Many of us know the names of at least some of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, who fought bravely with the enemy, freeing him from his land.Heroes of Panfilov, Maresiev as a direct prototype of the character's "The Story of a Real Man" Pokryshkin that surpassed German air aces in the mastery of warfare ... But not everyone remembers that on that terrible war alongside adults were constantly olds fully sharing withtheir older comrades all the hardships and tribulations of war.
accepted that the Great Patriotic War claimed the lives of about 27 million people.According to recent studies, 10 million of them - the soldiers, and the rest - the elderly, women and children.Those war, according to numerous international conventions, should not touch.Alas, the reality is much worse.
Almost all teenagers who were in the rear, are worthy of the title of Hero as labored as adults, giving up two standards of production per day.They died of starvation, died during a bombardment, falling asleep from the constant lack of sleep, got under the car and found themselves crippled, please hand or foot into the mechanisms of the machine ... All hastening the victory as his forces.
In the Soviet years in the schools studied the names of those teenagers who fought at the front.Many people remember the story of the "Son of the regiment."So, described in her story is not unique.On the contrary, many heroes-pioneers the Great Patriotic War fought in partisan detachments constantly lived with the risk of exposure, being connected.For their life no one would give a penny: the Nazis brutally treated equally to all.Today, we list some of the children who gave their lives for peace for his country.
forget about their feat - a crime.Today it is difficult to find at least one major city where no matter was a monument to pioneers-heroes, but today's young people are not interested in virtually immortal achievements of the then their peers.
other side of the coin
easy to understand that in the country there was a mass of orphans.Despite the hard times, the state fulfills its obligations to the younger generation.It organized many orphanages, where after a difficult military roads often got former child regiments often had "adult" award at that time.
Most educators and professionals of children's homes were the real heroes, aces of his case.They managed to warm the souls of children, were able to make them forget about the suffering that kids suffered in areas of military conflict.Unfortunately, among them there were also those who are "the people" can be called only by their external appearance.
Thus, in one of the Smolensk region in those years, it was revealed at least two cases where the orphanages were forced to steal rotten potatoes from the fields just to keep from starving.State orphanages consistently provide food, but in this case it literally "prozhiralo" management of these institutions.In short, the children in those terrible years had to work very hard.One can only admire the courage of those who have found the strength to fight the enemy on equal terms.
What did they do?
on the battlefield guys collected and dug out of the snow rifles, pistols and other weapons, then transferring them to the guerrillas.They risked frightening, and it's not only Germans: while on the battlefield were more unexploded mines and shells.Many heroes-pioneers of World War II were the scouts, passed medicines and dressings guerrillas and separated from their soldiers.Often it is these little brave helped arrange shoots Red Army prisoners.Especially massive "child" was the front in Belarus.
Many children sincerely hated the Germans as a result of the war, have lost all their relatives and friends, who are often killed before their eyes.Left in the scorched and devastated villages, they are doomed to a terrible famine.This is not often speak, but the Nazi "doctors" are often used children as donors.Of course, their health no one cared.Many pioneers-heroes whose portraits are in the article, maimed and disabled.Unfortunately, even in the official course of history, says little.
noticeable children's role in the defense of the country.The boys were on duty on the roofs, dropping incendiary bombs and carcasses, as adults have participated in the construction of a variety of fortified areas.In German-occupied areas of heroic pioneers of the Great Patriotic War managed to collect warm clothes and other clothing, which is then forwarded to the guerrilla groups, and even of part of the Red Army.
labor heroism
known child labor feat of the war, when they worked day and night at defense enterprises.Child labor is used in the manufacture of fuses and detonators, smoke bombs and gas masks.Teenagers even participated in the assembly of tanks, not to mention the production of machine guns and rifles.Terribly hungry, they honestly grown vegetables at any suitable piece of land in order to send them to the army, the soldiers.In school clubs late sewing soldiers form.Many of them, when he was an old man, with a smile and tears recalled pouches made children's hands, mittens and jackets.
Today in the press can often be found tearful stories about the "good" of the German soldiers.Yes, it happens sometimes.But how do you like fun "brave" soldiers of the Wehrmacht, who, throwing a piece of bread in the field, organized a real hunt for rinuvshihsya hungry children to eat?How many children died because of such fun of the Germans across the country!This well written article Solokhina NY from Lyudinovo (Kaluga region) "We come not from childhood."Not surprisingly, the courage and bravery of young fighters who have experienced all the "charms" of enemy occupation, often amazed even experienced, battle-hardened soldiers.
