My grandfather, Klimov, Yuri (1922-2002) , left 3 volumes of memoirs about his life. In total, probably about 1000 pages Format A4. Plus lots of photos. Memories of my great-grandfather (my father's grandfather) - Klimov Vasilii Mikhailovich (1891-1978) - here .
All published parts: 1-I ; 2-I ; third ; 4-I ; 5-I ; 6-I ; 7-I ; 8-I ; 9-I ; 10-I ; 11-I ; 12-I ; 13th ; 14-I ; 15-I ; 16-I ; 17-I ; 18-I ; 19 - I; 20-I ; 21-I ; 22-I ; 23rd ; 24-I ;
Sun inclined to the horizon when we come to more settlements and stopped on the outskirts. White cottage under thatch were empty. It was not clear toli residents drove the Germans, toli, it was a German colony and it is quite possible that they might themselves move to the west. Over half of the day we were not more than 20km, but still tired great. Our commanders have ordered us to take 3-4 hut for the night. On clay floors were trained to straw before us. "Apparently, the previous team is also here spent the night and took care of it. Got out of the well water. Someone drank greedily, then began to wash, but basically all fell to the floor, strewn piles of straw, have a snack that had each taken with him. Every house and yard were exposed hourly-orderlies. So passed the first night. Early in the morning, just dawned Dawn, was the team: "Fall in!" was made to roll on branches, and soon our column again moved off. In the afternoon went out to a large highway road, on the edges of which were scattered carts, boxes, charred German cars, and in some places were gusinichnye armored vehicles and even tanks. All road and its shoulder was torn up with deep ruts from heavy machinery. All testified that as recently as this hastily retreating Germans throwing All that prevented them from running. Was declared a great camp to eat. On the road now and then passed "Studebakers" in both directions. Until Staff Army, which was placed on hearings in Berezovka was no more than 15km, that is, 3:00 go.
[Volume 1, page 157] One from passing Willys suddenly stopped coming up from our colony. Out of the car jumped out with golden epaulettes, Major, and summoned our starshinu.O what they told us it was not clear, but it soon became clear that Army Reserve Regiment relocated from Berezovka closer to the front. and now we have to walk this road to the new naselennomy item, which was called Fensterovo.
To him we come only in the evening about five o'clock. All very tired, iznervnichalis. Many barely moved the leg, some limped from the erased corns. Fensterovo - a small hamlet located in the side of the highway and stuck to a big valley. In essence, this was an empty cattle farm with several residential buildings and warehouses. We built the platoons, made the roll call on the lists in front of several officers, and pointed a place where we should place before dinner, presented the sergeants and officers, who at the time will be our commanders. We are most happy, that we will have dinner. We were still naive like all children. But the experienced and servicemen earlier "recruits" did not feel particularly happy. They saw afar the kitchen and immediately were told that dinner - it's just boiling water. From each platoon were sent to the kitchen to his orderlies to help. They came and me. "Caboose" was a ravine slope, without a roof, on crest of which stood 15 pieces of metal barrels out of petrol and kerosene with carved on one side bottoms. In the ravine slope were dug on the similarity of furnace cavity. They stood in barrels of water or brew. Since the reserve regiment constantly arrive many people, the size of their changes all the time, nobody knew how many people will be, for example, on April 13, to feed all. Newcomers to the kitchen was forced to pull from the bottom of the ravine vody and fill the empty barrels, others sent to harvest wood (fences and breaking apart a barn). When the work was done [Volume 1, page 158] and the water boiled in barrels of water, the chef got 3 buckets out of the barrel, which he cooked under his supervision, and ordered him to pour the entire contents of the barrel with boiling water. Here it was hot dish for our dinner. They say that morning, was taken to a whole carcass of meat (beef or horse meat), which was eaten per day to many thousands of people received in the reserve regiment. We went to the German canned vegetables, trapped in a stub in the kitchen as a trophy, but 1 / 6 loaf of bread. You can imagine what it was for food! On the morning of meat and there was no breath in a pot, and canned goods were captured without the fat and meat. People were happy and that, were still good stocks out of the house, including me. But there were those among us who could not take in anything.
spent the night outdoors. Livestock premises were occupied by people who arrived here earlier ... People here do not just come almost every hour, but went too often. Then went walking column, then the trucks came n o15-20 pieces and took them "Recruits".
The next day we passed through the commission of the field RVC and a medical examination and immediately sorted. After it, I got to the company "fit for a non-combatant Service. In the company of all were the handicapped or the elderly for 55 years and over. All my friends in the column, which had become acquainted in the past 2 days were in a completely different spare parts company. All fit for military service is almost not detained, but the most valuable military specialties - the drivers, doctors, tnkisty, artillery, combat engineers, pilots, engineers, builders, etc. All were taken in separate divisions and served as a reserve for the respective branches. Ostalnye - in the infantry. I had to live in the reserve regiment of about 5 days until I was "picked up the buyer."
[Volume 1, page 159] do it this way: commander our company nestroevikov, with the arrival of senior officers, lined up single file, and the officer-"buyer" rounds system, and each asked what he was sick, with "that complains." Nobody ever explained for what purpose is the selection of people to the front or the rear. The officer himself decided to take him to the person or it is not suitable for him. Among us there were rumors that some commands are recruited to work at home, at the mine, for logging, the recovery of plants and factories in the former occupied territories. Everyone was afraid to get into the labor army, especially in the Urals and Siberia. I, for some reason, it is not frightening. Siberia - this is my house, I thought. But the more experienced said that it is better for the front than the rear, than to starve to death ...
Finally came the turn for me.
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