nikolay Egorovich. Born in 1919 in the village of Kstischi, Belyovsky district, Tula region. Commander of the 98th Guards Airborne Division. In 1967 - 1976 Nikolay Egorovich - Head of the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky.

Major General Sergei Bronevsky. Sergey Bronevsky was born in 1901 in Belev, Tula region. During the Great Patriotic War - Deputy Chief of Staff of the 3rd Baltic Front. Awards: 4 Orders of Lenin, Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class, medals: "For the Defence of Moscow", "For the Victory over Germany".

General - Major Sorokin Pyotr Vasilyevich. Born in 1896 in Belev, Tula region. Participant in three wars. The Great Patriotic War affected the fates of all countrymen, especially the defenders of the Motherland: soldiers and officers. The first baptism of fire of the division commander Sorokin was received during the defense of the Sea of Azov, and ended the war near Berlin. Wounds, contusions, the Battle of Stalingrad, battles for the liberation of the Auschwitz (Auschwitz) and Birkenau concentration camps, the Oder crossing... There is no list of all of them. Over the years, he has been awarded four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Lenin, the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" and other battle awards.

Major General of Justice Novikov Georgy Nikolaevich. He was born in 1904 in Belev, Tula region. Military Lawyer, Major General of Justice, Chief Military Prosecutor of the USSR Navy, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War - Deputy Military Prosecutor of the front.

Lieutenant-General of Artillery Vasily Prokhorovich Stetsyagin. Born in 1898 in Belev, Tula region. In 1942 Vasily Prokhorovich was the chief of artillery of the 31st Army, in 1942 he was the chief of the 3rd Leningrad Artillery School, and in 1945 V.S. Stenyagin was the chief of the Higher Officer Staff Artillery School.

Major General Boris Vasilyevich Tatarinov. Boris Tatarinov was born in 1924 in Belev, Tula region. During the war Boris Vasilyevich - commander of machine gun platoon 490 rifle regiment, 192 rifle division of the 3rd Belarusian Front; commander of machine gun company of the 490th rifle regiment of the Transbaikal Front. After the war he continued his service in the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Major General, Brigade General of the Polish Szymanski Troops Leonard Czesławowicz. Leonard Szymanski was born in 1901 in Belev, Tula region. Major-General of the USSR Armed Forces and a brigade general of the Polish People's Army. Graduated from the Military Academy of Air Defense named after K.E. Voroshilov in Moscow. Since 1942 - teacher of military chemistry at the Officers' School in Moscow, since 1943 - teacher of tactics at the training centre for technical troops. Since 1944, he has served in the Polish People's Army. Course leader and teacher of chemical defence at the infantry school in Rembertuw and at the officer school of chemical defence troops.

Major General Nikolay Andreyevich Polevoy. Born in 1906 in Belev, Tula region. Participant in the Soviet-Finnish War. During the Great Patriotic War - Assistant Chief of Staff of the 40th Tank Brigade, Chief of Staff of the 268th Infantry Division, Chief of Staff of the Commander of the Armoured and Mechanised Troops of the Leningrad Front, Chief of Operations of the 3rd Guards Tank Army, Chief of Staff of the Armoured and Mechanised Troops of the Belarusian Military District. After the war - Head of the Civil Defence Department of the Lenin State Library of the USSR.

Colonel General Lukashin Pyotr Timofeyevich. Born in 1906 in the village of Gorbulya, Ukraine. Soviet military and political figure. Until 1928 he worked as a locksmith, stoker, assistant driver at the depot of the railway station Belev, Tula region. In 1941-1945 - Head of the Political Department of the Far Eastern Front. In 1965-1975 - 1st Deputy Head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR.

Major General Voskresensky Alexander Ivanovich. Born in 1901 in Ilyino village, Belevsky district, Tula region. During the Great Patriotic War - Art. 25 Army Volga District. Awards: Order of Lenin, Red Banner, Red Star, Medal "For the Victory over Germany".

The picture shows the inscription: Vasya Volozhanin Shadrinsk May 8, 1945 45186 we are in Berlin!

The photo shows Vasily Mikhailovich Volozhanin, junior sergeant, shooter. Together with comrades they listen to information about the situation at the front. 1st Belorussian Front.

In the photo, B.F.Safonov (1915-1942), a native of the village of Sinyavino, Tula Province. Soviet military pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. The photo was taken by photo correspondent Evgeny Khaldey.