Heroes and feats

Photo shows Anna Andreevna Veilert (Nikolaeva), Sergeant, born in 1924 (R) with her friends in combat. Drafted in 1942 in Saraktash district of Chkalovsk region; she served as Squad Commander of 3rd Company of Separate machine-gun battalion of 1st Separate Woman Volunteer Infantry Brigade, then in 25 th Infantry Regiment of 4th Infantry Division of Internal troops of NKVD. She took part in liberation of Belarus. After the war she lived in the village of Kumak, later in the town of Yasny. She died in 2009. She was buried in the town of Yasnoye, Orenburg Region.

Anufriev Vasily Pavlovich (October 10th, 1924 - July 02nd, 2005), born ib the village of Shirkovo, Konyshevsky district, Kursk region. Drafted into Soviet Army on March 27, 1943. His record: telephone operator of 231st Mortar Regiment from March to June 1943 ; telephone operator of 169th Mortar Regiment from June 1943 to November 1945. Rank: Sergeant. Awarded: Order of Red Star August 15th, 1944; Medal "For Courage" - April, 3rd, 1945; Medal "For Liberation of Prague" 1945; Medal "For Victory over Germany" 1945 Photo: shows Vasily Pavlovich Anufriev (first row, first left) with his comrades at leisure. Czechoslovakia, 1945

Kapranova Pelageya Andreevna (January 14th, 1927-April, 22nd, 2012), born in the village of Kotlevo, Konyshevsky district, Kursk region. Volonteer. Service record: laundress of 3564th Therapeutic field mobile hospital, military unit #47726 from July 25th, 1943 to April, 23rd, 1944 as a laundress. Rank: orderly. In July 1943, Therapeutic mobile field hospital passed through the Konyshevsky district. A very young Zoboleva Pelageya went to work in hospital to help the injured. There she met her future husband Kapranov Vasily Andreevich. In the photo: Kapranova Pelageya Andreevna with her husband Kapranov Vasily Andreevich. Field hospital, May, 9th, 1944.

Dubovoy Maxim Andreevich (1916-2005) was ‌born and grew up in the village of Kanevskaya. In 1940, granddad Maxim was called to Königsberg for retraining and he took part in Finnish war. In 1941 he was redirected to Ukrainian front. He was injured and hospitalized in Dnieper region.

V.V. Zhabo, Captain, Deputy Commander for Reconnaissance of Special Forces of Western Front.

Photo shows Nadezhda Pavlovna Goleva (Kravets), Private of 1083rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, at Regiment banner. Drafted in 1942, she was first in battle at Stalingrad, took part in liberation of Kiev. She celebrated Victory Day in Polish city of Gorzow. After the war she lived and worked in the town of Yasny. She died in 2006.

Photo shows Trusov Yakov Georgievich, born in 1914, Sergeant. Photo was taken in Zhitomir in July 1940. Copy of family archive photo was given to museum by his daughter Vorotkova Raisa Yakovlevna.

Photo shows Trusov Yakov Georgievich, born in 1914, Sergeant, with a comrade in arms. Photo was taken on December 4th, 1944, and became his last photo from the front, which Yakov Georgievich sent to his wife Shura and daughter Raja. Yakov Georgievich was killed on March 2nd, 1945 in Germany. Copy of family archive photo was given to museum by his daughter Vorotkova Raisa Yakovlevna.

Photo shows Ivan Pavlovich Subochev, born 1920, Sergeant. Photo was taken on May 5, 1945. It was transferred to museum by Ivan Pavlovich Subochev in 2007.

Photo shows Vishnyakova Natalya Andreevna, born in 1921. Photo was taken in Novosibirsk during Natalya Andreevna's training as radio operators. Photo was transferred to Museum by Vishnyakova N.A. in 2001.

Fire after air raid near railway station in Murmansk, July 2, 1942

Born on July 13th, 1923, in the village of Korneevka, settlement Rukopol, Krasno-Partizansky district, Saratov region. Drafted by Red-Partisan regional millitary commission , Saratov region, Krasno-Partisan district. Rank: Sergeant. Served in 206th Guards Light Artillery Regiment, of 3rd Guards Light Artillery Brigade, of 1st Guards Artillery Division of Reserve of Head of Staff of 1st Ukranian Front (206th Guards Light Artillery Regiment, of 3rd Guards Light Artillery Brigade, 1st Guards Artillery Division of Reserve of Head of Staff of 1st Ukranian Front); 206th Guards Light Artillery Regiment of 206th Guards Light Artillery Brigade, of 15th Guards Artillery Division of Reserve of Head of Staff (206th Guards Light Artillery Regiment, 206th Guards Light Artillery Brigade, 15th Guards Artillery Division of Reserve of Head of Staff) Awarded Order of Red Star, Medal “For Courage” ,Medal “For Defense of Stalingrad”, Medal “For capture of Konigsberg”, Medal “For victory over Germany in Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. "

Nikita Ivanovich Zavyalov was born in 1919, in the village of Karamaly, Nikolsky District, Penza Region. In 1940 was drafted as private. The last letter came to his family from near Smolensk. He wrote: Mom, I don’t really know, maybe it is my last letter, it is going to be a bloodshedding battle." There was no news ever since. A notification came of Nikita Ivanovich Zavyalov MIA in spring, 1943.

High-rank Political instructors of Karelian Front, Northern Front and 14th Army. A.A. Nikolaev, A.S. Zheltkov, G.N. Kupriyanov - 1st row, from left to right; M.I. Starostin, A.I. Kryukov - 2nd row. Photo document from M.I. Starostin, who was 1st secretary of Murmansk regional committee of the Communist Party from January ,1939 to April, 1945 . Starostin was member of Military Council of Northern Front, then of 14th Army during Great Patriotic war. In 1944 he was assigned Major General.

In direction to Murmansk. Observation point, June, 1942. Photo from personal archives of M.I. Starostin