Heroes and feats

Kuklin Afanasy Andreevich, Private, born in 1913, in the village of Vizimka, Kuzhenersky district, Mari ASSR. Drafted by Kuzhenersky district military commission. Awards: "For Military Merit", "For Defense of Moscow", "For Victory over Germany" and anniversary medals.

Svistunov Vasily Andreevich, Guards Sergeant

1st Company of Infantry platoon of 289th Guards Infantry Regiment, 97th Guards Red Banner Poltava Infantry Division. Photo taken in 1945 in Czechoslovakia.

Mikhail Pavlovich Zaika was born in the city of Sergach, Gorkiy Region. Before the war he was director of a railway school. In war time he was recon. In 1941 he was taken war prisoner. The Germans tortured him for a long time, cut out stars on the flesh, gouged out his eyes ... Disfigured body of the hero was found in the basement of a hospitals in Volokolamsk near Moscow in winter, 1941.

Bogdashkin Zakhar Egorovich, Private, born in the village of Tagino, Oryol region. 1945

Kashirskikh Petr Ivanovich was born in the village of Bukhovoe, Ranenburgsky district. He graduated from Ryazan Artillery School and was drafted to the army. He parished during first days of war, on October 11, 1941 at Lozovaya station, near Kharkov.

Comrads in arms. Nikolay Tsyganov - first left. Pampukha Grigory Vasilyevich, Lieutenant, Commander of infantry platoon of 289th Guards Infantry Regiment, of 97th Guards Red Banner Poltava Infantry Division, - middle. Udovichenko Nikolay Assistant, Commander of Infantry Platoon of 289th Guards Infantry Regiment of 97th Guards Red Banner Poltava Infantry Division. Photo taken in Clodno on September 8, 1945.

Mikhalchuk Ivan Konstantinovich, was born in 1923, in the village of Zenkino. The feat of the pilot (from award list): Mikhalchuk, air gunner, Guard Sergeant, as part of 136th Guards Assault Aviation Red Banner Stalin Regiment, perfromed 46 successful sorties during period of Patriotic War. Awarded with Order of Red Star, Order of Patriotic War II class, Order of Military Glory III class.

Perehozhikh Mikhail Samsonovich, born in 1922 in the village of Kolybelskoe, Ranenburgsky district. Rank: Private. Drafted to Red Army in 1941 by Ranenburg district military commission, Ryazan region. He participated in the battles of Sinyavino on Leningrad front, was wound in the left leg. Awarded with Medal "For Courage", Order of Patriotic War, 1st class. After the war, he worked as a Director at the Zenkin Secondary School, died on August 12, 1999.

Melikhov Mikhail Alekseevich, born on November 16, 1926, in the village of Zabrodin, Lugovsky settlement, Talmensky district of Altai Region, Russian, completed 7 years at school. Served in Soviet Army from December 1943. Participant of Great Patriotic War. Awards: medals "For Courage", "For Victory over Germany", "For Capture of Berlin", "For Liberation of Prague" and "30 Years to Soviet Army and Navy". Komsomol Young Communist League member since December, I941. Throughout his service in Soviet Army, Sergeant Melikhov Mikh.A. proved to be diligent, accurate, disciplined. Being a senior clerk, he performed his work on time and with dilligence. Austria, 1945

In the photo: Fedot Panteleevich Pampukha (R) with his friend Ilya Zubanov. Photo taken on May 26, 1943.

Melikhov Mikhail Alekseevich, born November 16, 1926, native of Zabrodino village, Lugovskiy rural council, Tal'menskiy district, Altai region. Russian nationality, completed seventh grade education. Served in the Soviet Army since December 1943. Participant of the Great Patriotic War. Awarded medals: "For Courage," "For Victory Over Germany," "For Capture of Berlin," "For Liberation of Prague," and "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy." Member of the VKS(b) since December 1941. During his service in the ranks of the Soviet Army, Sergeant Melikhov M.A. showed himself to be diligent, neat, and disciplined. While serving as senior clerk, he performed his duties promptly and meticulously.

Plotnikov Georgy Andreevich. After being wounded and hospitalized, he returned to the front. His unit went along with Liberation Army across Poland and Germany, collected trophies and shipped them to the rear.

Plotnikov Georgy Andreevich (L) with a fellow soldier

Maltsev Ivan Tikhonovich, Private, holder of Order of Great Patriotic War, II class