ВОВ- what does this mean? Veterans and participants in the war.

On June 22, every year in all countries of the former Soviet Union, they remember the terrible events of 1941, when the Great Patriotic War (WWII) began the unexpected attack of the Nazi troops. What is to live in the conditions of war, felt the millions of people in the Union.

Estimates of the term "WWII" by historians

As you know, the fascist troops in Europe began military operations since 1939. The same can be said to some extent about the Red Army (although the actions of the army of the USSR can not be regarded as invasive, it was a reunion of Eastern and Western Ukraine). In Western historiography, we are talking about the Second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. Soviet, and after and the Russian historical science, first of all, analyzed the events that took place on the territory of our state, therefore the period from 1941 to 1945 is more important for domestic historians.

That is why the term "WWII" appears in the traditions of the peoples and the official positions of the states that emerged in the post-Soviet space. What is the essence of this concept? "Great" - because all the people revolted against the aggressor's troops, in fact, except for those who hated the existing regime. "Patriotic" - people defended their land, their homeland. It was a war, the main idea of which was to protect our own land from a cruel enemy.

Veterans of the Second World War

In the ranks of the Red Army fought a lot of soldiers. The status of a veteran of the Second World War means the availability of benefits for public services, for travel in transport and others (for example, free health vouchers, emergency phone installation). In the first post-war years, not all the people who fought at the front had the veteran status, but only the most affected and most distinguished by their exploits (the Heroes of the Soviet Union and the invalids of the war) during the Great Patriotic War. What is the title of Hero? During the war years, the status of the Hero of the USSR was received by almost 12 thousand people, of whom about a quarter - posthumously. By the way, the status of the Hero could not be obtained for some "ordinary" successes. This title was given only to people who repeatedly and vividly showed themselves in the battles of the Second World War.

What is a "veteran of war" in the understanding of modern legislation? This is a social category of persons who have privileges for services to the state and people during the Second World War. Who can be referred to this category? First, disabled war and Heroes of the USSR. Then gradually this status was received by such categories - participants of the siege of Leningrad; Persons awarded with the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Years of the Great Patriotic War"; Persons whose diseases are associated with being at the front, and many others.

Participants of the Second World War

In the ranks of the Red Army during the war years, several million Soviet citizens were drafted. Of course, not all of the fighters had military awards, which gave the right to claim the status of a veteran. Many soldiers perished literally in the first days of their stay at the front.

The participants of the Second World War are all those who fought against the fascist troops in the territory of the Soviet Union. Undoubtedly, members of the partisan detachments, which acted in almost every forest, could be included here, inflicting a tangible loss of power to the army of Hitler.