In honor of the holidays, I decided to make a post about my relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War:
– My great-grandfather Kartsev Vasily Nikitovich (1924 – 1994)
Was awarded:
07/25/1944 – medal “For Courage”
10/06/1945 – medal “For Courage”
http://podvignaroda.mil.ru/?#id=1377664195&tab=navDetailManCard
My cousin grandmother Amosova Serafima Tarasovna (1914 – 1992)
46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, Deputy Commander of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment for the flight.
Was awarded:
Order of the Red Banner (Order to the troops of the Transcaucasian Front No. 05 / N of September 9, 1942) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=11563919
Order of the Red Star (Order of the 4th Air Army No. 036 / N of May 2, 1943) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=19183815
Order of the Patriotic War II degree (Order of the 4th Air Army No. 089 / N of October 30, 1943) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=18307765
Order of Alexander Nevsky (Order of the 4th Air Army No. 013 / N of April 26, 1944) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=21365767
Order of the Red Banner (1945) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=27872278
Medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus” (1944) http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=27872278
The film “Night Witches” describes her combat activities:
The “night witches” were called the fearless Soviet pilots by the Nazis. They fought on the “night” PO-2 bombers. For girls, this nickname was the highest assessment of their contribution to victory.