Many names pioneering heroes remained unknown, but we must remember that after these children had to pass.How many children have died in the first months of the war, trying by all means to prevent the enemy, we hardly ever know.
Children regiments
take even Fyodor Samodurov.He was only 14 years old when he became the "adopted son" in a motorized infantry unit commanded by Captain A. Tchernavin.We pick it up from the ashes in the Voronezh region, which used to be his home village.Bravely fought in the battles for the city of Ternopil, helping the machine-gun crew.When all the men were killed and one took the gun.Firing long and hard, he gave the rest of the time to move on.He died a heroic death.
Ivan Kozlov.He was only 13 years old.Two years was under the care of the fighters.I give them food, letters and newspapers, often making his way to the front in the crossfire of the enemy, who attacked the USSR.
pioneers-heroes are often not only served as signalers, but working on a much more dangerous martial specialties.An example of this - Peter tooth.This guy just decided to become a scout.His parents were killed, but because he wanted to pay in full with the Nazis.The result was the gunner.Making his way right into the enemy, on the radio corrected volleys of artillery.Staffing military knows how dangerous this profession is what courage is needed in order to adjust fire their guns, in fact, are in their kill zone!Peter also did not survive that war.
Certificate Vladimir Bogomolov
As you can see, the characters pioneers of World War II were not somehow unique.The famous writer Vladimir Bogomolov minor feat scout described in the story "Ivan".At the beginning of the war the boy survived the death of his father and sister, who were his only family.He visited a partisan, and then found himself in Trostyantse, the death camp.
most severe conditions did not break it.He died in 1943.He noticed the traitors-Polizei while monitoring a secret branch of the railway, which is performed by supplying the Germans.During interrogations held a teenager 12 years straight, with dignity, did not conceal his contempt and hatred for the enemy.He was shot as many children pioneers.Heroes, however, were not only among the boys.
Zina Portnov
fate of the girls was no less terrible.Zina Portnov, who was 15 years old, in the summer of 1941 left Leningrad in Huy village of Vitebsk region.Parents are sent to stay with relatives.Soon after the war began, and she almost immediately joined the organization "Young Avengers", whose task was to help the partisans.She participated in the sabotage, poisoned food in the dining room for officers.It distributes leaflets, conducted reconnaissance in the enemy's rear.In short, he is doing what, and other pioneers-heroes.
Zina Portnov traitor was identified and caught the end of 1943.During the interrogation, the table was able to grab a gun and shoot the investigator himself and two other assistants.She tried to escape but she was captured.After the most severe torture was shot Jan. 13, 1944 in the prison of the city of Polotsk.
Nadezhda Bogdanova
Fortunately, all the children were among those who fought, those who managed to survive this terrible time.One of them was Nadya Bogdanova.Pioneer-hero paid a terrible price for his role in the liberation movement.
in Vitebsk, her hometown, the war came early.Nadia immediately joined the guerrilla army soldiers delivered food and medicine.In late 1941, she and her friend Ivan (he was only 12 years old) were captured by the Germans on the way out of town.The Germans have no word from the children, but because they immediately sent to the firing squad.Vanya bullets struck at once, and creating hope is lost and fell in just a moment before she would gulp reversal chest.In the pit filled with corpses, the girl found the guerrillas.
Like so many other pioneers-heroes of the Second World War, she found the strength to fight the hated enemy on.In 1942, Nadia was able to lay an explosive charge on the bridge, which was blown up together with the German transport.Unfortunately, it's seen policemen.Child brutally tortured and then thrown into a snowbank.It seems incredible, but hope to survive.She was almost blind, but a brilliant academician Filatov was able to regain her sight after the war.
She was awarded medals and the Order of the Red Banner and Patriotic War of 1 degree.
Vladimir Dubinin
Like many of their peers, Vladimir Dubinin at the beginning of the war left to the partisans.In Kerch, where they fought, they were deep quarry.Headquarters built there, the soldiers hurt "bite" of the Nazis, constantly arranging an attack on them.Smoke guerrillas did not succeed.
They solved the problem simply: painstakingly tracked down people and vyznat all strokes, the Germans bricked them with cement and bricks.But the young Vladimir Dubinin, to worm his way into the smallest branches of mines, regularly went to deliver food to people, drinking and ammunition.Then the Germans, enraged the lack of progress in the destruction of the guerrillas, we decided to completely flood the quarry.Volodya learned about it almost immediately.Send information to his comrades, he along with them began to build a system of dams.When the water stopped, she reached the men to the waist.
