Heroes and feats

Ivan Alexandrovich Kuzkov (06.06.1903-17.08.1989). Major General, Commander of the Rifle Corps (06.06.1903-17.08.1989). Participated in the battles for Moscow, went from Kursk to the Carpathians and Poland, liberating many cities. He was awarded two Orders of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, two Orders of Suvorov, the Order of the First Degree Patriotic War and the Order of the Red Star, two Polish orders and many medals.

"common soldier Wars. A Look from the Past". My grandfather, Pavel Kokoshko, is on the photo. common soldier (Red Army man). The rest are unknown. The photo was sent to a family in one of the soldier's "triangles". The grandfather was killed in January 1943, during the liberation of the Nasvinskaya parish. He was buried in the village of Zabolotye, Novosokolniki district, Kalininskaya region.

Gennady Syprchenko (1942), died of wounds in the hospital.

Ivan Umnov (right) 1945.

Юрий Подтыкайлов, первый сын полка спецразведроты 40-й армии. Вместе с группой солдат выходил из окружения, бежал из фашистского плена, переходил линию фронта с важными сведениями о расположении противника. Был ранен в 1941 г. Награжден орденом Отечественной войны 2-й степени, медалями "За отвагу", "За победу над Германией", "За доблестный труд в годы Великой Отечественной", 8 юбилейными медалями

Evdokia Adonkina participated in the war from June 1942 to May 1943. Then she was taken to hospital and was demobilised after being wounded.

Bozhkov Mikhail Filippovich, born on April 20, 1924. He was sent to the Saratov training unit, where he studied artillery. He was then transferred to Moscow, and from there to the Belarusian front, where he was wounded and sent home in early 1945. For his military services he was awarded the Order of Courage of the 1st degree, the Zhukov Medal, and has many medals for bravery.

S.D. Vilesov (1st right in the 2nd row) among the participants of the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow on June 24, 1945.

Konstantin Mikhailovich Shepelev. Tankist. In 1943 was seriously wounded. Fired from the current army with the rank of Major. has two Orders "Red Star", "Red Banner" and 43 medals. died 1974.

V.D. Sysoletin with fellow-soldiers (6th left), participants of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Мухамадеева Сайма Ганиевна родилась 1 октября 1920 году в д. Алмаметьево (Моркинского района Республики Марий Эл). В декабре 1942 года была призвана на фронт и отправлена в блокадный Ленинград.Воевала в Ленинградской 14-й оборонной части, которая была ответственна за прожекторы. Женщины-бойцы их наводили на вражеские самолёты, чтобы легче было их сбить. Война для Саймы Мухамадеевой закончилась только в сентябре 1945 года. Вплоть до демобилизации она была в Ленинграде. Домой вернулась 1 октября 1945 года. Точную дату снимка я не знаю, но она говорила, что после Победы.

Grigory Astakhov, common soldier, Miner, liberated the Belgorod, Kursk, and Orel regions. He was killed in 1943. Burial place: mass grave, Dmitrovsky district, Malobobrovskoye village, Maloye village. Number of burial in VIC: 57-130

Photo of a mass grave where Grigory Kirillovich Astakhov was buried in 1943. Place of modern burial: Dmitrovsky district, Malobobrovskoye village, Maloye Bobrovo village, north-western outskirts, mass grave. 1946 г.

The last letter from Malikov Arkhip Vladimirovich, in which he sends his regards to his wife, children, his mother and all his relatives. He writes that he has been lying in the hospital for 4 months now and has been wounded. I don't know what will happen next...? He has gone missing.

Grigory Shiryaev was conscripted to the war by the Narovchatka Regional Military Commissariat on January 7, 1942. He entered the front with the rank of common soldier in the 415th Division of the 1326th Rifle Regiment. In November 1945 he returned home. He died on 2 October 1961.