The war died down long ago, but it scattered friends and relatives across the country and Europe so that people are still looking for each other. The success of your search will largely depend on the information you have, on the rarity of the surname and on the degree of participation in the war of the wanted person.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, try to remember in as much detail as possible everything that you know about this person, any information and rumors that have not even been verified. In addition to the last name, first name, patronymic and at least the approximate year of birth, other information will also help in the search. Try to remember the military rank, whether he was a member of the party, whether he had awards, in which troops and units he fought, from which city he was drafted, on which fronts he fought and in which battles he participated. In addition to the information about the veteran himself, remember everything you know about his relatives and friends. Perhaps, by contacting these people, you will learn, if not the location and fate of the veteran, then at least new information about him.
Step 2
If you know in which city he lives or lived, then contact the partnership of the Veterans of the Patriotic War under the Executive Committees of this city, if this is not the case, the district social security service or the administration of this district or village. The lists of all living veterans are there; information about the deceased must be looked for in the archive.
Step 3
Register and post questions on the sites that help in the search for colleagues and relatives. There are quite a few of them now. obd-memorial.ru, but only the dead and missing are on it. pobediteli.ru, this site was created on the basis of official data and only about living veterans. In addition to these state sites, there are a number of portals created on the basis of letters from former soldiers and their relatives: pomni.is74.ru, slugili.ru, armyru.narod.ru, odnopolchane.net and others. Perhaps there you will find him or those who know and remember him.
Step 4
Refer to the all-Russian archives about all the soldiers of the country. The archive of the military medical museum of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is located at 191180, St. Petersburg, Lazaretny lane, 2, and the Central archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is located in the Moscow region, in the city of Podolsk, st. Kirov, 74. Unfortunately, they do not have an electronic portal or even e-mail. The request will have to be sent by regular or registered mail, or go there in person.
