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Order Booklet, nr. V-793714, for the 1985-issue OPWI.

The Order Booklet, nr. A-858239, with entries for the Red Star and the OPWII. Privileges started in November 1943, booklet filled in on 14 May 1947.

The OPWII type 2, nr. 913181: The OPWI type 3, nr. 1017990:

Here's a small group of awards, awarded to Guards Private Nikolai Antonovich Vasetsky. The Red Star (replaced enamel on 5 o'clock) arm has been researched. The OPWII has a copper (?) hammer & sickle. Close-up of the Red Star, nr. 398067:

Thanks for that, Christian. Especially the map is interesting. Here is another map I found on http://www.dean.usma.edu , showing the operations on the southern part of the Eastern Front from 17 July to 1 December 1943. It also shows the clash at Krivoi Rog between Rotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army and Hube's 1. Panzerarmee, at that time including the Totenkopf Division.

And the reverse of the Red Star:

Finally, the Red Star is reunited with his 'family'. It's a beautiful screwpost base piece in excellent condition, just like the OPWII and the Lenin.

A beautiful uniform. Great pictures too!

Hi Christian, Literally he was a "brigadier of a railroads repair brigade" before the war. After the war he worked as a "crane operator at a fuel depot". Hope this helps, Auke

Maybe the translation of the wartime ARC was filled in in the format of a post-war ARC? The translation doesn't contain information we can't find in the wartime ARC, and the stamp ?For the fights with German invaders? never appears in post-war ARC's.

Nothing wrong with it I think.

Yes, it's a nice and not very common medal. I was already following that one in My eBay Please don't bid, I want it

Orders of Maternal Glory 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class and Motherhood Medals 1st and 2nd Class:

Four different wartime Guards Badges:

A selection of some of my Red Stars, including some with a screwpost base, MZPP's, etc.

It's interesting to see how often there are inconsistencies between the ARC and the citation. I think the oblast is the Fergana Oblast in the east of Uzbekistan.

Citation: 1. Last name, patronymic and first name: Abdurakhmanov, Gapurzhan [sic?] 2. Rank: Private 3. Position, unit: (Gun puller or so, I'm not sure) - 2nd Battery, 142nd Army Cannon Artillery Brigade Recommended for: Order of the Red Star 4. Year of birth: April 1914 5. Nationality: Uzbek 6. Dedication to the party: Not a party member 7. Participation in the Civil War and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where, when): Participant of the Patriotic War since 5 May 1942 - Western Front 8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War: Light wound near Stalingrad on 5 September 1942, serious wound near Stalingrad on 19 November 1942 9. In the Red Army since: Since 2 May 1942 10. Drafted by which Regional Military Commissariat: Kirov Regional Military Commissariat, Parkhansk Oblast [sic?] 11. Which previous awards (for which merits): None 12. Permanent home address of the awardee and the address of his family: Uzbek SSR, Parkhansk Oblast, Kirov Region, Karabuyun Rural District, Kolkhoz "Sanaat". Mother Khanipa Abdrakhmanova [sic] I'm off to bed now, Rick can do the actual citation

I'll make a start. Privileges for the Red Star started in May 1945 and the Order Booklet was filled in on 12 June 1947. Award Record Card: 1. Last name: Abdurakhmanov 2. First name and patronymic: Gafurzhan 3. Military rank: Private 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1914 6. Place of birth: Uzbek SSR, Fergansk Oblast, Kirov Regional Military District 7. Dedication to the Party (since which year): Not a member 8. Education: Elementary 9. Nationality: Uzbek 10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 5 May 1942 to 10 October 1945 11. Place of service and duty position at the time of the awarding: 2nd Belorussian Front, 142nd Cannon Artillery Brigade - ? 12. Current Place of service and duty position: Kolkhoz "Sanaat" - Kolkhoz Farmer 13. Home address of recipient: Uzbek SSR, Fergansk Oblast, Kirov Regional Military District, Karabuyun Rural District, Kolkhoz "Sanaat" 14. Received awards: Order of the Red Star # 2506277, 13 February 1945 Medal for the Victory over Germany, 9 May 1945 Medal for the Capture of Berlin, 9 June 1945 Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw, 9 June 1945 [signed Abdurakhmanov] Kirov Regional Military Commissar [signed] 27 March 1947

