Makeev Alexander A.
I was 17 years old when the Great Patriotic war. I remember the treacherous attack of fascist Germany on our Homeland has caused anger and indignation among the Soviet people. And although the enemy was rapidly advancing into the country, we were convinced that the enemy will be defeated.
That's why when our district is located near the old Kaluga road (continued Smolensk road) was occupied by Nazi troops, I and my companions went to the guerrilla group. We were eager to help their Motherland in the struggle against the enemy, to defend her honor and independence.
Our unit began combat operations from the first days of being in the enemy's rear.
We tore the communication of the enemy, attacked his convoys, intelligence. Personally, I was lucky on the night of 24 November 1941 to participate in the defeat of the headquarters of the 12th army corps of the Germans, located 100 km from Moscow to Ugasko-Zavadsky district centre (now Zhukovsky district). This operation was carefully prepared. It was attended by the partisans and soldiers of the special detachment of the Western front, came to the aid of the partisans - a total of 320 people. But the German garrison in Pacscom Zavada, including staff officers, numbered up to 4 thousand people and had, besides the usual small arms, tanks and armored personnel carriers, mortars.
The operation was carried out swiftly and boldly. The unit was broken up for 8 battle groups. Each group attacked the target in advance. During the operation, the soldiers of the detachment killed several hundred Nazi soldiers and officers, destroyed a warehouse with fuel, 80 trucks and 23 passenger cars-machines, knocked out 4 tanks and 1 armored personnel carrier.
Then as a company political instructor AV 184 rifle division in March-June 1942 I had to participate in the fighting on the Western front.
B October-November 1943 consisting of 5 guards airborne brigade parachuted behind enemy lines. Brigade, by their actions, provided assistance to other units of the Soviet Army in the crossing of the Dnieper and the liberation of Kiev.
He served in the Soviet Army for 28 years.