Didîc Parascovia

About

She was born on November 5, 1924, in the village of Culna Veche, Kotovsky district in Ukraine (then Moldavian ASSR). In 1941, she was a third-year student at the Moldavian Pedagogical College (first in Balta, then in Tiraspol) and dreamed of returning to her native village, Kulna Veche, as a teacher, but this did not happen. Parascovia Didîc became a nurse and was assigned to a radio operator school. Throughout the four years of the war, Parascovia Didîc selflessly served her homeland behind enemy lines. Her first mission was to parachute into Nazi-occupied Ukraine, near Poltava, to establish a foothold there and transmit radio information to the Soviet command. After completing the mission, she struggled to cross the front line, being wounded, and in the hospital, she learned that she had been recommended for a medal for her courage and skill in performing her military duty. In Moscow, Parascovia, aged 18, was awarded the Order of the Red Star. The decoration document states: "While behind enemy lines until September 23, 1943, she obtained valuable information about the enemy and promptly transmitted it to the command via radio. Left alone behind, without a leader, she skillfully and resolutely undertook special missions of independent reconnaissance. When the radio ran out of power, she risked her life to cross the front line and reported valuable information about the enemy troop positions to the advancing units of our troops." Then followed the second mission. They were to fly with a radio into the occupied Kiev area. The entire reconnaissance group received high government decorations, including Parascovia Didîc, who was only 20 years old. The next mission was already in Poland. I had to thoroughly study Polish and German. I was to fly with a Russified German, a doctor from Perm, and after landing, I was to transform into a capricious lady, Kurt's wife (as the German was reportedly called), changing my appearance, clothes, and manners. Having arrived in Krakow, where they were to work, they finally found a safe apartment, not without difficulty. Kurt's impeccable documents allowed him to find work in the aerodrome's medical unit, and Mrs. Pola, like many Polish women, engaged in small trade. Gradually, they made "friends" among the German officers, hosted parties, visited, then carefully analyzed the information they had gathered and passed on the most valuable intelligence. And all this was done at grave risk: numerous direction finders operated in the city, monitoring radio waves and capable of detecting radio signals. They even had to temporarily stop transmissions. When the threat of exposure became apparent, the scouts left Krakow. They traveled east on foot and by car - and yet, on one of the roads, they were stopped by a German patrol. They checked their documents, then crammed them into a covered car and took them to the Gestapo. There, they were tortured, forced to confess, and promised their lives would be spared if they agreed to work for the Reich's army. Obtaining nothing, they set a date for their execution. But a miracle happened! That night, Soviet partisans attacked the Gestapo prison and freed the prisoners. As was later learned, the legendary Pyotr Vershigora led this operation. After rest and treatment, Parascovia Didîc, at the head of a small group, will fly again behind enemy lines and again into Polish territory. After the war, Parascovia Didîc became a writer and screenwriter. Her main work was the novella "Behind Enemy Lines." Two films were made based on her screenplays: "Marianna" (1967) and "Risk" (1970). Awards: Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.