Aleksandr Vasilyevich Monakhov

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Monakhov studied together with his brother Nikolay at the 13th Submarine School in Petrograd in the 1920s, specialising as mine machinists. In 1927 he was called up for active service by the Zagorsk Military Commissariat, Moscow Region, and was declared fit only for non-combat duties, having been visually impaired since childhood (at the age of 6 he fell from a horse and lost an eye). On 3 December 1942, Monakhov was mobilised by the Pushkino Military Commissariat, Moscow Region, at the age of 36. He left behind a pregnant wife and three children, the youngest of whom was five months old. He was enrolled in a water demolition obstacle detachment from 3 December 1942. After two months of service, on 27 February 1943, he suffered a concussion (lost his hearing) and was discharged on medical grounds. He was assigned to work in industry, at a military factory in Kaliningrad near Moscow (now the city of Korolyov) from 3 September 1943. Aleksandr Vasilyevich Monakhov worked in Kaliningrad (Korolyov) until retirement. He died on 28 March 1987 and is buried in the city of Korolyov, Moscow Region. He was awarded the Medal "For Valiant Labour 1941–1945".