Heroes and feats

During the first days of the war, our 61st Penza Rifle Division entered into battle. On 15 July 1941, I was wounded and after being treated, I was sent to form the 49th Rifle Division and, as part of the 455th Rifle Regiment, I went through the entire war, recalls Fyodor Yakovlevich - I remembered the crossing of the Neman River, when the first two attempts failed, and the regiment ordered us to build flesh from improvised equipment and, having crossed the river, to gain a foothold there. It was done, but the enemy began to squeeze us in from a height. The anti-aircraft battery helped us well. (Kazenova Arina, a 2nd grade student)

Matvey Sergeyevich Slastunov . Matvey Slastunov was born on 06.10.1911 in the village of Ostrovtsy, Penza region, Kolyshlei district. At the front he loaded guns, had extraordinary strength, both physical and moral. At Stalingrad, on 24.08.1942, he went missing.

He was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army from the Kondolsky military registration and enlistment office in September 1941. In the rank of an ordinary soldier, after the lapse of time he got into reconnaissance near Kiev. During this time, he learned a lot and once successfully caught a German soldier, for which he received his first medal "For Courage". According to the grandfather's stories, when his parents and the residents of his village learned about the letter, they were very happy for him. He fought in intelligence for 2 years. In November 1943 he was wounded in the leg. Was hospitalized in a military field hospital near Voronezh. Sometime later, his leg was amputated. In the spring of 1944, their hospital was destroyed by the Nazis. And he was wounded in his left arm

“Guns thundered, shells exploded, groans, cries for help. The military operations to liberate the cities of Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Eger, Ixico took many lives, but residents also helped us, who reported about the hidden fascists. We helped as much as we could." (Kazyonnov Vitaly, 11th grade pupil)

Ivan Ivanov - participant of the WWII. Born on June 17, 1906 in the village of Troshi, Krasnogorodsk district, Pskov region. Called to the mobilization front on December 15, 1941 by the Balkhash GVK Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. From May 1942 to September 1942 - commander of the 269th rifle regiment of the 136th Rifle Division, from September 1942 to February 1943 - the squad leader anti-tank rifles of the 10th special ski brigade. On March 22, 1943, seriously wounded in the left arm, from March 1943 to June 1943 he was treated at the evacuation hospital No 998. From June 1943 to January 1945, he was the senior scribe of the 65th separate automobile regiment. He was dismissed from the reserve on 6 January 1946 with the rank of sergeant. For participation in The WWII he was awarded the medal "For Victory over Germany".

Vasily Alekseevich Kireev (1914-1982) was wounded near Moscow.

Egorov Ivan Fedotovich. Born in 1911 in Borisovka village, Teplo-Ogarevsky district, Tula region. He was called to war on June 22, 1941. Title: Red Army soldier Place of service: 779th Rifle Battalion, 779th Rifle Regiment, 227th Temryuk Rifle Division, Red Banner Division (part of the corpsman 1st Rifle Battalion, 779th Rifle Battalion, 227th Temryuk Rifle Division) had two wounds: 26.09.1941 and 20.09.1943. Under enemy fire took out 20 men from the battlefield. Awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Alexander Dmitrievich Snitkin (born 1925). Graduated from Baku Artillery School. At the front from 1943 to 1945. Released Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia. The inscription on the photo: "To Alla Fomina from Alexander Snitkin for good memory. Baku. No matter how many partings in life, I am used to visit this house, now I am too old friend of yours to forget my habits. "

Pavel Petrovich Erkaev, Senior Sergeant of the Guards, 48 gvtb 2 TA

Born on December 19, 1925 in Novy Machim village, Shemysheisky district, Penza region, in a peasant family. In January 1943, he was drafted into the Red Army, and received the specialty of a tank gunner. Commander of the Orders of Glory of three classes Nikolai Sidorovich Kudashov was a commander of the T-34 gun of the 20th Guards Tank Brigade (5th Guards Tank Corps, 6th Tank Army, 2nd Ukrainian Front), Guard Sergeant First Class. Kudashov died in February 1945 during the liberation of Santovo in Czechoslovakia. Awarded of the Order of the Red Star.

Vasily Sidorovich Tumanov - participant of the WWII. Born on December 26, 1909 in the village of Podgorye, Ostrovsky District, Pskov Region. Drafted to the front to mobilize the Soshihinsky regional military commissariat. From March 1944 to April 1944 - shooter from the 225th reserve rifle regiment, from April 1944 to August 1944 – combat medic from the 1349th rifle regiment, from August 1944 to December 1944 -

Born in 1923 in the village of Porzovo, Kameshkir District, Penza Region, to a family of peasants Zharikov Yakov Egorovich and Daria Alexandrovna (born in 1892). He was the third child in a family with many children. He was drafted to the front literally in the first days of the war. He was sent to a parachute school in Kuibyshev. There, the cadets are trained for 6 months and sent to the front. The actions of these soldiers were classified. In his letters to his home he did not indicate where he was. Now it has become known that a paratrooper was fighting near Stalingrad. Boris was killed on 28.08.1942. He was buried in a mass grave in Gorodishchensky district in the village of Stepnoye, Volgograd Region.

My great-grandfather was born on 11.09.1917 in the village of Pokrovskaya Archada, Kamensky district of Penza region. He participated in the armed conflict on Khalkhin-Gol in 1939, in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940 and in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. After the war he participated in the conflict with Japan. He returned home without injuries in 1946. For excellent fighting in the Far East against the Japanese on 23.08.1945 he was thanked personally from Comrade Stalin. He was awarded medals: for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945; for the Victory over Japan in the Great Patriotic War; Zhukov Medal; Medal of Labor Veteran; Order of the Great Patriotic War of II degree; (Student of 3rd class Kudishina Elizabeth).

Born in the village of Saburovka, Kolyshleysky District, Penza Region. He was born on February 22, 1918. At the age of 24 he was drafted into the Red Army to protect our homeland from fascist invaders. He reached Berlin with the rank of sergeant. He was a sapper at the front, working with mines, every minute risking his life. He was awarded the medals "For the Liberation of Prague" and "For the capture of Berlin". But the most important awards from the grandfather are orders: the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the Order of Glory III degree.

Daniil Artemovich Rakov fought as a tank driver mechanic. After being wounded, he was enrolled in artillery, reached Berlin and was the gun commander. Participated in the 1945 Victory Parade in Moscow.