Thanks, Rick

Translation of the citation: 1. Last name, patronymic and first name: Kadyrov, Kaimurat 2. Rank: Junior Sergeant 3. Position, unit: In reserves - Yangi-Kurgan Regional Military Commissariat Recommended for: Bravery Medal 4. Year of birth: 1921 5. Nationality: Uzbek 6. Dedication to the party: Candidate membership VKP(b) 7. Participation in the Civil War and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where, when): 18 April 1942 to 25 June 1942 in the 139th Cavalry Regiment, 34th Cavalry Division, 4th Cavalry Corps 8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War: One serious wound 9. In the Red Army since: Since 19 december 1941 10. Drafted by which Regional Military Commissariat: Yangi-Kurgan Regional Military Commissariat, Namangan Oblast, Uzbek SSR 11. Which previous awards (for which merits): None 12. Permanent home address of the awardee and the address of his family: Uzbek SSR, Namangan Oblast, Yangi-Kurgan Region, Nariman Rural District, Kolkhoz Uzgorigi I. Brief description of personal feat or merits: Kadyrov Kaimurat participated in fighting against the German invaders in the 5th Cavalry Corps, 34th Cavalry Division, 139th Cavalry Regiment as a squad leader on the Kharkov Axis. On 25 June 1942 he was seriously wounded by a bullet in the left forearm. At the present he is working as a bookkeeper for the Kolkhoz "Uzgorigi", Nariman Rural District. Characteristically ?? [no idea what this line says]. He deserves the Bravery Medal. Yangi-Kurgan Regional Military Commissar [signed] /Vasilyev/ 8 September 1945 II. Conclusion of the Higher Command Confirmed Deserves to be recommended for the Bravery Medal Namangan Oblast Military Commissar Colonel [signed] /Neostroyev/ 31 October 1945 III. Conclusion of the Military Council of the district Deserves to be awarded with the Bravery Medal Commander of the troops of the Turkestan Military District Major-General [signed] /M. Lipatov/ Member of the Military Council of the Turkestan Military District Lieutenant-General [signed] /Uranov/ 10 February 1946

Translation of the Award Record Card: 1. Last name: Kadyrov 2. First name and patronymic: Kaimurat 3. Military rank: Private [sic?] 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1921 6. Place of birth: Uzbek SSR, Namangan Oblast, Yangi-Kurgan Region, Nariman Rural District 7. Dedication to the Party (since which year): Member of the VKP(b) since 1946 8. Education: Elementary 9. Nationality: Uzbek 10. Since which year in the Red Army: From December 1941 to August 1942 11. Place of service and duty position at the time of the awarding: Uzbek SSR, Namangan Oblast, Yangi-Kurgan Region - For a wound 12. Current Place of service and duty position: Uzbek SSR, Namangan Oblast, Yangi-Kurgan Region, Nariman Rural District, Kolkhoz Uzgorigi - Bookkeeper 13. Home address of recipient: Uzbek SSR, Namangan Oblast, Yangi-Kurgan Region, Nariman Rural District 14. Received awards: Bravery Medal nr. 3397744, Order Booklet nr. V-597711, Ukaz of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 November 1947 [signed Kadyrov] Yangi-Kurgan Regional Military Commissar [signed] /Lomanov/ 21 April 1948

In August 1942 he was dismissed from the Red Army and while in the reserve, he was recommended for a Bravery Medal for his GPW wound in September 1945. Citation, obverse: Reverse:

Bravery Medal # 3397744 was awarded to the 20- or 21-year-old Junior Sergeant Kaimurat Kadyrov, a squad leader in the 139th Cavalry Regiment, 34th Cavalry Division, 5th Cavalry Corps, 9th Army, Southern Front. It was awarded per Ukaz of 6 November 1947, which awarded decorations for wounds received during the War (OPW2's, Glory 3's, BM's, etc.). I believe Dave posted something about these Ukaz's here: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7861 , but he deleted his posts... The Award Record Card, obverse: Reverse:

Translation of the citation: Decree Of the 1382nd Rifle Regiment, 87th Perekop Rifle Division, 55th Rife Corps, 2nd Guards Army 20 May 1944 - Nr. 20/N - Active Army In the name of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR are awarded with the Bravery Medal (...) 13. Mortar crew commander in the 3rd Rifle Battalion Master Sergeant Mikhail Moiseyevich Plaksin, who on 8 May 1944 on the approaches to the city of Sevastopol destroyed an enemy firing position. Born in 1920, Russian, member of the VLKSM. Attended 8 classes, in the Red Army since 1940. Drafted by Regional Military Commissariat Ubynsk [sic] in the Novosibirsk Oblast. Home address Novosibirsk Oblast, Ubinsk Region. Village Ubinskoye. Mother Fekmya[?] Petrovna Plaksina. (...) Commander of the 1382nd Rifle Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel [signed] /Batayev/

Translation of the quite empty Award Record Card, obverse: Last name: Plaksin First name: Mikhail Patronymic: Moiseyevich Rank: Master Sergeant Position and unit: Mortar crew commander, 1382nd Rifle Regiment, 87th Rifle Division Awarded the Bravery Medal per decree nr. 20/N of 20 May 1944 "for fighting against the German Agressors" Home address: Novosibirsk Oblast, Ubinsk Region Reverse: Year of birth: 1920 Dedication to the party and time of service: VLKSM Nationality: ?? Medal nr. 1290486