Soviet Aleksandr Nevsky Group: Supyan

[Guest Rick Research]

David Mironovich Sup'yan's decorations passed by my house today for scanning (sigh!)--

I post these for the owner, who can't scan.

[Guest Rick Research]

Oddly enough, Dave did NOT apparently ever have this in his paws-- though his Sinister Network must once again be invoked for The Full Treatment: Award Record Card, personnel file and FOUR World War Order citations (the final Red Star is obviously a 15 years long service one)

1945 edition Orders Book serial number A 755467

Red Star 311,745 from September/October 1943 (privileges began October)

OPW2 116,666 probably circa December 1943

Aleksandr Nevsky 22,884 probably circa February 1945

OPW1 206,003 probably circa May 1945 (see the "Patriotic Cousins" thread)

MMM no number circa 1948 for 10years long service

ORS 3,154,406 circa 1953/54 for 15 years long service

[Guest Rick Research]

Close ups of the Nevsky front

and back

No medals with this group-- ONLY the decorations in the Orders Book. Artillery officer? Tank officer? Probably a Lieutenant Colonel by the end of the 1950s....

[Gerd Becker]

Award Record Card, personnel file and FOUR World War Order citations

[Ed_Haynes]

Oh . . . pretty. Sound (non-sound?) of breath being held pending research . . . .

[Guest Rick Research]

Yeah-- THIS guy didn't get these for pressing Marshal Zhukov's uniforms! (Sigh. Did I mention "sigh?")

Sup'yan's OPW 1st Class was 851 numbers below one I've had as a loose anonymous for years-- see thread:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3723

obverse

can't help the reverse spinning on the screwpost as I lower my scanner lid.

[Gerd Becker]

Any chance of some Closeups of the early ORS?

[Guest Rick Research]

Yup-- here it is: a "dimple" behind the hammer and sickle type variant that isn't listed in McDaniel & Schmitt among all the variations.

this one has coal colored never-touched patina and VERY small engraved serial number right across the dimple, so hard to make it visible.

deep dark red, and because this is the thin type, the vaulted arms seem even more curved than they really are.

[Gerd Becker]

VERY nice piece.

Thanks for the pics!

Gerd

[NavyFCO]

Oddly enough, Dave did NOT apparently ever have this in his paws

Nope... Never owned that one, but had it been offered to me I surely would have bought it! I'm a sucker for ethnic award groups!

Dave

[Ed_Haynes]

Enjoying my hospitality and research ANXIOUSLY anticipated.

[NavyFCO]

Well, he wasn't Armenian, but Belorussian and Jewish! Here's some info from the archives about our dear friend Mr. Supyan. No award card yet though...

[NavyFCO]

And the reverse. My researcher says this is quite an interesting group as he was sent to a "board of honor" Perhaps one of our Russian speakers can tell us more?

[NavyFCO]

Here's his service history...

[Ed_Haynes]

Woo hoo!!

[NavyFCO]

Here's as close a shot as I could get of his photo

[Stogieman]

Well, that one took awhile, but looks very exciting! Translations soon, I hope!

[Guest Rick Research]

David Mironovich Supyan, born in city of Polotsk 15 June 1919. "Hebrew," of clerical out of working class background

was expelled from the CPSU 2.12.47 for theft.

Oh Ed. Watch where THIS one goes!

[Guest Rick Research]

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

Sr Lt 1942

Captain 1942

Major 15.11.44 per 1st White Russian Front

Western Front 22 June 1941 to March 1943 (lightly wounded 27.2.42 in Smolensk Oblast-- whcih is a VERY painful place to be hit ). Bryansk Front March to October 1943, 1st White Russian Front October 1943 to 9 May 1945

QUESTION #23

Found guilty by an officers board

for

appropriating the tires of a light automobile.

(at least that's what I'm getting out of "rubber (reziny) for a light machine"-- if that is a non-dictionary term for windshield wipers and not tires, even more "laughable."

[Guest Rick Research]

But wait!! All was NOT lost!

Cadet 2nd Moscow Artillery School August 38

Cadet 1st Leningrad Artillery School August 1939

Squad Leader 10th Artillery Rgt of 48th Rifles Division 5.10.40

CO of Reconnaissance Bn, 320th Something Artilley Rgt ("PAP") 28th Artillery West Front

Chief of staff, independent battery 364th Division Western Front

Bn CO 118.... 6th Art Div 3.6.44

Deputy CO School.... 118... 6thArtillery Division

(((having substantial problems with the contrast of the scans and blue pencil....))))

But DESPITE being expelled from the Party over

The Tires Incident

he was NOT cashiered from the army.

At disposal of CO Forces, Kiev Military District 28.2.50

CO of (Platoon Battery Course???) 706 .... Art Rgt

Staff CO Officers Cadre Battalion 67th Howitzer Artillery Rgt, 5th Guards Artillery Division... 30.4.51

Discharged to the Reserves 21.1.55

Wife Galina Ise(a?)kovna born 1920: daughter Lyudmila b. 1943, son Mikhail b. 1947

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Rick. I await the unfolding of as much of the tale as we can access. Wow!

[Mondvor]

Excellent group, thanks for sharing!

[Ed_Haynes]

Excellent group, thanks for sharing!

Thanks. Can you add anything to Rick's helpful summary of the documents we have in hand? Thanks (again) in advance.

[NavyFCO]

More is coming, to include his award card, but for now a large picture of him....

[NavyFCO]

And his award card....