Pavlodar search engines found relatives of the Kazakh soldier who died during the WWII

PAVLODAR. KAZINFORM - The remains of a Kazakhstani soldier Pyotr Fedorovich Boytsov, who was drafted to the front of the Great Patriotic War and went missing in 1943, were found by Moscow search engines in Russia in the Smolensk region in March, Kazinform correspondent reports.

The remains of the front-line soldier Pyotr Boytsov were found by the Russian search squad "Saint Ilya of Muromets Outpost" from Moscow in the Elninsky district of the Smolensk region. A soldier’s personal locket was found. Aleksandr Shitov, the commander of the Pavlodar search and research squad "Maidan Zholy", noted that he was able to identify the soldier, thanks to the expertise conducted by the commander of the Moscow squad Andrei Fetisov. A relative of Fedosya Boytsova was indicated on the form. Of personal belongings, a pencil in a sleeve, a razor and a penknife have been preserved.

“He served as a private in the 30th Guards Rifle Division. She fought in bloody battles near Yelnya, from August to October 1943 participated in the Smolensk offensive, ”said Alexander Shitov. “Peter Boytsov died in August 1943.” When Andrei Fetisov told Alexander Shitov the news about a front-line soldier from Pavlodar region, Pavlodar search engines immediately began searching for relatives. Pyotr Boytsov was called up by the Urlutyubsky RVK, lived in the village of Mikhailovka, Urlutyubsky (now Zhelezinsky) district of Pavlodar region. For two days, the search squad "Maidan Zholy" conducted a survey of local residents, an old-timer of the village of Mikhailovka, connected the apparatus of the akimat of the Zhelezinsky district, local archivists, but all attempts were in vain. No one had heard of the Boytsov family, and nothing remained in the archives. It was necessary to apply to the migration service with a request.

“On the third day of the search work, a telephone call came to the commander of the Maidan Zholy detachment. It was Olga Aleksandrovna Shirina - the granddaughter of Pyotr Boytsov. Her mother is Petr Fedorovich’s sister, - Alexander Shitov, commander of the Pavlodar search and research squad "Maidan Zholy", told reporters. - Our first conversation did not take place, since Olga Alexandrovna cried because of strong emotions and could not calm down. They postponed the conversation, agreed on a personal meeting with all the search engines and the public of Pavlodar. ” According to A. Shitov, a couple of days Olga Aleksandrovna Shirina notified all relatives living in Germany and Russia, and the long-awaited meeting took place, at which the search engines of the Maidan Zholy detachment, a group of young search engine students from the Higher College of the Eurasian Innovation University, representatives of Pavlodar houses of geography, archival and museum workers. Olga Shirina at the meeting showed family photos and told the story of her family.

“Fighters Peter Fedorovich was born in 1899 in the village of Solovyovo, Novgorod Region. Before the revolution, in 1914-1915, he moved with his family to the village of Mikhailovka (Kazinform, a village in the Zhelezinsky district of the Pavlodar region). The name of mother Barbara, died in 1962 or 1963, - said O. Shirina. - Father Fedor died before the war. Sisters - Vera, Taisiya, Olga (mother of Olga Alexandrovna). ” According to her, Fedosya Boytsova is the wife of Pyotr Fedorovich. They had a daughter, Zinaida. “Peter went to the front from the village of Mikhailovka and did not return, Zina’s daughter grew up and married a native of the village of Mikhailovka, Yakov Isakov, they had children Yakov and Tamara, and later they moved to Moldova. Fedosya lived with them all the time. After 1990, the connection was lost, I know that Fedosya and Zinaida have already died, ”said the cousin of the war veteran

According to Alexander Shitov, now it is necessary to begin the search for relatives in Moldova: the great-grandson of Jacob Isakov and the great-granddaughter of Tamara Isakov. There Pavlodar search engines have friends with whom they have been collaborating for several years. The Maidan Zholy detachment has already addressed them, having contacted the chairman of the Victory National Coordination Committee, Alexei Petrovich, and the commander of the August detachment, Vasily Senkovsky. “Relatives of a warrior should know how he fought, died, and where their loved one is buried, who gave his life for the Fatherland. According to the detachment "Outpost of St. Ilya of Muromets" due to mass graves, they plan to bury the remains of a Kazakh warrior in September 2020 near the town of Yelnya, ”A. Shitov added. Photos provided by A. Shitov