ACG_pezman Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 So I was browsing the popular website reddit this morning when I found this gem in the "History" subreddit there. It's a cool historical fact and story either way, but I think it's worth mentioning that this flight sim has made events around the Battle of Stalingrad more personal for a lot of westerners than it used to be. 2
SYN_Mike77 Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) Awesome find p3zman! Here is a copy of the soldiers last message: "An hour ago Emelyanov Volodya from Bashkirya has died, and I Digen Vasily Nikolaevich am left alone. Fascists are conducting a harsh bombardment, I am injured and won't live long. At night remaining survivors from the company ran off [surrendered] to fashist scum, but retribution will still find them. I am staying here, will die, but not surrender to the enemy. Tell my wife Anna Fedorovna in Chkalov region that I defended the Motherland as best as I could. We will win anyway!!! 30 August 1942. Digen V. N. Avenge me, guys" His wife has passed away but children, grandchildren and great grandchildern are organizing a funeral. I hope with full military honors! Edited August 21, 2016 by SYN_Mike77 1
ACG_pezman Posted August 21, 2016 Author Posted August 21, 2016 Awesome find p3zman! Here is a copy of the soldiers last message: "An hour ago Emelyanov Volodya from Bashkirya has died, and I Digen Vasily Nikolaevich am left alone. Fascists are conducting a harsh bombardment, I am injured and won't live long. At night remaining survivors from the company ran off [surrendered] to fashist scum, but retribution will still find them. I am staying here, will die, but not surrender to the enemy. Tell my wife Anna Fedorovna in Chkalov region that I defended the Motherland as best as I could. We will win anyway!!! 30 August 1942. Digen V. N. Avenge me, guys" His wife has passed away but children, grandchildren and great grandchildern are organizing a funeral. I hope with full military honors! That guy was no coward, that's for sure. Did the motherland proud
SYN_Skydance Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 Great find. I wonder if he thought that his note might of ever been found? I guess that he wouldn't of thought that it would of taken 74 years!
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