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    1. The first document is for medal For participation in the European war 1915-1918 (Медал за участие в Европейската война 1915-1918). The second document is for "Голям офицерски кръст", i.e. "Grand Officer Cross" of the Order "For Military Merit". So, it is 2nd class then. Date was mentioned before: 26 June 1938.
    2. It was very often the case that people would get in hand their awards moths or even years after they were officially bestowed. Her FCM is from 27.11.1944. ORS from 14.06.1945. It is a bit of a stretch, but it in theory possible she didn't actually get her awards until sometime in 1946... Regarding the rank of Jr.Lt. of Police... it is the first officer rank... I am guessing here, but MAYBE there was a similar system in the Police like in the army, that the female medics would get sergeant rank for the purpose of outranking formally their male co-servicemen. May there was a similar system , so that she got the entry officer rank. Ok. so it not a direct confirmation, but neither is a direct contradiction that these 2 items a related.
    3. 331 fighter aviation regiment was his unit in 1946, i.e. post-war. There was a lot of reshuffling and downsizing in the soviet Army after 1945. People were moved around a lot. It should be the same guy.
    4. Yes, right south of Jaunpils. I can mail, no problem. But you can see here. The bridge was raised across the river going through the forest.
    5. Hello, Tom. OK, so you are not sure the photo is of the same recipient... On the photo, she has victory medal and Warsaw liberation medal. Presence of a Warsaw medal indicates she was present in the sector during second half of 1944 - beginning 1945... Now about the document. Mind, that it is from July 1946. By that time general demobilisation was already conducted and women were among the first to be dismissed. Now, there was a signals servicewoman with the same full name, who incidentally also had Warsaw medal too (but she also had ORS, FCM and Berlin medals). So, on one hand it is not too far fetched, that it is the same woman, who by July 1946 ended up in Izmail serving in the police... On the other hand, I am not 100% sure she would get Jr. Lieutenant rank so quickly...
    6. Our colleague chechaco1 means it was the highest ranking medal, then there were orders with the higher rank. Though, I would argue, that - the Gold Star of the Hero of Soviet Union - the Gold Star of the Hero of Socialist Labour - the Gold Star of the Mother Heroine. were all medals, not orders.
    7. Any time! I meant a specific award - medal “FOR BRAVERY” or “FOR COURAGE”, depending on translation. The links you posted are to the same man mentioned in the document. Just different entries in different databases.
    8. красноармеец Романов Владимир Николаевич 1911 private ROMANOV Vladimir Nikolaevich 1911 He was born in the village Nizovka, Chernigov region, Ukraine. The Victory medal was issued to him in 1947 by his local military commissariat in the town Shchors district (it existed during 1935-2016. Before and after the town name was/is Snovsk). It appears the veteran served in the 162 rifle division and was bestowed with Bravery Medal in January 1944 (unfortunately, the citation is not available online). Pitty. He also got his jubilee OPW1 in 1985.
    9. Please, meet bombardier Master Sgt. GUBIN Nikolaj Denisovich 1922. His remarkable and dramatic story, although with a happy ending, is a fascinating facet of the WW2 history. GUBIN served in the Polar region in the 668 night tactical bomber aviation regiment, 258 all purpose aviation division, Karelian front. He was a bombardier in a 2 men crew flying R-5 aircraft (the ground assault version R-5CCC). The pilot occupied the forward cockpit. Bombardier sat behind him in the second cockpit. The second cockpit was wired for aircraft control, but to a limited degree (f.ex. fuel tanks could only be controlled by the pilot). In September 1942, GUBIN was bestowed with a “RED BANNER” order for a night air strike mission against the airfield in Luostari, which seems to had been utilised by the Jagdgeschwader 5 unit of the Luftwaffe. Now, see that happened during the mission… CITATION: On the night of 28.09.1942, comrade GUBIN (in the crew with the pilot Lt. BASHKIROV) flew a mission against the enemy airfield in Luostari. In the hurricane of the enemy AA fire, the crew went into the bomb run and released the bomb load precisely. At the moment of the bomb release, comrade GUBIN was wounded by a large shrapnel fragment of an AA shell. The pilot Lt. BASHKIROV was hit in the head and killed. The uncontrollable aircraft fell into a spin dive and was about to crash on the enemy airfield. Master Sergeant GUBIN quickly realised the situation and assumed aircraft control from his cockpit. He managed to recover the aircraft from the spin dive at 300 meters altitude and utilising evasive manoeuvres diverted