Heroes and feats

Churilov Ivan Kuzmich was born in 1902, in the village of Gorodishche in Soviet district. He graduated from Timsk Pedagogical School. He was appointed to the village of Fitizh, Lgovskiy district, then transferred to the Breeding School, where he worked as a mathematics teacher and head teacher. He married Nina Kharitonovna Kozyrenko in 1936. He was drafted by Lgovskiy district military commission to Red Army in September 1941. Churilov, technician-lieutenant, served in Chemical Reconnaissance during entire war and was head of chemical laboratory. Ivan Kuzmich worked hard preparing divisional chemists, took part in training of freelance chemical instructors, observers and chemist-recons

Photo taken on May, 31st, 1945 in Prague. Photo comes from personal archive of Nikolai Davydovich Farafonov. Unsigned. Presumably shows soldiers of44th unit of 42th Infantry Regiment of 33 A Infantry division Western Front, place of service for Farafonov.

Kudryavtsev Fedor Ivanovich was born in 1908, in the village of Chufarovo, Sergach region. Drafted by Sergach district millitary commission to Red Army in February 1942. He served as captain of 252th Separate Army Penalty Company of 248th Infantry Division from August 1943. Awarded Order of Red Star (February, 17th 1944) and Order of Red Banner (November, 6th 1944).

Alexey Grigorievich Solorev was born in 1918 in the village of Artyushkovo, Rylsky District, Kursk Region. In spring 1939 he was drafted to Red Army. Alexei Grigorievich took part in Finnish war which began in autumn, 1939. His military unit stayed in Baltic States. He graduated from tank school and received rank of sergeant before the war and at the end of his regular service Great Patriotic War broke ... German troops rapidly advanced across the territory of the USSR. The enemy tried to capture the railway junction of the city of Madona in the Latvian SSR, in June 1941. Fierce fights began. Alexey Grigorievich as part of 23rd Tank...(не закончено)

Vera Efimovna Kolodey, medical officer of 8th Guards Division, took part in liberation of Kerch, Kiev. She met Victory in Germany.

Timokhina Ekaterina Mikhailovna lives in the village of Selections. She is a modest, friendly, benevolent woman. She survived seige of Leningrad. When seige began, Ekaterina Mikhailovna was three years old, her brother Dmitry was six. Her younger sister Sonechka was born in 1942, she was eight months old when she died. Her father Mikhail Ivanovich went to the front in early July 1941. He was drafted in Vyborgsky district of Leningrad region. His service was short, just 6 months. Mikhail Ivanovich Andryushchenko, Junior Lieutenant, lost his life for Socialist Motherland, true to military oath, having shown heroism and courage. Buried near the village of Kharchevnya

Alexey and Mikhail Kolyshkin. Photo taken in 1945. Brothers met in Berlin.

Fursov Ivan Dmitrievich. Back side caption: September, 1st, 1945, Tallinn, Estonia.

Voronina Evdokia Petrovna, nurse, with recovering soldiers

Delenyan Artash Karpovich, my great great grandfather, went to war, took part in action in Caucasus. Missing in action

St. Nicholas Church in the town of Novosokolniki, Pskov Region, ruined after prolonged battles

On the streets of liberated town of Novosokolniki

My great-grandfather, Alefirenko Yakov Stepanovich, finished war in the rank of Captain. Has awards are: "For Victory over Germany", "For Victory over Japan."

Group of Soviet soldiers who took part in the battles of Vienna, get photographed on a street after city liberation.

Serbov Savely Grigorievich, Lieutenant of Technical service, participant of battles for liberation of the Crimea, Eastern Europe.