Осягин, Захар Маркелович

1914–1944 (age 30)

Soldier

Biography

Zahar Markelovich Osyagin was born in 1914 near the Ērgļi community, where the small town's rhythms taught him quiet perseverance and the importance of helping others. As global conflict engulfed the region, he answered the call with steady determination and joined the ranks that aimed to protect his homeland.

Serving as a soldier, he bore the hardships of war with a calm sense of duty, and in 1944 he paid the ultimate price; his memory remains among those who cherish the peace he sought to secure.

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