Nikolai Ivanovich Kulik (rightmost, on the arm is a tattoo – the heart), was born on May 9, 1924 in the town of Lebedin, Sumy Region (Ukraine). He fought since 1943, liberated his hometown Lebedin, Hungary, Austria.
Sergeant-Major of the Red Army Nikolai Kulik finished military service in Romania in 1946.
He was a signalman, awarded the medals “For Courage”, “For Military Merit”, “For the liberation of Budapest”, the Order of the Patriotic War. He died in 1997.
Photo courtesy of Nikolai Kulik’s grandson the Valery Kulik.
Location: Romania
Date: November 1946