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Zakharov Gennady Kirilovich

Born in 1922, graduated from the Surgut school in 1941. He worked as a teacher in the Yugan settlement. In May 1942, the Surgut RVK was drafted into the active army. In 1943 he graduated from the courses of the military battalion. Combat path: served in the 457th Rifle Regiment of the 1st Shock Army (September 1942 - December 1942), a participant in the Demyansk offensive operation (February 1943). 457th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Shock Army (April 1943 - August 1943). Commander of the Rifle Company Squad of the Training Rifle Battalion of the 140th Army Reserve Rifle Regiment of the 1st Shock Army (December 1943 - July 1944) Wounded: was wounded near the Demyansk bridgehead during the Demyansk offensive operation in February 1943. Killed in battle July 11, 1944, buried in the village of Staritsy, Pskov region. Awards: Order of the Patriotic War, II degree.