The organization “Young Barristers” visited the Second World War veteran living in Tbilisi, Prokophi Pataraia and congratulated on the 70th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism and on the 93th birthdays as well. The visit was very reminding with emotional and interesting stories of life and fighting. Prokophi Pararaia introduced himself to the organization _ He was born on May 9, 1922 in the village of Lesa of Lanchkhuti Municipality. On November 26, 1941, at the age of 19, he was called up into the Soviet Army. His first fighting was at the Marukhis Pass together with the 808 regiment. Than he moved to the town of Senica of the former Czechoslovakia, where the second world war was ended. After the end of the World War II, Prokophi Pataraia carried on his service for the Soviet Army for 3 years. After, he returned to Tbilisi and continued his studies for an engineer-builder at the Technical University. He spent 22 years of his life building houses and schools. He was an active participant of Tbilisi Sports Palace construction and was even awarded with commemorative medal for his contribution. He has 3 children, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
The Chief-executive of the organization, Archil Kaiakatsishvili, thanked Prokophi Pataraia for his fighting and dedication. “You are a hero and an example of how one single person can change the world. We should follow your example to ensure protection of the idea of freedom in the modern world.”- noted Archil Kaikatsishvili and thanked the family.
For more information: on May 8, 1945, after capitulation of the Wehrmacht, the Second World War in Europe ended and the May 9, was officially announced as the Victory day over Fascism. For Georgia, May 9, 1945 was a victory gained by great sacrifice . For the beginning of the World War II, more than half a million people were called up for the military service from Georgia, more than 200 000 of which died or were lost and more than 100 000 became disabled. By 2015, there are 1719 World War II veterans living in Georgia.
