Nikolai Yadrentsev presented about his two heroic great-grandfathers who fought in World War II. His great-grandfather Alexey Potemkin joined the partisans when the fascists came to his region and was shot for his connections to the partisans in August 1942. His other great-grandfather Vladimir Dzhigirey fought in the artillery of the 1st Ukrainian Front starting in January 1944, was heavily wounded in Czechoslovakia in April 1945, and was awarded the Medal of Honour in 1944 and the Order of the Patriotic War in 1945 for his courage.

1. “MY HEROIC GREAT-GRANDFATHERS”
Presented by Nikolai Yadrentsev
Star City School
named after V.M.Komarov
War is a terrible word. We are lucky that for us
the war is over. The Great Patriotic War was
over 70 years ago. We paid a high cost for
the victory. Each family lost a father, a son,
a grandfather, or a daughter during that awful
war.

2. “MY HEROIC GREAT-GRANDFATHERS”
My great-grandfather, Alexey
Potemkin, before the war was
the head of a big agricultural
state farm in Stavropol Region.
When the fascists came to the
region he joined the partisans.
In August, 1942 he was shot for
his connection with the
partisans.

3. “MY HEROIC GREAT-GRANDFATHERS”
My other great-grandfather,
Vladimir Dzhigirey, started
to fight as part of the 1st
Ukranian Front in January,
1944. In the army he was in the artillery. Before
that he lived on the occupied territory in
Ukraine. In April of 1945 in Czechoslovakia he
was heavily
wounded.

4. “MY HEROIC GREAT-GRANDFATHERS”
For courage he was
awarded the Medal of Honour
in 1944 and the Order of the
Patriotic War of the 2nd degree in May,
1945.

5. “MY HEROIC GREAT-GRANDFATHERS”
I am thankful to my great-grandfathers and
all the people who fought at the war for their
courage and strength, and for our peaceful
living.