In October, 1941 German aggressors have rather strongly promoted in depth of Russia. Such fast promotion forward spoke huge advantages in combat material. Before an output to Tula German aggressors managed to take straight off Orel, having cut our defense on distant approaches to it, the big distance and having found rather strong parts which are taking place in city, unawares is fast пройдя on tanks. From Orel up to Tula of only 180 kilometers. In Tula in 1941 all defensive factories worked at full capacity.

Between Orel and Tula practically any army parts at that time were not. In Tula itself, except for a shelf of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs protecting defensive factories, istrebitelnih battalions from workers and employees, 732-nd antiaircraft - artillery a shelf which covered city from an air strike of the opponent, was nothing. In developed conditions the rate has thrown 5-th air - landing case to Tula. Appeared there and 34-th boundary shelfs which bore protection of rear of Bryansk front. Fights have flashed at once severe. Our armies, it is especial Катуков, have organized actions was able. Measures to constrain the opponent torn to Moscow, have been accepted. The rate has developed under Mcenskom 1-st Guards shooting case of general - major D.D.Leljushenko, has directed there a tank brigade of colonel M.E.Katukova, then 11-¯ a tank brigade. Soon conditions near Moscow has developed so heavy, that the Rate of Main Command Katukovskuy from under Mcensk has thrown a brigade under Moscow. Germans have started to develop approach. By them have soon been taken Chern' and Plavsk. On October, 29 they have borrowed Chekino, the Clear Glade, Slanting Mountain, have left on the Ivanovo summer residences, station Podzemgaz, in New - Basovo and have closely come nearer to Tula. Since fascists have grasped Orel and Tula became front city, all life here has been transferred on military lad.

Are created summary working istrebitelnie groups under command of captain A.P.Gorshkova and miner G.A.Ageeva. Both groups were Obstrelyani in fights under Lihvonom, and became skeleton of the Tula worker a shelf later, by the commander and which commissioner have been appointed Pots and Агеев. Tula was surrounded with tapes of the entrenchments, beforehand equipped fighting positions. Inside city are formed ukrep areas, are dug out anti-tank rvi, hedgehogs and posts are established, barricades are constructed, strong points of defense on tankoopasnih directions are created. Enormous work on evacuation of defensive factories was in parallel conducted. To risk them it was impossible in no event.

Hitlerites have thrown perfect parts to Tula: 3, 4, 17 tank, 29 motorized divisions and shelfs " Great Germany ". In essence, it was the hitlerite guards. Against them there was a working guards together with zenitchikam and security officers. Attacks of fascists were fierce. In them participated up to hundred tanks. At us was a lot of killed and ranenih, but make the way the enemy could not on one site. And not only has not made the way, but also has lost for one day on October, 30 31 tank and a lot of infantry. Severe fights went and the next days. Podoshedshie 32-n a tank brigade, 34-th Guards minometnih battalion "Katush", 154-n, 217-n, and later 258-n, 290-n, 413-n shooting divisions, other parts and divisions of Red Army at once entered fight and battled self-denyingly, heroically, did not spare neither the forces, nor the life. These days severe and bloody fights we have lost many our comrades. Including the commissioner of the Tula worker a shelf of. And. Агеева to which the rank of the Hero of Soviet Union has posthumously been appropriated. The worker of shelfs for 45 days of defense of city replenished six times. The big losses bore also parts of Red Army.

Severe, but a sanguineous life a vein Tula, Under a roar of shells and вой mines solved the vital questions. The city telephone exchange, except for the cares, actively helped the parts which have left an environment to adjust field communication. Worked gospitali. The weapon and military technics at factories was under repair. Operatively solved questions of supply of defenders of Tula an ammunition, warm clothes, provisions. Those severe days Tula has stood. The enemy could not grasp city. For courage and heroism shown tulyakam, the city has been awarded with a rank "City - hero".

On materials of the Hero of Soviet Union V.G.Zhavoronkova