In 1942, during one of the regular incursions, Volodya came across Soviet soldiers ... soldiers!It turned out that this part of the assault that freed Kerch.Unfortunately, during the withdrawal of the Germans closed the approaches to the dense network of quarries minefields.The teenager and four sappers blew up on one of them, being able to walk to this the entrance to the mine ... Like many other biographies of the pioneers-heroes Vladimir feat was immortalized just after the war.
Olga and Lydia Demes
no less tragic story Oli Demes, who along with her younger sister Lida magnetic mines blew up fuel tanks at Orsha station.Girls attracted much less attention than boys and adult men.Neither their account - seven (!) Bombed trains and 24 enemy soldiers.
Lida often took with him a bag of coal for a long time and walked along the paths, remembering the time of arrival of enemy convoys, the number of arrivals of soldiers being brought types of weapons.If it was stopped by guards, she said, as if collecting coal to heat the room in which they live German soldiers.Lydia died, like many pioneers-heroes.Picture their faces - all that remains in the memory of these heroic adolescents.She and her mother shot the girls.For
head Oli Nazis promised a cow, allotment and 10 thousand marks remuneration.The most valuable was it communicated to all stations, secret agents and Polizei picture.Grab the girl failed.She has long been involved in the "rail war", he fought as a partisan.
Valentin Kotik
One of the young men is Valya Kotik.Pioneer-hero was born in 1930.For a long time the boy was connected with his friends, collecting weapons and ammunition on Forests later transferring them to the guerrillas.The command of the detachment, considering his courage and dedication, making Valentine's connected.It quickly and accurately transmit data on the number of armed enemies, and their elders, and one was able to eliminate the enemy officer.
Shortly thereafter, the boy finally moved to the partisans.He died at the age of 14 years, being mortally wounded during the assault on the town of Izyaslav.Today Val Kotick, pioneer-hero, is considered to be the youngest of the boys, who accepted death with arms.
Golikov Leonid
When the war started, Lena is 15 years old.The Germans captured his native village, brutally killed many of its inhabitants.Together with older boy went into the forest, to the partisans.Fighting the way it turned out nice and bright.
In 1942, sitting in an observation post near the road, Lenya Golikov saw on her travels elegant lacquered vehicle Germans.Oddly enough, but the support she had.Young guerrillas was not taken aback and immediately threw a grenade into it.The blast threw the car, she stopped.Immediately she jumped out of a couple of Germans who rushed to the boy's side.
But Lenya Golikov met their dense fire from the PCA.One German killed immediately, and the second - when he pulled into the forest.One of the dead was Richard Witz, General.
In early 1943 squad, which was Leon, spent the night in the house three kilometers from the location of the Germans.The next morning it riddled with machine guns: the village found a traitor.The title of Hero of the teenager received posthumously.Like other exploits of the pioneers, heroes, his action was joined by good service, severely undermining the morale of the invaders.
Germans in his memoirs often recall that in the Soviet Union, they had an extremely hard: "It seemed that we shoot every post, every child can be a warrior who fought better than adult soldiers".
Sasha Borodulin
Sasha Borodulin knew what fate awaits children in the clutches of the Nazis and Polizei.He found partisans and aggressively began to ask to fight.To adults do not doubt his desire, the boy showed them a shotgun ammo, captured from the German rider.
commander who knew Sasha before the war, allowed him to join them.At that time, Alexander "knocked" as many as 16 years.Young fighters immediately assigned to reconnaissance unit.Time has shown that the commander was not mistaken in inclinations boys.Sasha was extremely brave and resourceful.One day he was sent to the German homeland on a mission - to find out the number of the enemy, bring the card its main strength.The boy boldly walked through the station, managing to sneak to the windows of residential buildings right under the noses of the guards.He quickly learned and remembered all the necessary data.
task was executed brilliantly.In that battle, Alexander acted boldly, literally from the first rows of enemies throwing grenades.He received just three serious bullet wounds, but did not give up their comrades.Only after all the guerrillas, completely defeating the enemy, went into the forest, Sasha own bandaged himself and covering the retreat, he joined his comrades.
Authority fearless fighter after increased enormously.Guerrillas sent Sasha seriously wounded to the hospital, but he promised to return immediately after recovery.He kept his word completely and soon fought back with his comrades.