from the target. Now, comrade GUBIN – a freshman bombardier, who had no piloting, nor landing training – had to singlehandedly take the aircraft in the difficult night conditions along 150km route to the home base and land it. Master Sergeant GUBIN exercised his strength of character and heroism. He excellently managed and achieved, impossible for him, task. After successfully arriving to his home airfield, he made three landing attempts and finally successfully landed the aircraft. Despite the fact, that the avionic controls were jammed by the body of the killed pilot, comrade GUBIN managed to land such, that the aircraft only received some insignificant damages, which were easily reparable in the field conditions by the local regiment technical team. During the course of his combat service since 15.01.1942, comrade GUBIN has made 44 successful night combat missions with confirmed results on a R-5 aircraft (total flying time 70h 20min). He executes all his missions perfectly and is eager to go to combat missions. He is an exemplary serviceman in his area of expertise. For excellent execution of the combat missions assigned by the command with the aim of destroying the enemy ground forces, for heroism exhibited on 28 September 1944 during a combat mission and saving his life and aircraft, for bringing home the body of his heroically fallen commander, Master Sergeant GUBIN deserves state award – order “LENIN”. Signed by the commander of 668 night tactical bomber aviation regiment Major ARKHIPENKO. 30 September 1942" For this feat GUBIN was promoted to Jr.Lieutenant, bestowed with Red Banner order, and sent to a pilot school. Karelian front dispatch №0153 on 12.10.1942 and a plan of a similar strike on GUBIN's unit (258 aviation division) against Luostari airfield on 25.03.1943. BASHKIROV’s and GUBIN’s mission was specifically mentioned in the dispatch №0153 on 12.10.1942: DECREE №0153, Karelian front. RESUME: On the landing of R-5 aircraft in difficult conditions by the pilot-observer M.Sgt. GUBIN. On the night of 27-28.09.1942, the aircraft crew (pilot Lt. BASHKIROV, pilot-observer M.Sgt. GUBIN) of 668 night tactical bomber aviation regiment was on a night bomb mission against the enemy airfield in Luostari and was subjected to AA fire. As the result of the enemy fire during the bomb run, the pilot Lt. BASHKIROV was killed instantly in the head by a shell fragment. The aircraft fell into a spin dive. Quickly accessing the situation, the pilot-observer GUBIN acted resourcefully and switched the controls to the second cockpit. He went around for the second bomb run, released the two remaining bombs at the target, and flew the aircraft back to the regiment home base. This was accomplished, even though GUBIN had no pilot training, neither during the day nor the night conditions. During the night landing, the aircraft was damaged insignificantly. Comrade GUBIN is unharmed. I COMMAND : 1. On behalf of the Supreme Soviet USSR, GUBIN is to be bestowed with order “RED BANNER” for excellent execution of the combat mission, for exhibited determination and cool conduct in a difficult air mission, for landing safely in night time the R-5 aircraft at his regiment home base. 2. Master Sergeant GUBIN is to be promoted to the rank “Junior Lieutenant” and sent to a pilot school. 3. This dispatch is to be announced to all the personnel. Commander of the Karelian front Lt.Gen. FROLOV Three month after his mission, on 20 December 1942, an article written by the renowned Soviet writer K.SIMONOV was published in the “Red Star” newspaper – “In the Polar night”. The article illuminates on some other details of GUBIN faithful mission. Apart from describing how the strange the situation looked like from the ground during GUBIN’s landing (3 attempts), it also mentions, that the aircraft nosed over came to a halt standing tail up. It also mentions, that GUBIN “had” pilot training. Well, his pilot BASHKIROV encouraged him and allowed him to steer the R-5 during straight level flights. Those witty lessons proved to be indispensable for GUBIN on 28.09.1942. Having finished his pilot training in 1944, GUBIN returned to the front line as a Lend-Lease Mitchell B-25 pilot in the 890 heavy bomber aviation regiment, 45 long range bomber aviation division, 18 Airforce. Among other missions, the 890th regiment supported the Berlin offensive with the targets around Tiergarten. GUBIN survived the war, having made 111 combat missions by March 1945. Plus an unknown additional number of missions in the remaining war time. GUBIN Nikolaj Denisovich 1922 – 1991 In the post war era, he had a fruitful career as a test pilot. 1945-1955, he served in the unit stationed in the city Kazan. 1955-1961, he was a test pilot attached to the military quality control commission at the Kazan aircraft plant №22. 