Heroes and feats

The photo shows the participant of the Great Patriotic War Karapetyan Suren Armenakovich. Suren Armenakovich took part in the Battle of Sevastopol, the liberation of the Sivash Bay, the liberation of the Crimea, the Battle of Sapun Gora. During the war, my great-grandfather graduated from communications courses, served in the 194th Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Division of the 70th Army of the Belorussian Front. My great-grandfather died at the age of 92. Great-grandfather had sixteen government awards, including five orders. He was a famous beekeeper, author of 5 books about the war, poet, chess player. And he never hid his love for the Russian people.

Minakov Alexey Mikhailovich, war years.

Savelyev Nikolai Mikhailovich, WWII veteran,drafted into the Army in 1941 at the age of 18, served in the Far East

In the photo, Private Esengaliyev Eskhak, born in 1924. These photos were taken during the Victory Day celebrations on May 9, 2008 in the city of Kursk, a city in the liberation of which he took part and was seriously wounded. Was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." He died in 2017.

Comrade Afonin N.I. at the front since 27.06.1941. He participated in many battles as an ordinary soldier and received three wounds, one of which was severe, he received in the battles for the defense of Moscow in the Mozhaisk area in November 1941. The second was lightweight,received in battles in August 1943 and the third on 26.10.1943 in battle when crossing the river Pronya, where he commanded a rifle platoon. Comrade Afonin works and fulfills orders conscientiously,he is disciplined and decisive in battle.

In the photo,is my grandfather Vladimir Grigorievich Fedorov. Called up by the Gdovskiy Regional Military Commissariat in 1944 after the liberation of the region. He was a medical instructor. Being wounded, he carried the wounded commander out of the battlefield. There is information about him on the "People's Feat" website.

Vasnenkov Ivan Alexandrovich (left) at service in Blagoveshchensk

Kolesnikov Petr Yakovlevich. Not far from Poland.

Belyakov Nikolai Nikolaevich (1922-1942), disappeared near Rzhev

Osinin Fyodor Kuzmich (02.04.1926 - 07.01.1993). He devoted his whole life to the land, most of his life worked as an agronomist. But the peaceful work of my grandfather turned out to be short-lived, already in November 1943 he was drafted into the army. First, four-month courses for submachine gunners were completed in the village of Suslonger, then another 4 months of service in the city of Cheboksary as a cadet of the 95th reserve rifle regiment, then he became a paratrooper - submachine gunner in the First Separate Leningrad Tank Brigade. During the war years he was the commander of the IS - 4 tank gun, 22nd tank regiment. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree and the medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945."

The photo shows Seknin Sergey Vasilyevich, a native of the village of Nikolo-Pestravka, Gorodishchensky (now Nikolsky), Penza region, served in a tank unit with the rank of sergeant, for military feat in the fight against the German invaders, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the Second Degree posthumously. He died on March 17, 1943 at the age of 27.

Order book of Sergei Vasilievich Seknin

The photo shows the death notice of Sergei Vasilyevich Seknin, who died heroically on March 17, 1943

In the photo there is a letter from the Kremlin to the father of the hero Sergei Vasilyevich Seknin

Image of the description of the feat of Sergei Vasilyevich Seknin, a native of Nikolo-Pestravka of the Gorodishchensky district of the Penza region