RP78CTS Special Event station will be active from Moscow, Russia, commemorating 78th Anniversary of the Victory in Second World War.
QRV on HF Bands.
QSL via R2BFL.
Info from their QRZ page:
This radio station works in memory of the children of war, the Chinnikovs, Tatiana Ivanovna and Sergei Mikhailovich, whose fates were tragically similar.
Tatyana Ivanovna Chinnikova and Sergey Mikhailovich Chinnikov were born in the small village of Cherny Potok in Lyudinovsky District of Kaluga Oblast.
In October 1941, Nazi troops seized the entire territory of the Lyudinov district. There were fierce long battles for the liberation of the area, but it remained under occupation until September 16, 1943. In the battles for the Lyudinov district were killed more than 13,000 Soviet soldiers.
When the Great Patriotic War began Tatiana was 6 years old and Sergei was 3 years old. Tatyana's father, Ustinov Ivan Vasilyevich, was drafted to the front at the beginning of the war, retreated with the front and returned to his native village, leaving his family under occupation. Tatiana's family was large: 9 children, but the war tragically changed their fate. The oldest brother was driven by the fascists to work in Germany at the beginning of the occupation. In the spring of 1942, during a bombing raid, Tatiana's mother and her infant were killed by a precise hit from a bomb in the barn where they were staying. Another bomb destroyed the house: one of Tatyana's brothers was left under the rubble forever, Tatyana's father dug her up. Her sister was blown out of the house and onto a tree in the yard. Later one of Tatiana's brothers died of starvation, and after the liberation of the region another brother was killed "jamming" fish with trophy explosives to feed his family.
In one of these raids, tragedy struck Sergei's family as well. Sergei's mother was hiding in a cellar with him and his infant brother when they were bombed. A bomb fell near the shelter, destroying it: shrapnel killed Sergei's mother and brother. Sergei himself, like Tatiana, was miraculously dug out by neighbors. Afterwards he, his two grandmothers and aunt were taken to Germany. They passed through the concentration camps of the Baltic States, ending up in a camp near the town of Küstrin (now Kostsin nad Odra). Sergei and his relatives were able to survive and return home after the camp was liberated by Soviet troops on January 31, 1945.
QRV on HF Bands.
QSL via R2BFL.
Info from their QRZ page:
This radio station works in memory of the children of war, the Chinnikovs, Tatiana Ivanovna and Sergei Mikhailovich, whose fates were tragically similar.
Tatyana Ivanovna Chinnikova and Sergey Mikhailovich Chinnikov were born in the small village of Cherny Potok in Lyudinovsky District of Kaluga Oblast.
In October 1941, Nazi troops seized the entire territory of the Lyudinov district. There were fierce long battles for the liberation of the area, but it remained under occupation until September 16, 1943. In the battles for the Lyudinov district were killed more than 13,000 Soviet soldiers.
When the Great Patriotic War began Tatiana was 6 years old and Sergei was 3 years old. Tatyana's father, Ustinov Ivan Vasilyevich, was drafted to the front at the beginning of the war, retreated with the front and returned to his native village, leaving his family under occupation. Tatiana's family was large: 9 children, but the war tragically changed their fate. The oldest brother was driven by the fascists to work in Germany at the beginning of the occupation. In the spring of 1942, during a bombing raid, Tatiana's mother and her infant were killed by a precise hit from a bomb in the barn where they were staying. Another bomb destroyed the house: one of Tatyana's brothers was left under the rubble forever, Tatyana's father dug her up. Her sister was blown out of the house and onto a tree in the yard. Later one of Tatiana's brothers died of starvation, and after the liberation of the region another brother was killed "jamming" fish with trophy explosives to feed his family.
In one of these raids, tragedy struck Sergei's family as well. Sergei's mother was hiding in a cellar with him and his infant brother when they were bombed. A bomb fell near the shelter, destroying it: shrapnel killed Sergei's mother and brother. Sergei himself, like Tatiana, was miraculously dug out by neighbors. Afterwards he, his two grandmothers and aunt were taken to Germany. They passed through the concentration camps of the Baltic States, ending up in a camp near the town of Küstrin (now Kostsin nad Odra). Sergei and his relatives were able to survive and return home after the camp was liberated by Soviet troops on January 31, 1945.