<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Wazalwa ngo-1926, uVertliko wayesengumntwana lapho kugqashuka iMpi Yezwe Yesibili, futhi ngemva kokuhlasela kwe-Axis eSoviet Union ngo-1941, wahlala isikhathi esithile ngaphansi kokubuswa amaJalimane. Wasinda kancane ekudingisweni eJalimane ngokubaleka ekamu, futhi ngo-1943 wajoyina iRed Army eneminyaka engu-17. Ekuqaleni wakhonza njengenhloli ebuthweni lokuhlola izithuthuthu, eqhubeka nokubona isenzo ekukhululweni kweMinsk nangesikhathi se  <response>: Ukuhlasela kweVilnius. Walimala empini, walahlekelwa umunwe, futhi wathola i-Order of the Red Star ngesikhathi evikela ukuhlaselwa, ngaphambi kokujoyina amabutho amathangi njengelungu lomkhumbi we-T-34. Kulesi sikhundla wabona impi iphela, kodwa waqhubeka ekhonza emandleni ahlomile. 