Ion Degen - shooter, reconnaissance officer, tanker, platoon and company commander, one of the first fifty Soviet tank aces of the Patriotic War, destroyed 16 German tanks and self-propelled guns (including 8 Panthers, Tigers, Ferdinands) , dozens of guns and vehicles. He abandoned his tanks destroyed in battle four times, was wounded three times, burned, and was twice nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor; has lived in Israel since 1977.