The head of Buryatia congratulated two 100-year-old veterans of the Great Patriotic War on Victory Day.

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On May 9, Victory Day, the Head of Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov visited and congratulated two 100-year-old veterans of the Great Patriotic War – Ivan Timofeevich Goloshchapov and Bato Mongolovich Erdyniev. Ivan Timofeevich Goloshchapov, according to tradition, after celebrating Victory Day, went to the village of Cheryomushki, Barguzinsky district, to fish. He recalled that in 2017, as a village headman, on the day of his visit to Buryatia, he reported to Vladimir Putin about the restoration of the village of Cheryomushki, which was damaged by a fire, then the forest fire spread to residential buildings, destroying 17 residential buildings, including the house of Ivan Timofeevich. “Then we helped the firefighters with the whole world, our people had this unity during the Great Patriotic War, after and always; And today our guys in the Northern Military District are supported by the whole country. Yes, I am still ready to defend my Motherland, especially since no one believes that I am a hundred years old. But I would like to have a little more strength like before,” the veteran said. Alexey Tsydenov, in turn, instructed the relevant ministries and the leadership of the Baikal region to help Ivan Timofeevich prepare the house and garden for the summer season. Ivan Timofeevich was born on December 9, 1923 in the Voronezh region. In 1941 he was a cadet at the Oryol Military Tank School. When the war began, the school was evacuated to the city of Maykop. After completing his training, Ivan Timofeevich took part in combat operations as part of the 2nd Guards Red Banner 26th Tank Brigade of the Western Front, was seriously wounded in battles on the border with Belarus, was commissioned and declared fit for service in the rear. was in the reserve training regiment ABTV of the Red Army, was appointed platoon commander of the Stalingrad Tank School of the Ural Military District. In 1951, Ivan Timofeevich was again called up for military service and sent to serve in Khabarovsk, to the post of chief of staff of a tank regiment. Since 1956 he worked at the Bauntovsky district military registration and enlistment office, and since 1961 he worked as the deputy military commissar of this district military registration and enlistment office. He was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st and 2nd degree, the medal “For Military Merit,” and many anniversary medals. He is a pensioner from the Ministry of Defense, raised a son and daughter, and has two grandchildren. Another centenarian resident of Buryatia, veteran of the Great Patriotic War Bato Mongolovich Erdyniev, celebrated the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War at a ceremonial parade on Sovetskaya Square, and then a large family gathered in his house, Bato Mongolovich has 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. . grandchildren He wished all his compatriots a peaceful paradise above their heads. “As always, Victory will be ours. Everything for our children!” the veteran emphasized. Bato Mongolovich was born on March 1, 1924 in the Dutkheysky district of the village of Borogol, Barguzinsky district. In 1932, Bato Mongolovich entered the Borogol elementary school, where he studied until the 4th grade. Then he began working on a collective farm, caring for calves and sheep. At the age of 18 he was sent to work in the Baunt gold mines. Bato Mongolovich began his journey along the roads of war as a 19-year-old youth in the Transbaikal Cavalry Regiment. Then the regiment was sent to Mongolia, where it took part in battles with the Japanese as part of the Trans-Baikal Front. Bato Mongolovich served as a rifleman for 5 years, first in the 52nd Cavalry Regiment, then in the 53rd Tank Regiment. After participating in the war with the Japanese, the regiment was transferred to the city of Zhika (PRC), then to Mongolia, to the city of Choibalsan. Demobilized in 1948. For courage and heroism, Bato Mongolovich was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 2nd degree, the Zhukov Medal, For the Victory over Japan and anniversary medals.

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