Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) Just in, research has been done, apparently, but, equally apparently, seems to have strayed from the group. (Grrrr.) Edited July 6, 2007 by Ed_Haynes
Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 As the research was summarised and described by the vendor:Artyom Ivakhnenko was drafted into the Red Army in late 1943, following the liberation of his native village in Kiev Region. By July 1944 he had the rank of Junior Sergeant and served as deputy rifle platoon commander in 385th Rifle Regt., 112 Rifle Div., 13th Army, 27th Rifle Corps, 1st Ukrainian Front. On July 6, he assumed duties of his fallen platoon commander, rallied the platoon to attack, and was among the first to break into the enemy trenches. In this engagement Ivakhnenko was seriously wounded (his second wound of the war). On July 23, he was recommended for an Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd cl. by his regiment commander, and on 10 August 1944 awarded with it by a decree of the 27th Rifle Corps. After recovering from his wound, Ivakhnenko was reassigned as member of a mortar crew to 227th Rifle Regt., 183rd Rifle Div., 38th Army, 101st Rifle Corps, 4th Ukrainian Front. During the October - November battles in the Beskides (continuation of the Carpathian mountain chain), he was instrumental in eliminating 24 German soldiers, 2 heavy machineguns and 4 lorries with ammunition. On 10 November 1944, he was awarded with the Medal for Valor. In January 1945, Ivakhnenko distinguished himself during the fighting in the eastern Czechoslovakia. On January 18, his mortar crew suppressed 2 enemy machine-gun emplacements and killed as many as 12 German soldiers. On January 21, by accurately laying the mortar he suppressed an enemy firing emplacement, and on January 25, suppressed 2 heavy machineguns and killed up to 8 enemy soldiers. For bravery and skill, on 21 February 1945 Ivakhnenko was awarded with the Order of Glory, 3rd cl. On 30 April 1945, Ivankhnenko was among the first in his unit to ford the Oder river in its upper stream near Moravska Ostrava. Keeping up with the infantry, he positioned his mortar near the edge of a village, fired at the retreating enemy, and killed 10 German soldiers. When the Germans counterattacked on May 5, Ivakhnenko quickly deployed the mortar. He then ordered the other soldiers of his mortar crew - by then he had been promoted to the crew commander - to take positions at the windows of a nearby house with their personal weapons. His rapid fire killed 6 enemy soldiers and forced the rest to retreat. For this feat, Ivakhnenko was awarded with the Order of Glory, 2nd cl. on 1 June 1945.When the original research either resurfaces or gets done all over again, I shall of course post it here.
Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 Document part one.Can someone please help with his full name?
Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 And the document for the Dukhla Commemorative Medal, part one.
Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) And, once again, thanks again!! :cheers: Edited July 6, 2007 by Ed_Haynes
Naxos Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 no problemEd, I learned to use the German phonetics for Cyrillic - so I just slightly changed it into English phoneticsHardy
PAB Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Love the glory groups. If you knew who the researcher was? Would there be a chance he could have a copy of the research saved? Pete
Ed_Haynes Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 Love the glory groups. If you knew who the researcher was? Would there be a chance he could have a copy of the research saved? PeteI think I know who did the research and I have asked him. I also expect to see him in August.I have hopes also that the dealer can untangle his records and dig out the research he summarised.
Gerd Becker Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Fantastic group, Ed. Can?t wait to see the complete research Here is, what i have for the 183rd Rifle Division:
Paul R Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Fantastic group, Ed!! I bet it was difficult for him to return to civilian life after the war... so many intense situations.
Guest Rick Research Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 That certainly seems like the best decorated junior NCO group I can recall seeing. Wow.
Ed_Haynes Posted August 7, 2007 Author Posted August 7, 2007 OK, the research has (finally) caught up to the group. Award record card, obverse.
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