1961 – 1972, GUBIN is the senior test pilot of of the same quality commission. He participated in the test of the aircrafts: Tu-16, Tu-104, Tu-22, IL-62. In 1971, the test pilot 1 class GUBIN was discharged to the reserve and began his civil carrier still linked to aviation. During 1972 – 1979, GUBIN is the senior flight operation controller at the Kazan aircraft plant №22. During 1979 – 1981, he works as a radio engineer at the flight test centre. 1981 – 1988, he is an electro-mechanic of the landing lights signalling systems. 1988 – 1990, he is an electro-mechanic of the in flight lights signalling systems. GUBIN retired in September 1990 and lived in Kazan city. GUBIN is mentioned several times in the interview by test pilot NIKONOV printed in the May 2020 issue of “Aviation and Cosmonautics” magazine. GUBIN passed away in May 1991 and was buried in Kazan city... There is another remarkable feat in the WW2, which is very appropriate to mention here. The feat of the RAF Aircraftman 1st Class later Sergeant A.A. MEADOWS, who “assumed control of the aircraft, and showing great determination and ability flew it to Sidi Barrani and landed it safely.“ The recommendation for MEADOWS’ award was officially detailed in an RAF Middle East Command letter of 8th July 1940: “On the return of an aircraft of No.113 Squadron from a bombing attack on M.T. concentration south of Bardia at 1820 hours on 5th July 1940, the aircraft piloted by Flight Lieutenant A.M. Bentley, and in which 612422 A.C.1. MEADOWS, A.A., was air gunner, passed over the north end of the Bardia defences and received a burst of machine gun fire which killed the observer and wound the pilot in the arm, rendering him inoperative. A.C.1. MEADOWS, the air gunner, came forward in the machine and applied a tourniquet to the pilot’s arm. Although the aircraft was damaged and A.C.1. Meadows had not been trained as a pilot, he assumed control of the aircraft, and showing great determination and ability flew it to Sidi Barrani and landed it safely. By his cool and gallant conduct he undoubtedly saved the machine.“
    10. ORB # 136619 is very likely to be bestowed to a Belorussian partisan in August 1944. OPW1 # 294533 is most likely NKVD range and unresearchable (at least the chances are small). OGIII # 115895 was awarded app. mid 1944.
    11. ALESHIN's long service ORB number is 201253 , isn't it? But could not really find anything relevant... Would be nice to see his award register card, as it may have some clues.
    12. Interesting... I don't see any invasion into the number... The question is it a mistake (such are known) on the Jubilee OPW2 1985 or it is a reissue of the war time award but on the Jubilee type... IT is more likely a mistake... but I am not sure if any of the two theories can proved definitively.
    13. A bit special OAN # 27795, bestowed to Lt. Col. BALASHOV, the commander of 144 mortar regiment of the Supreme Command reserve, for the action in MArch 1945 near Ostrava (Moravia). The special about this OAN is that the cavalier was bestowed in total with THREE orders of Aleksander Nevsky. There were only 5 men like him ever. Citation: "He provided fire support to 315 Guards rifle regiment, 128 Guards rifle division in the operation for enemy defence breakthrough north-west of Ostrava (Moravia) and commanded the infantry artillery support group. He arranged for efficient operation of the artillery support group and the coordination with the supported rifle units. As the result of this effort, the fire delivered by the support group on 14 April 1945 completely disabled the enemy firing positions on the first line and in to the close depth of the enemy defence: destroyed 10 machine-guns, 2 mortar batteries, 2 guns on open sight positions, suppressed 105mm artillery battery, annihilated 50m of trenches. Our rifle units took control of the settlement Gorzyce practically without any losses, and later on crossed the river Olza. He acted bravely and courageously during the engagement. He was severely wounded while being present at his commander post in immediate vicinity of our rifle combat formations. He deserves a state award - order “RED BANNER”." The initial recommendation for ORB was changed to OAN. He was bestowed by the decree on 04 June 1945 by 4 Ukrainian front.
    14. It is possible Bill. Jubilee 1985 OPW are researchable with a hit rate similar to the war time awards. Are you sure? Could you show it? Otherwise there exists a small number of awards with a mistake in the numbers, like one digit less or one digit more.
    15. Hello! What is the number, 288867 ? Can't clearly see it.... If so, then it is likely was issue on the 1 Belorussian front at the end of the war in Europe. For research, I can recommend my self. ? BTW, I just opened my site last week: ResearchSovietOrders.com I also added database feature to my site. Currently, you can search some info for free, and some info you can request. But later, the database will be expanded for possibility to add any number for being added to searching (f.ex. to reunite a group, f.ex.).
