Heroes and feats

Faina Alexandrovna Bondareva, Colonel of medical service, Head of field hospital. Riga, 1946

Roman Nikolaevich Ivanov (center), born in 1917, in the village of Zhugryaevo Krasnogorodsky district Pskov region. Shooter. MIA in September 1941.

Medical staff of the frontline evacuation hospital. Berlin 1945

Communist party activists of 140th Aviation Brigade. April 27, 1945, near town of Bunzlau.

Feoktistov Ivan Ivanovich, born on February 18, 1926, in the village of Zakrutka, Krasnogorodsky District, Pskov Region. Drafted in 1943. He served in 67th separate pontoon bridge battalion of 9th Mine Engineering Brigade of 3rd Belorussian Front. He liberated Koenigsberg and later fought in Japan.

Abrosichkin Mikhail Ilyich, Private, recon, born in 1914 in the village of Brykovka, Dukhovnitsky district, where he lived before the war. He served in the army from 06/22/1941 to 08/11/1946. He was taken war prisoner. He was in captivity in the city of Vienna, Austria. Awards: Medal "For Victory over Germany" and anniversary medals. For conscientious work he was awarded medal "Labor Veteran".

Mikhail Antonovich Belesov was born in 1921, in the Brykovka village, Dukhovnitsky district, where he lived before the war. He served in the army from 11.07.1941 to 19.08.1942 as a gunner, mechanic, driver in 501st Infantry Regiment and 30th Guards Artillery Regiment. He was seriously wounded in left leg and right arm. Awards: Medal "For Victory over Germany" and anniversary medals. For conscientious work he was awarded medal "Labor Veteran".

Galtsev Alexander Ivanovich was born on October 23, 1923 in the village of Brykovka. From the beginning of the war until January 1942, he worked in construction of millitary sites. In February 1942, he was drafted to Soviet Army and went to study in 1st Saratov Tank School, which he graduated in 1943. He served as tanker officer, was Commander of platoon and Commander of company in 1st and 2nd Ukrainian fronts, from October 1943. He took part in liberation of Prague, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia. Awards: two orders of Patriotic War 1st class and 2nd class, three orders of "Red Star", order "For Service to the Motherland", two medals "For Military Merit", and others.

Konstantin Tikhonovich Kuznetsov (center, sitting) K.T. Kuznetsov was drafted in 1940 . Missing in action.

Vasily Ivanovich Kosarev was born in 1911, in the village of Brykovka, Dukhovnitsky district, where he lived before the war. He served as Private recon in 64th Howitzer- Artillery Regiment of Western Front from July 1941. In August 1941 he was taken prisoner. He was In captivity in the city of Vienna, Austria from August 25, 1941 until May 5, 1945. For conscientious work after the war he was awarded two medals "For development of virgin lands" and a medal "For Victory over Germany."

Maltsev Yegor Grigorievich was born on January 19, 1912 in Brykovka village, Dukhovnitsky district, where he lived before the war. He served as tanker, Sergeant, in 10th separate Guards, Red Banner Order, Order of Suvorov Tank Brigade of 2nd Assult Army, of Western Kalinin Front and Volkhov Front. After injury he continued his service as repare mechanic. Awards: Medal “For Courage”; two Orders of "Red Star" - for breakthrough of Oryol-Kursk Bulge and for encirclement and destruction of Kurland group of armies; medal "For Victory over Germany 1941-1945"; "For development of virgin and fallow lands." After the war he returned to his home place.

Nikolay Ivanovich Merkushov was born in 1923, in the village of Brykovka, Dukhovnitsky district, where he lived before the war. Drafted in the first days of the war. He served as radio operator in 250th airborne regiment. Awards: Two Orders of Patriotic War, medal "For Victory over Germany" and anniversary medals. For conscientious work he was awarded medal "Veteran of Labor "

Tambakov Alexey Illarionovich, was born in 1911, was awarded Order of Red Banner. He was killed in action in 1941 during defense of city of Lvov.

Obraztsov Veniamin Georgievich. Killed in action near Kerch in 1942.

Vikhrov Vladimir Denisovich, born in 1924, next to his wife-to-be. After the war with Japan, he came home to Karl Marx farm in Tselinsky district of Rostov region. This photo has always been in our family archive.