The story “Lieutenant Colonel of the Medical Service” by Yuri German (1910–1967) was written in the post-war years and is dedicated to loyalty to one’s work and the spiritual formation of a person. The selfless doctor Alexander Markovich Levin heads the surgical department of the North Sea hospital. Being seriously ill, he devotes himself completely to his work, fights for the lives of his patients - naval pilots, and fulfills his medical and civic duty until his last day.