Heroes and feats

Glyta Ilya Ivanovich was born on June 20, 1918, in the village of Leningradskaya, Krasnodar Territory. He lived in Kurgannaya street, 30. In 1939 he fought in Japan in the capacity of Sergeant. He was awarded Medal "For Military Merit". He died on August 21, 1945.

The photo shows Kuleshov Stepan Vladimirovich, born in 1898 (top row, the first from the left) and his comrades. He served in the executive staff, providing communication Marshal Konev. He celebrated the Victory Day in Berlin. He returned in September 1945, worked on a collective farm in Skornyakovo village, Zadonsk district, Lipetsk region, brought up five children. He died in 1969.

Naiko Grigory Arsentievich (far right), participant of the Great Patriotic War, with his comrades and local residents on the territory of liberated Bulgaria. G.A. Naiko met the war as border guard on Romania boundaries. He took part in defense of Caucasus, liberation of Moldova, Hungary, Austria. After the war he lived in the town of Yasny, Orenburg region. He died and was buried in the town of Yasny.

Fursov Ivan Dmitrievich, Sergeant, was born on July, 5th, 1923 in the farm of Mochagi of Ostaninsky village, Manturovsky district, Kursk region On October, 16th, 1941 he was drafted to Red Army by Manturovsky district millitary commission of Kursk region. He made his way through entire war, participated in liberation of Leningrad, Baltic States. He was was discharged on February, 4th, 1947. He took part in battles in Volkhov front (as of February 1942), Leningrad front (as of February 1944), Baltic front (from November 1944 until Victory day). He always showed courage and was awarded merits for excellent military operations in recapture of t Riga and town and large railway junction of Valga.

Galiullin Yarulla Khairullovich volunteered to front in August 1943 when he was 17 years old. He completed training of a chemical recon in the city of Sverdlovsk . He was drafted in January 1945. While crossing the Vistula River, he showed heroism and was awarded reward "For Courage". He took part in storming Warsaw and Berlin. War finished for him on the Elbe where he met US soldiers. He was a signalman, a recon, commander of an armored vehicle.

Photo shows Pavel Fedorovich Derevskov, a front-line driver, a participant of Great Patriotic War, Sergeant of 6th Artillery Breakthrough Division of 1st Belorussian front. He began his combat path near Yelnya and Smolensk, participated in storming of Berlin. The photo was taken in May 1945 in the suburbs of Berlin, near a trophy car.

KURSHEV PAVEL MIKHAILOVICH, Private, born in 1898 in the village of Bobrovka, Suzunsky District, Novosibirsk Region Drafted by the Suzunsky district millitary commission on September 12, 1941. Served in 252nd Infantry Regiment of 70th Infantry Division. KIA on January 12, 1943. He was buried near the village of Gontovaya Lipka, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Region.

Photo shows Ivan Gavrilovich Gulaga, participant of Great Patriotic War, during treatment in hospital. I.G. Gulaga, born in 1913, was drafted by the Adamovsky district millitary commission of Chkalovsk region. He served as Private in 18th Guards Motorized Infantry Battalion. He died on August 5, 1943. He was buried in farm Zakromsky Most, Oryol region.

LABAEV FEDOR IVANOVICH, Private, born in 1917 in the village of Myshlanka, Suzunsky district, Novosibirsk region Drafted by the Suzunsky district millitary commission on September 4, 1941. Died in captivity in December 1941.

LEVIN VASILY ANDREEVICH, Jr. Sergeant, born in 1924 in village of Surava, Tambov district of Tambov region. Drafted by the Suzun district millitary commission in July 1942. Served in 69th Mechanized Brigade of 9th Mechanized Corps of 1sr Ukranian Front. KIA in October 12, 1943. On October, 5th, 1943 he received Order of Red Star, and on November, 17th, 1943 Order of Lenin and Gold Star medal. He is buried in the village. Zarubintsy, Kanevsky district, Cherkasy region, Ukraine (mass grave of the village of Grigorovka, Kanevsky district, Cherkasy region (Ukraine)

Brykina Ekaterina Spiridonovna, a resident of Chernsky district of Tula region, served as a signalman during Great Patriotic War. She was drafted in August 1942, and served in the army until the end of war. Photo taken in spring, 1945 in Germany. Later, photograph passed to Chernsk Regional Museum of History and Local Lore named after N.A. Voznesensky.

Evdokia Ilyinichna Koshkarina-Svetankova, born in the village of Klyuchevo, was a teacher. Then graduated from Medical Academy in Gorkiy. In August 1941, the front-line hospital, where Doctor Dusya Svetankova worked, was surrounded by enemy. They made their way from encirclement with a group of soldiers and officers for about 2 months. In the village of Navlya in Bryansk region, which was occupied by Germans, Evdokia entered the confidence of the Germans and opened the hospital. Soviet guerrilla fighters were treated there secretly along with Germans. Gestapo learned about it. Doctor Evdokia was tortured and finally murded. E.I. Svetankova - Koshkarina was posthumously awarded Order of Patriotic War, 1st class.

Kovaleva Iraida Semyonovna, Senior Sergeant, participant of Battle of Caucasus.

Guimatdinov Anvar Nizamovich

Nuzhdina-Glinkina Lidia Danilovna participated in battles of Moscow, Smolensk, liberated Belarus, Poland.