Were there any front line Soviet troops from 1941 still alive and fighting by the winter of 1945? I know Stalin had orders against retreating and battle casualties were massive, but I imagine that for various reasons some soldiers who'd been fighting were probably still alive just due to the shear size of the Red Army. Am I right, or were the surviving soldiers limited to officers and those who'd been stationed elsewhere?
(As a bonus, was anyone involved in the invasion of Poland in `39 involved in marching back in the Winter Offensive?)