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Aleksei Georgievich Toropkin
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A.G.Toropkin was born in Omsk of March 3, 1920. Soon family has moved to Kazakhstan. In Alma-Ata in 1940 it have called in army. Since July, 1941 it participates in fights under Leningrad. In September is wounded. After hospitals is sent under Moscow. In December again is wounded. This time it is heavy. When have treated, has got on renewal.
In the summer 1943 released of Donbass, commanded machine-gun company. In the spring 1944 - fights for Crimea. Was especially distinguished in Sevastopol, at storm of a Sapun-mountain.
Has wounded the commander battalion, and conditions such, that give germens counter-attack - all of shelf's will appear in a heavy rule. And then the captain, who has appeared on a position, Toropkin has lifted battalion in attack. By first has rushed into an enemy trench. Personally has destroyed 14 fascist. In second trench it was possible to grasp 4 a machine gun. Ours countryman skillfully operated actions battalion, when the fight was threw on streets of Sevastopol. On approaches to a famous Panorama of the Sevastopol fight personally has destroyed eight soldiers and two officers.
Is awarded, except for awards Lenina and Gold Star two by awards a Red star, with an award of Domestic war I of a degree …
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