About the book: 1978 / The author of this book, Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak, became a fighter in the Red Army in 1929. During his thirty-eight years of service, he rose from private to general. For the heroism and courage shown in the battles on Lake Khasan, I. N. Moshlyak received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War, I. N. Moshlyak commanded the 62nd Guards Rifle Division. Under his command, the division's soldiers took part in the crossing of the Dnieper, in the Korsun-Shevchenko and Iasi-Kishinev operations, and in the liberation of Hungary and Austria from the Nazi invaders. Major General I. N. Moshlyak talks about all this - about the hard work of his headquarters, about the exploits of the soldiers, commanders, and political workers of the division - in his book.