- Contributed byÌý
- gorbva
- People in story:Ìý
- Gorbanev Fedor Karpovich
- Location of story:Ìý
- ex Soviet Union, Germany
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3581877
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 27 January 2005
Berlin, 1945. My grandfather is 3-rd from left side.
It is just one of a million ordinary stories, of WW2 members....
My grandfather was recruited to serve in Red Army in 1940. He was an 18-years old man. His division was located in western Ukraina, near by Lvov city. The live was peaceful and beatyful... until 22 Jun 1941.
" ... I have wake up of explosions and bursts. There was a lot of smoke and dust, i leave barrack through the broken window. I was dressed only in my pants. Everywhere was dead bodies ..." - my grandfather told.
"Panic and horor was around us. We have unorganazely retreating... and was stopped and reorganised near Moscow only.
For my grandfather war was finished in Berlin, 1945.
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