Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War

Spring 1941.  After finishing the work in the fields all the people were getting ready for our traditional holiday – Sabantuy. And suddenly … the war. The 22d of June. The German fascists attacked the Soviet Union – our country. The Great Patriotic War began. Nobody wanted to believe that dreadful news. Many volunteers asked to send them to the front.

Here is the list of the participants of the Great Patriotic War from our region. They are the members of the Bashkir Cavalry Division. 

Four Heroes of the Soviet Union come from our region. These are Korochkin Petr Georgievich, Romanov Nikolay Kirillovich, Cherepahin Sergey Pavlovich and Miniahmetov Nurly Miniahmetovich.

Korochkin Petr Georgievich was born on the 12th of February, in 1920 in Baikibashevo. When he was two years old his family moved to the village Novotroitskoe in Mishkinskiy region. When he was nine they moved to Birsk. There Petr Georgievich finished secondary school.  After graduating from Moscow Artillery College in 1941 he was called up for military service. Petr Georgievich died on the 28th of August, in 1944. He was buried in Romania.

Romanov Nikolay Kirillovich was born on the 24th of April, in 1919 in the village Verhniy Kazmash. In 1939 he was called up for military service. In 1943 Nikolay Kirillovich was sent to the front where he died on the 20th of October the same year. Romanov Nikolay Kirillovich was buried in Belorussia.

Cherepahin Sergey Pavlovich was born on the 1st of October, in 1923 in Bayki. He was called up for military service in March, in 1942. In June he was sent to the front where he fought against fascists. On the 31st of May, in 1945 Sergey Pavlovich was awarded the title The Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1947 he returned from the front. Cherepahin Sergey Pavlovich died on the 4th of February, in 1989.

Miniahmetov Nurly Miniahmetovich was born on the 15th o f July, in 1914 in the village Askish. In 1941 he was called up for military service. In 1942 Nurly Miniahmetovich was sent to the front where he was wounded. After returning from the front he lived and worked in his native village. Nurly Miniahmetovich died on the 9th of September, in 1989. He was buried in Tegermenevo.

2800 women from our republic were sent to the front. Among them were women from our region. Here is the list of the participants of the Great Patriotic War from our region.

In 2004 the tank T-34 – the symbol of the glory of the Russian arms – was put up on the pedestal in front of the military recruitment office in Molodezhnyy. They consider that this tank participated in the battle for Prague. On the 9th of May, in 2010 this tank was set in motion in the festive parade in the capital of our republic.

In 1985 the memorial complex for the perished warriors was opened in Karaidel. The idea and the fulfillment of the monument belong to the sculptor and the national artist of our republic Z. Basyrov (1927-2000). V. Bykov, A. Samykin and R. Davletshin made their contribution to the creation of the monument. The Hero of the Soviet Union Nurly Miniahmetov took part in the opening of the memorial complex.

People fought for their native country, for every town, for every house, for every piece of their native land. They fought for their mothers, wives, and children. They fought for their future, for our future. They brought the Victory for us. A lot of warriors didn’t return from the front but they are living in our hearts, in the names of our streets, parks, squares and we can say to those who fell for the liberty and the independence of our country - “Your deed is immortal”!