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My Grandfather Memoirs

by gorbva

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gorbva
People in story:听
Gorbanev Fedor Karpovich
Location of story:听
ex Soviet Union, Germany
Background to story:听
Army
Article ID:听
A3581877
Contributed on:听
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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