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http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-40609000-1363524810.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-18117300-1363524823.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-41818000-1363524836.jpg Thats enough for today, my clicking finger is tired. Hope you enjoy them anyway Tom

Some Glories... http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-94288800-1363524664.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-35684800-1363524679.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-46528500-1363524696.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-75014700-1363524710.jpg

And the rest! http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-27512800-1363524530.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-25872900-1363524544.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-75714500-1363524564.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2013/post-15337-0-59421600-1363524579.jpg

My pride and joy

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Morning all, I just got some batteries so i though i'd fire up my old camera and take some pictures of a couple of my pieces. I've been collecting for 11 months now Hope you like them, Tom

Nice long write up, good find!

It's true, i can't even bring myself to think what it must have taken for them to crawl out into the line of danger repeatedly to mend breaks in the line. Perhaps one day some more info will turn up on this guy. Norm, i would sooner face a night in with SMERSH than turn traitor to the Scouserland!

Thanks guys. That's what it look like to me too Paul. I've tried looking about to see if this gentleman was KIA but no luck finding anything. This ones definitely a mystery! Cheers, Tom

Award Sheet 1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Vorochenko, Andrei Grigorevich 2. Rank: Private 3. Duty position: Line Supervisor Cable/Pole Company, 653 Independent Line Signals Battalion Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star 4. Born: 1907 5. Nationality: Ukrainian 6. In Red Army: since 1941 for six months 7. Party membership: candidate member 8. Previous combat: Polish campaign in 1939, Patriotic War since since October 1941 9. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a 10. Previous awards: Combat Service Medal dated 11.5.42 11. Inducted by: Nezhinskii Regional Military Commissariat, Chernigov Oblast 12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured] Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment During his service in the battalion from the moment of its establishment in June 1941, Private A.G. Vorochenko has mastered the equipment of the line signal service with enthusiasm and passed on his knowledge to his comrades. He has earned repeated commendations from the Army signals detachment and battalion for his exemplary mission accomplishment in servicing the lines during the 31 Armys fighting. During our forces recent offensive operations near Medvedevo, Comrade Vorochenko acted exceptionally boldly and masterfully, for example on 7.8.43 he was responsible for quality repairing of Army signal lines damaged by enemy artillery and mortar fire while under continuous enemy fire. While working to string cable lines across a minefield while under enemy artillery and mortar fire on 11.8.43, Comrade Vorochenkos actions motivated his comrades as he systematically repaired broken lines in the established time period and provided continuous communications. Private Vorochenko is deserving of the Order of the Red Star for personal bravery and quality work as a signalman/line runner. Signed Commander, 653 Independent Signals Battalion, Major Pivovarov on 8 September 1943 Endorsed Chief of Signals, 31 Army, (?) Belshev on 10 September 1943

Brilliant! What a great set of citations. The beauty of research!

Beautiful group. Very envious indeed.