Christian Zulus Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Civil job of GPW-veteran before and after military serviceGentlemen,I need some translation advice - my Russian is too bad (almost nonexisting) and my Russian dictionary isn't a great help either in finding jobs.I am interested to find out the occupation of Sgt. Gnitienko, full cavalier of the Order of Glory http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5536 , before and after his military service during the GPW.Years ago, someone translated for me, that Gnitienko worked before his military service as a road-construction worker and after the GPW in a steel foundry. Is it possible, that it is written in his biography, that he had been a crane-operator in a steel foundry ?That is Sgt. Gnitienko's biography from the reference book "Cavaliers of All Three Classes of the Order of Glory":Many, many thanks for your translation help in advance .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi Christian,Literally he was a "brigadier of a railroads repair brigade" before the war. After the war he worked as a "crane operator at a fuel depot".Hope this helps,Auke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Dear Auke,many, many thanks - your translation really helped .That's really "homogeneous" in Gnitienko's biography:He worked as a brigadier (= foreman) leading a railroad repair brigade before entering active service in the GPW. I guess, that Gnitienko & his team repaired the ruined tracks, which left the Germans rather destroyed during their withdrawl at the Eastern Front (he joined in november 1943 the Red Army).During his GPW-duty Gnitienko was Sergeant and a section leader (= almost the same position as a brigadier in civil life, leading a small group of comrades) in a machine-gun company.After the war (1945) he got - maybe due to his 3 Orders of Glory (3cl, 2cl + another 2cl) - the better paid job of a crane operator at a fuel depot (such jobs are rather well paid in the West and I guess, also in the East). He moved from Polatva to Charkov.Best regards ChristianHi Christian,Literally he was a "brigadier of a railroads repair brigade" before the war. After the war he worked as a "crane operator at a fuel depot".Hope this helps,Auke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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