    16. Any news on researching these items? I am especially curious about the OGIII.
    17. Hello Andrew, I have the following numbers, all of which are documented either with a register card or a handout protocol (mostly with protocols). I am sure you have already many of these, but here it goes. Maybe we could exchange some info. ================ Khmelnitsky 2: 297 ; 508 ; 537 ; 589 ; 590 ; 593 ; 744 ; 956 ; 957 ; 958 ; 966 ; 971 ; 972 ; 978 ; 979 ; 985 ; 1023 ; 1150 ; 1470 ; Khmelnitsky 3: 260 ; 290 ; 312 ; 386 ; 508 ; 684 ; 980 ; 999 ; 1260 ; 1306 ; 1307 ; 1364 ; 1411 ; 1412 ; 1413 ; 1415 ; 1435 ; 1451 ; 1453 ; 1466 ; 1469 ; 1474 ; 1495 ; 1496 ; 1497 ; 2010 ; 2028 ; 2029 ; 2030 ; 2062 ; 2086 ; 2103 ; 2125 ; 2130 ; 2135 ; 2140 ; 2155 ; 2163 ; 2180 ; 2182 ; 2186 ; 2187 ; 2195 ; 2417 ; 2419 ; 2420 ; 2421 ; 2422 ; 2423 ; 2438 ; 2439 ; 2441 ; 2442 ; 2443 ; 2452 ; 2453 ; 2455 ; 2460 ; 2462 ; 2463 ; 2471 ; 2472 ; 2473 ; 2474 ; 2476 ; 2487 ; 2488 ; 2492 ; 2495 ; 2748 ; 2749 ; 2751 ; 2754 ; 2755 ; 2756 ; 2760 ; 2762 ; 2784 ; 2789 ; 4201 ; 4202 ; 4203 ; 4203 ; 4204 ; 4207 ; 4208 ; 4209 ; 4210 ; 4211 ; 4212 ; 4213 ; 4214 ; 4215 ; 4216 ; 4231 ; 4234 ; 4235 ; 4236 ; 4237 ; 4284 ; 4285 ; 4286 ; 4287 ; 4291 ; 4292 ; 4383 ; 4456 ; 4488 ; 4701 ; 4702 ; 4703 ; 4704 ; 4710 ; 4725 ; 4762 ; 4763 ; 4799 ; 4804 ; 4805 ; 4840 ; 4841 ; 4842 ; 5001 ; 5002 ; 5003 ; 5004 ; 5006 ; 5012 ; 5016 ; 5017 ; 5018 ; 5019 ; 5020 ; 5021 ; 5022 ; 5023 ; 5024 ; 5030 ; 5032 ; 5033 ; 5034 ; 5035 ; 5153 ; 5154 ; 5155 ; 5329 ; 9687 ; 9813 ; ================ Kutuzov 1: 214 ; 322 ; 332 ; 336 ; 399 ; 486 ; 500 ; 508 ; 648 ; 650 ; Kutuzov 2: 8 ; 103 ; 424 ; 554 ; 1127 ; 1164 ; 1359 ; 1361 ; 1404 ; 1405 ; 1406 ; 1409 ; 1413 ; 1420 ; 1421 ; 1422 ; 1423 ; 1424 ; 1429 ; 1436 ; 1441 ; 1446 ; 1509 ; 1564 ; 1814 ; 1815 ; 1820 ; 1916 ; 1917 ; 1925 ; 1926 ; 1927 ; 1928 ; 1929 ; 1930 ; 1931 ; 1932 ; 1933 ; 1934 ; 1935 ; 1937 ; 1945 ; 1947 ; 1958 ; 