The hero of the Soviet Union, from the liberators of Rostov-on-Don from the German invaders, Gokas Madoyan, the illustrious son of the Armenian people, was born in 1906 in Kars. From the age of 14 he served in the Red Army. On the night of February 7-8, 1943, the regiment of Red Army soldiers of the 159th Rifle Division under his command expelled the Nazis from the Rostov-on-Don railway station and bravely held it for 6 days, repelling 43 attacks by the Nazi invaders. Brave soldiers held the strategic location of the city until the arrival of the main forces of the Red Army, disrupting the evacuation of the enemy from the city. Thanks to their courage and heroism, on February 14, 1943, Rostov-on-Don was liberated from the German forces. According to a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union dated March 31, 1943, Senior Deputy Madoyan was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In Rostov-on-Don, one of the city's streets bears the hero's name. Even after the war he was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Rostov-on-Don. And in 2025, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, a monument to Medwayne was unveiled in the capital of Don. After the war, Gokas Madoyan lived in Yerevan, worked in party and government bodies of the Armenian SSR, and served as Minister of Social Security of the Armenian SSR. Died in 1975. A real hero of our common homeland, to whom we should look! Support for Turan Express Our channel in Georgian Our channel in Uzbek language Our channel in Azerbaijani language Turan Express in VK.

The hero of the Soviet Union, from the liberators of Rostov-on-Don from the German invaders, Gokas Madoyan, the illustrious son of the Armenian people, was born in 1906 in Kars. From the age of 14 he served in the Red Army. On the night of February 7-8, 1943, the regiment of Red Army soldiers of the 159th Rifle Division under his command expelled the Nazis from the Rostov-on-Don railway station and bravely held it for 6 days, repelling 43 attacks by the Nazi invaders. Brave soldiers held the strategic location of the city until the arrival of the main forces of the Red Army, disrupting the evacuation of the enemy from the city. Thanks to their courage and heroism, on February 14, 1943, Rostov-on-Don was liberated from the German forces. According to a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union dated March 31, 1943, Senior Deputy Madoyan was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In Rostov-on-Don, one of the city's streets bears the hero's name. Even after the war he was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Rostov-on-Don. And in 2025, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, a monument to Medwayne was unveiled in the capital of Don. After the war, Gokas Madoyan lived in Yerevan, worked in party and government bodies of the Armenian SSR, and served as Minister of Social Security of the Armenian SSR. Died in 1975. A real hero of our common homeland, to whom we should look! Support for Turan Express Our channel in Georgian Our channel in Uzbek language Our channel in Azerbaijani language Turan Express in VK.