War through the eyes of veterans

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09 of May. "This day we approached, as could" any veteran on the issue of the great Patriotic war will confirm the veracity of this phrase. Veterans, unfortunately, every year becomes less. So let us in this truly Great day, let's give the floor to one of our veterans – Kamenetsky, Alexander Epifanov (guards Colonel in retirement), because it is thanks to veterans, we are their descendants, living in this world in peace.

In the distant 41st war found Alexander Epifanova a boy. At the time, he lived in city Malaya Viska (Ukraine). This city suffered most of all during the first months of the war.

In 1941, the year of Alexander Epifanov graduated from 8th grade, but before he could celebrate this event as the war began. In Mala Vyska at the time was a strategically important object – it was a bridge on the railway line connecting Moscow and Odessa. The bridge is vigilantly guarded by military unit.

In this part our hero was a frequent guest. The part of Alexander Epifanov learned the basics of combat, which helped him in further.

War came to the city on August 1, 41. In Mala Vyska began to form partisan units against the German saboteurs, which every day was moved to the rear. The partisan detachments were often joined by boys who wanted to become scouts and to destroy the enemies. Our hero was no exception.

The guerrilla group, which included Alexander Epifanov, originally consisted of 4 people. While in Mala Vyska had savaged the so-called German gendarmes. Their task was to exercise control over the movement of vehicles, the identification of partisan units. The gendarmes also arrested and executed objectionable residents. If you look at historical information, you can find information about that in Mala Vyska more than 200 people were forcibly sent to Germany, a large number of people were shot.

After the guerrilla group, which consisted of our hero, was formed, it was decided to withdraw from the city. However, before leaving, the guerrillas decided to kill two particularly svarstoma German gendarmes. The plan was as follows: to choose the most convenient to attack the site, attack and kill gendarmes. The gendarmes moved on the cart, so the task of Alexander Epifanova was to hold the horse, while his companions deal with the gendarmes. Did so. Our hero with the task of his job, but the horse kicks stepped on his foot and broke it.

Comrades carried our hero to his aunt, where he stayed until he recovered. The commander of the detachment gave the friends an earful for arbitrariness.

After these events the partisans of Alexander Epifanova moved in Lucius woods –a place famous for its partisan detachments.

At this time the city entered the Czech Tatars and the Cossacks. Guerrilla commander ordered to find among the Tatars and Cossacks supporter of the Soviet regime. However, our hero with his comrades ran into a traitor.

From this time began the most hard and terrible burden of the war years, which fell to the share of Alexander Epifanova. Our hero was taken in the Kirovograd and was taken into custody. The veteran said that there the prisoners scoffed, "terrible."

The elders were shot, children were sent to a concentration camp in Poland. On the way to the concentration camp, our hero with a friend decided to run away, but it didn't work. After a while, stopped in the freight yard, the companions asked the Germans to help bring water.

The boys took a can and walked behind the German. German is not especially watched the boys, walked imposingly. The boys looked at each other and leaped under the cars. They remained for some time in hiding, then went to find a train heading East.

After a while the boys caught the eye of a freight train carrying coal. They found an open car and closed it. However, the train was not to the East, and to Germany. The error was noted only in Silesia (border of Poland and Germany).

When the car stopped, the boys began to talk, to decide what to do next, and it is their gave. German patrol they were identified and pulled out of the car. Boys sent in Katowice prison. In the chamber there was practically nothing, except for two mats. Boys kept in the chamber two weeks, they're very cold, couldn't even get up from hypothermia.

- In the camp were foreign nationals. Fortunately, was the infirmary, where we and put.

In the infirmary, the boys spent two months. The camp was regularly shelled. In one of these bombings, several shells hit the camp, the barracks caught fire, the fence is de-energized. The boys decided to escape. They fled at night, during the day to escape feared. However, the forces were running out, and they decided to take a chance and go to town.

Fortunately, they were lucky. They met the pole who gave the boys a bath, fed them and outlined the optimal path.

Next, our hero with a friend came a long and dangerous journey through the enemy rear to the border with Ukraine.

- Already on the border with Ukraine, we decided to spend the night in the village. We woke up to the sounds of the battle began. The battle began near the settlement. In the morning we went to the battlefield, suddenly someone called out to us, fortunately, they were Soviet soldiers.

Next, the characters are thoroughly checked for their connection with the Germans. At that time all those who have gone in the direction different from the movement of the front, checked carefully. During the war, under the guise of returning from the encirclement, Soviet forces broke through German spies.

Our heroes believed, Alexander Epifanov was sent to the army 27th division twice red banner orders of Suvorov, the reconnaissance company of the regiment 107.

In this unit the veteran and walked to the end of the war and beyond. After the capture of Berlin revolt in Prague. The rebellion was organized clandestine office "Bartosz". In Prague and ended the war for Alexander Epifanova.

After the Prague fighting Alexander Epifanov was awarded the medal "For courage". After that, another two medals "For military merit" have found their hero. Also our hero was awarded medals and other awards.

In conclusion, we can not say about the events in Ukraine, currently engulfed brotherly people. Especially insulting that it is in the land, which is one of the first to receive the blow and the terror of the great Patriotic war, once again trying to break the sprouts fascist mob.

People who have forgotten, apparently, about the main values of humankind – peace, family, justice and kindness must remember that there is a system of checks and balances, any cruelty, neglect and brutality sooner or later will be punished.

Striking confirmation of the justice – these are our veterans, such as Alexander Epifanov. May 09, all our compatriots are celebrating the great Victory Day we would like to Express my sincere gratitude to the veterans for the fact that we now live in a world called free people.

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