1959 ; 1976 ; 1977 ; 1981 ; 1982 ; 1983 ; 2392 ; 2454 ; 2507 ; 2639 ; 2905 ; 2916 ; 2977 ; 3072 ; 3363 ; 6968 ; 6969 ; 7077 ; 7728 ; 9244 ; Kutuzov 3: 796 ; 981 ; 982 ; 985 ; 1111 ; 1126 ; 1127 ; 1319 ; 1361 ; 1372 ; 1373 ; 1379 ; 1380 ; 1381 ; 1382 ; 1383 ; 1384 ; 1392 ; 1403 ; 1404 ; 1405 ; 1406 ; 1409 ; 1413 ; 1429 ; 1436 ; 1441 ; 1446 ; 1455 ; 1459 ; 1460 ; 2454 ; 3908 ; 3909 ; 3916 ; 3920 ; 3955 ; 3956 ; 3957 ; 3958 ; 3961 ; 3976 ; 3981 ; 3982 ; 6775 ; 6968 ; 6969 ; 7077 ; 7622 ; 7647 ; 7728 ; 7740 ; 7742 ; ================ Suvorov 2: 24 ; 68 ; 252 ; 519 ; 607 ; 615 ; 744 ; 1079 ; 1081 ; 1122 ; 1180 ; 1184 ; 1185 ; 1198 ; 1199 ; 1200 ; 1201 ; 1213 ; 1263 ; 1295 ; 1324 ; 1379 ; 1380 ; 1410 ; 1413 ; 1414 ; 1415 ; 1417 ; 1419 ; 1420 ; 1427 ; 1434 ; 1764 ; 1852 ; 1856 ; 1871 ; 1884 ; 1885 ; 1886 ; 1887 ; 1889 ; 1890 ; 1891 ; 1892 ; 1894 ; 1895 ; 1896 ; 1897 ; 1901 ; 1902 ; 1903 ; 1904 ; 1921 ; 1922 ; 1926 ; 2216 ; 2384 ; 2408 ; 2446 ; Suvorov 3: 224 ; 445 ; 2397 ; 2557 ; 2729 ; 2855 ; 2873 ; 2874 ; 2875 ; 2876 ; 2877 ; 2878 ; 2880 ; 2883 ; 2888 ; 2891 ; 2892 ; 2894 ; 2895 ; 2917 ; 2918 ; 2934 ; 2943 ; 2945 ; 2946 ; 2947 ; 2951 ; 2968 ; 2969 ; 2970 ; 3165 ; 3317 ; 3357 ; 3358 ; 3359 ; 3372 ; 8007 ; 8009 ; 8018 ; 8019 ; 8073 ; 8365 ; 8420 ; 8469 ; 8470 ; 8471 ; 8473 ; 8474 ; 8497 ; 8526 ; 8530 ; 8538 ; 8539 ; 8540 ; 8542 ; 8600 ; 8635 ; 8643 ; 8644 ; 8928 ; 9153 ; 9201 ; 9207 ; 9208 ; 9209 ; 9210 ; 9211 ; 9226 ; 9235 ; 9237 ; 9238 ; 9253 ; 9264 ; 9266 ; 9603 ; 9999 ; 10223 ; 10227 ; 10231 ; 10233 ; 10246 ; 10258 ; 10259 ; 10275 ; 10404 ; 10405 ; 10410 ; 10411 ; 10415 ; 10428 ; 10432 ; 10433 ; 10434 ; 10435 ; 10436 ; 10440 ; 10441 ; 10442 ; 10448 ; 10450 ; 10452 ; 10453 ; 10464 ; 10465 ; 10467 ; 10473 ; 10483 ; 10489 ; 10490 ; 10498 ; 12178
    18. I want to share my present reality... I discovered an OGII awarded to the full cavalier. But the post service lost it... So my present day reality bites.
