0123 Sacrifice and Remembrance: Veteran Glory

"Compared with the mines of the German army, the mines of the Japanese are much worse and pose no threat to us at all. In narrow valleys and steep slopes, the tanks followed the passage we had dug at full speed, followed closely by the infantry. I just remember that we were chasing all the way and the Japanese were retreating all the way. ”

During the Far Eastern Campaign, the Sixth Guards Tank Army advanced an average of 150 kilometers per day and night, crossing the Great Khingan Mountains and heading out to northeastern China.

"Later, we experienced a fierce battle, the battle was very fierce, and many brothers were sacrificed."

Kokin recalled that at that time, the fuel was running out, and the armored units had to assemble in Lubei and Tuquan in Inner Mongolia for two days to rest.

After receiving the information, the Japanese army dispatched 86 bombers and carried out a full 12 concentrated bombings.

Fifteen tanks, twenty-seven artillery pieces and forty-two vehicles were destroyed in the bombardment, and of course, countless soldiers were killed in the fire.

It was only two days later that the 6th Guards Tank Army was supplied with airlifted fuel and resumed the offensive.

The vanguard of the left flank captured Taonan, Jilin, annihilated the first cavalry division of the puppet Manchurians, and captured more than 1,300 enemies.

Of course, the prisoners who fell into the hands of the Soviets were treated no better...... You know.

At this point, the door to the heart of the Japanese Kwantung Army was completely opened.

The war ended, before returning home.

Kokin met a Chinese girl who spoke Russian fluently.

The two hit it off at first sight and had a good conversation.

Kokin took a photo with the girl before leaving, but unfortunately the photo was lost on his way back to China, which also became an eternal regret in his heart.

"Actually, I can't remember what she looked like, but I remember that she smiled very sweetly and beautifully."

Wang Liang: "Some people never get old, while some people never get young. The youth of the veterans burns on the battlefield, and they are eternally young. ”

Kokin may seem casual, but after more than 70 years, he can still remember it so clearly.

It can be seen that that memory is deeply imprinted in his mind.

The Chinese girl she used to be may have been married, or she may not have survived the war years......

But it's certain that Cockin will never see her again......

There will be unforgettable things or unforgettable people in everyone's heart.

After his retirement, Kokin was actively involved in the preparation and organization of the Pacific Fleet Veterans Committee.

He often visits primary and secondary schools, tells war stories, spreads the spirit of veterans, and often discusses with veterans of the committee how to better play the social function of the veterans' committee.

"My name is Kravdia from Daugavpils? Dmitrievna? Terekhova from Latvia. ”

Another narrator is an old lady who shows you pictures of herself when she was younger.

Despite being a black and white photo, it can't hide how beautiful she was when she was young.

Nowadays, things are not people.

At the age of nineteen, Terekhova finished her medical school studies and received a doctor's certificate, and it was at this time that she was sent to the battlefield.

Terekhova witnessed first-hand the battles in the Donbass and the North Caucasus, forcibly crossing the Dnieper and liberating Romania.

In May 1945, her field hospital was stationed in Bulgaria.

It was not until the end of 1947 that she was able to return to her native Latvia.

"There were many critical moments, very tragic struggles," she recalls. The most thrilling moment for me was when our army crossed the Dnieper, and the enemy frantically bombed and shot rafts and boats. Those soldiers who successfully crossed the river and held strategic points were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. ”

"After repulsing the Germans, our hospital was stationed on the right bank, but from time to time the sound of enemy bombardment of the river was heard. At that time, every explosion sounded, I felt terrified, because you don't know where the enemy shells will fall. The happiest moment was the liberation of Bulgaria. We attacked very quickly, and everything seemed to be vivid. The local residents treated us as true liberators, welcoming us with flowers and apples. ”

Terekhova was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, the Order of the Red Star, the Order for the Defense of the Caucasus.

Wang Liang: "Thank you for everything you have done for the anti-fascist war. ”

"My name is Vera? Illinichina? Twarishvili, from Georgia. ”

Twarishvili was drafted into the army in 1942 and, after a short period of training, she was assigned to the artillery regiment in Stalingrad.

To this day, she remembers the weight of the shells, which were heavy, "each shell weighed sixteen kilograms." The higher authorities ordered us girls to take them out of the shell box and put them in the cannonball. I do these things all day. ”

"Artillery positions were the focus of enemy attacks, there were constant explosions around them, debris was flying. At the end of the year, we moved to Kursk, where we experienced one of the most tragic bombardments. Nearly four hundred enemy planes frantically dropped bombs on us. The whole land was turned over, and I really didn't think I would survive in the end. ”

At the end of the war, Twarishvili was transferred to the 268th Aviation Regiment of the Order of the Red Banner of Honor.

It was there that she also reaped her love and met the pilot's husband.

Her husband has long since died.

Twarishvili was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of Courage......

Comment section.

"Anti-fascist veterans have no borders, and they deserve to be accepted and respected by the whole world!"

"They must have suffered a lot. There are also many such veterans in China, I wonder how they are doing? I feel sad when I look at this. ”

"There are many heroic deeds of Soviet soldiers and civilians in World War II, but due to the influence of Cold War politics and Cold War culture, they have been deliberately ignored by the Western world for many years, so that the heroic deeds of the Soviet Union against fascism are rarely known. These veterans who survived the Great Patriotic War did not have a good life. ”

"Veterans wither, but spirits don't die!"

Wang Liang sighed: "Time has passed too long, and I still remember a few pictures like this, a veteran wearing a former Soviet military uniform and a medal on his chest sitting on a park bench, looking for or waiting for his comrades-in-arms. This veteran, every year after the end of World War II, he would go to the same place in Moscow's Gorky Park to meet his comrades, which was their agreement. He did not miss any of the military parades, but he was the only one who went to the appointment every year. ”

"A veteran was walking on the parade and there were no police officers to stop him, because he had a heavy medal on his chest. I saw him holding flowers and balloons in his hands, surrounded by people watching the parade. But alone, he could only wipe his tears with his hands and cry very aggrieved. I know what he was crying for, his comrades-in-arms who had all died. ”

"The veterans still adhere to the optimistic spirit on the battlefield and bravely face their lives. Veterans don't die, they only forge ahead. ”