Heroes and feats

Kusmartsev Sergey Antonovich (1914-1990) - participant of the Great Patriotic War

Photo of Demin Pyotr Izmailovich, missing in 1941

Photo of the period of the occupation of the Bokovsky District of the Rostov Region, 1942 The Bokovsky District was occupied from July 11, 1942 to December 23, 1942. During the Fights of the farm Astakhov, Gorbatov, Dubovoy changed hands several times. The following examples also speak about the stubborn and bloody battles during the expulsion of the Germans: five soldiers, participants in the liberation of the region, were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them are the commander of the 20th tank regiment, Major Sergeev Nikolai Alekseevich, for the battle at the Astakhov farm, the machine gunner Boris Terentyev for the battle at the Gorbatov farm, the pilot Nurken Abdirov and Boris Alekseev for the battle in the sky over the station Bokovskaya.

Medical instructor Yashchikov Vasily Vasilievich.

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War of the Bokovsky District of the Rostov Region Romanova Fedor Stepanovich (1924-2007), private soldier. Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree, medal "For Courage", "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War", commemorative medals.

The photo shows my great-uncle (on the mother's side) Kulik German Sergeevich among four friends-colleagues. He sits on a chair on the right. The photo was taken at the moment when my grandfather served in the ranks of the Red Army - January 1, 1941. He sent the photograph home to his mother. At that time, the family lived in Ukraine.

Nurse Yankova Nina Lukinichna with her friend Galina Sokolyanskaya

Feofan Pavlovich Petin, born in 1924, drafted by the Gornomariysk Regional military Commissariat, private soldier (pictured in military uniform)

The photo shows Kostik Gnezdilov, photo presumably 1943-1946, Fatezh, park area

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War of the Bokovsky District of the Rostov Region MV Krivoroshchenko (1923-2003), lieutenant of the medical service. Order of the Red Star, medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad", "For the Liberation of Prague", "For the Capture of Berlin", jubilee medals

Participants of the Battle of Kursk

Yandubaeva Evlampiya Matveevna, born in 1925. Called up by the Gornomariyskiy Regional Military commissariat, private soldier. She died in 2000. Place of burial: Arda cemetery of the Republic of Mari El.

The photo shows a native of the village of Staraya Topovka, Krasnoarmeisky district of the Saratov region, Vasily Dmitrievich Kochnev, 250, unit 209

Kalinin M.I. presented state awards in the Kremlin.

A postcard on which Vasily Dmitrievich Kochnev, a native of the village of Staraya Topovka, Krasnoarmeisky District, Saratov Region, wrote a letter to his relatives from the front in February 1942.