    19. For the St. george cross the name is, unfortunately, not identifiable.
    20. This is an innocent looking letter. One of many, right? Not quite! First of all, not often one sees a man whose first name is Achilles (Ахилл) like the Greek hero, right? OK, this alone makes my mental alarm beep. But there is more. Much more. Apparently, STALIN made an example of this man and named the guy specifically in one of his decrees in October 1941. But first, the letter, which was written on 01 April 1944 to the wife. The author is Commissar BANKWITZER Achilles L'vovich (1892-1970). "Dear Allya, It is all the same here. I am very worried due to lack of news from you, even though I know for a fact, that it takes 13 days for a letter to arrive from Moscow. So, it takes 26 days to get an answer on my letter. Write me every day at field post 83244 (not field post station - apparently these are not the same). Are there any new about Igorek? It is unbearable to think, he is not alive anymore... I probably will get mad of these thoughts. Allya! I beg you, don't spare my possessions, but sell them to improve your situation. Don't you understand, that your well being is more important to me, than my clothes, books and so on? Write me very detailed about the course of your illness. Any seizures? How often? But don't hide anything. Write how it is! Please, pay for the telephone bill for the next 3 months. We still have snow, rain, and mud up to knees. On one hand, it's good, because the running Germans abandon their equipment. But walking on this damn swamp is terrible. I sincerely, regret KOFTAKOV is free of this troubles. If you only knew, how much I despise all those bastards sitting comfortably in the rear area. All those SMIRNOVs and BALEZINs and others like them! And how they talk patronisingly to us (top-down), when we visit them in the rear area. And how much the old machine-gunner ZELINSKY is bigger, than all of those! He is a real Russian patriot! And those are the patriots of their own bellies. Well, take care of your self, my dear! Write me! Achilles." Igorek, mentioned in the letter, is the veteran's son Igor - a partisan, who was KIA in December 1942 near Leningrad. And now is the most interesting bit. On 04 October 1941, the defence commissar comrade STALIN, issued the decree №0391: "On the facts of replacing pedagogical work with repressions". Here is Google translation it. You will find BANKWITZER's name in the decrees body. "DECREE OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR OF DEFENCE OF THE USSR No. 0391. 04 October 1941 On the facts of replacing pedagogical work with repressions. Recently, there have been frequent cases of unlawful repression and gross abuse of power by individual commanders and commissars in relation to their subordinates. The lieutenant of the 288 joint venture Komissarov without any reason shot the Red Army soldier Kubica with a shot from a gun. - Former chief of 21 SD Colonel Suschenko SUSCHENKO shot Jr. Sgt. PERSHIKOV because he slowly got off his car due to an illness in his hand. - The platoon commander of the motorized rifle company of the 1026th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant MIKRYUKOV, shot dead his assistant, the junior platoon commander Ba-Burin, allegedly for not following the order. - The military commissar of the 28th Panzer Division, regimental commissar BANKWITZER, beat up one sergeant for lighting a cigarette at night; he beat up Major Zanoznogo for an impolite conversation with him. - The chief of staff of the 529th Infantry Regiment, Captain SAKUR, without any justification, hit twice with a pistol of Art. Lieutenant Sergeev. Such intolerable facts in the Red Army about the distortion of disciplinary practice, the excess of the granted rights and authorities, lynching and hand-application are explained by the fact that: a) the method of persuasion was incorrectly pushed into the background, and the method of repression against subordinates took first place; b) in some cases, everyday educational work in units is replaced by abuse, repression, and assault; c) the method of clarification and conversation of commanders, commissars, political workers with the Red Army is abandoned and the explanation of questions incomprehensible to the Red Army is often replaced by a cry, abuse and rudeness; d) individual commanders and political workers are lost in difficult battle conditions, panic and cover their own confusion with the use of weapons without any reason; e) the truth is forgotten that the use of repression is an extreme measure, admissible only in cases of direct disobedience and open resistance in a combat situation or in cases of malicious violation of discipline and order by persons who deliberately go to the detachment of orders of the command. Commanders, commissars, and political workers are obliged to remember that without the right combination of persuasion and coercion, it is inconceivable to impose Soviet military discipline and strengthen the political and moral state of troops. Severe punishment in relation to malicious violators of military discipline, accomplices of the enemy and obvious enemies should be combined with an attentive analysis of all cases of violation of discipline, requiring a detailed clarification of the circumstances of the case. Unreasonable repression, illegal executions, arbitrariness and assault by commanders and commissars are a manifestation of lack of will and armlessness, often lead to the opposite results, contribute to the fall of military discipline and the political and moral state of troops and can push unstable fighters to dash to the side of the enemy. I here by command: 1. Restore educational work in the rights, make wide use of the method of persuasion, and not replace the everyday explanatory work with administration and repression. 2. All commanders, political workers and commanders have daily conversations with the Red Army men, explaining to them the need for iron military discipline, honest performance of their military duty, military oath and orders of the commander and chief. In conversations, it should also be clarified that a serious threat loomed over our Homeland, that the greatest self-sacrifice, unwavering stamina in battle, contempt for death and merciless struggle with cowards, deserters, wreckers, provocateurs and traitors to the homeland are needed to defeat the enemy. 3. To explain widely to the commanding staff that lynching, assault and arenas, humiliating the rank of warrior of the Red Army, lead not to strengthening, but to undermining discipline and authority of the commander and political worker. 4. In the most decisive way, right up to bringing the guilty tribunal to trial, to combat all phenomena of unlawful repression, assault, and lynching. An order to declare to the entire commanding staff of the field army up to and including the commander and commissar of the regiment. People's Commissar of Defense I. Stalin Chief of General Staff B. Shaposhnikov" The book written by BANKWITZER about his war years: "The men of our division".
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