HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yesterday I've recieved my first research documents for this medal:This medal is awarded to Pavel Jakovlevitsj Korovin.His regestrationcard:TRANSLATION:1. lastname: Korovin2. Name and surnames: Pavel Jakovlevitsj3. Military rank: Corporal4. sex: Male5. year of birth: 19246. place of birth: Oblast Koersk, rayon Besedinski, village Korovino7. Party Membership (from what year): Not in a party8. Education: Lower9. Nationality: Russian10. Date that he joined the Red Army: from march 194311. Placement (name of the section) and fuction at the time of the grant: 23rd Gloechovsk-Retsjitsa-Order of Soevorov-Red Banier-Tankbrigade ? Motordriver-scout12. Current location and function: Tankschool Syzran ? cadet13. Home address of the decorated: Oblast Koersk, rayon Besedinski, village Korovino14: List of all decorations: medal for braverynumber: 2105611Document nr. 16Order of the 23rd Tankbrigade nr. 01/N of 5 februari 1945Order of the Red Starnumber: 1273583temporary certificate nr. E-244851Order of the 23rd Tankbrigade nr. 08/N of 7 augustus 1944Order of glory 3rd Classnumber 525413temporary certificaat nr. I-506075Order of the 9e Tankcorps nr. 0111/N of 26 mei 1945medal for the Liberation of Warschaudocument: A-252049Decreet of 9 juni 1945medal of the occupation of Berlindocument: A-496751Decreet of 9 juni 1945medal for the victory of Germanydocument: S-366389Decreet of 9 mei 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 The citation:close upclose upHe has got the medal as a brave and decisive scout in the period from 14 januari 45.On the breacktrough of the german defense he gave the staff on the right time the right info and he saved a wounded scout from the battlefield.By the capture of the city Gadom he was part of a exploring group on foot and he met a group of Germans. He began to shoot at them and killed approximately 8 germans and saved 3 wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 And the final documents. This are all the awards that are awarded to that brigade. He is number 10 from page 4 (photo 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 He had an outstanding war record to have received those awards as an ordinary Private and Yefreiter. The fact that he was attending Officer Candidate School in 1946 suggests you should probably request his personnel file...maybe he never graduated and remained in the ranks... but he might have been serving as an officer into the late 1950s or beyond. He was young enough to have caught up rapidly with the normal age groups for officer promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 He had an outstanding war record to have received those awards as an ordinary Private and Yefreiter. The fact that he was attending Officer Candidate School in 1946 suggests you should probably request his personnel file...maybe he never graduated and remained in the ranks... but he might have been serving as an officer into the late 1950s or beyond. He was young enough to have caught up rapidly with the normal age groups for officer promotion.Interesting, are personnel files also avaliable in the Russian archives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yes. Or they WERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 and privates does also have them? And not only officers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Enlisted men will NOT have personnel files-- but he was at an Officer Candidate School, so presumably was commissioned unless he flunked the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Enlisted men will NOT have personnel files-- but he was at an Officer Candidate School, so presumably was commissioned unless he flunked the course.Ah on that way. Thank you for the advice. I will try to get his file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Ah on that way. Thank you for the advice. I will try to get his file.I look forwad to seeing what you may come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yes, he was indeed decorated pretty wel for a Corporal.I'm not sure if attending and passing a school necessarily resulted in obtaining an officer's rank, but we'll see if a service history can be found... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 I have a question:Why is the first decoration (the medal for bravery) on the second page of his regestrationcard strike through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Just some random reviewer's scratching. All the awards are stamped showing they were verified.It could have been something as trivial as a clerk being annoyed that the Medal had been entered before the Red Star, out of chronological sequence and precedence in wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenkWillem Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Just some random reviewer's scratching. All the awards are stamped showing they were verified.It could have been something as trivial as a clerk being annoyed that the Medal had been entered before the Red Star, out of chronological sequence and precedence in wear.Thank you Rick Research! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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