My Great-granddad was not a famous person or

My Great-granddad was not a famous person or a national hero. But he is my hero! He was brave and only brave people are heroes. He was a soldier whose courage was an example for many and is still remembered.

I admire my Great-grandfather

My great-grandfather’s name was Savichev Alexandr Ivanovich. He was born in 08 August 1910 in Smolensk region , Yermolin , village Voroska. Date and place of recruitment: 25. 06. 1941 Tumanova RVC, Smolensk region was captured 30. 09. 1941 in Pereyaslavl and he was sent to camp «Shtalang IVH» (304). Camp’s number: 46972. Died in captivity 04. 07. 1944. The burial place is Zeithain (cemetery III), block 1, row 17.

Since childhood my grandmother, Savicheva Ekaterina Alekseevna, told us about his father whom they along with her sister and mother waited home from the front. Savicheva Maria Nilovna , the wife of Alex, to the end of his days believed that her husband is alive and will return soon. Even after receiving the letter, which stated that Savichev Alexei Ivanovich was disappeared without news, she continued to wait for her Alyoshenko.

We have preserved letters from the front. How many years have passed, but our great-grandfather will "Hello, my dear Marusya, my treasure. How are our always be in our hearts, because thanks to him we now live. daughters, Catherine A. and Antonina Alekseevna? . . I So let us remember and be proud of the heroes of our country. haven't heard from you, you forgot me at all. . . the enemy is not retreating, but we will fight till the end. . . Your husband Alex. "