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I believe it is forbidden, but they do, take a look at this HRF with three Umalatova's: - http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16836

Yes, you are right - it's the third naval NCO rank, equal to senior sergeant in the RKKA.

It's a family member of the guy in your other thread - the name of this man is Yevgeny Stanislavovich Strod.

His rank is glavny starshina - never seen that before. It could be translated as Chief Sergeant-Major...

His name is Georgy Kalistratovich Yanatyev.

Thanks, Rick! Quite a one-man batallion!

Thanks a lot Rick. Can you read where Savelyev was born? Auke

And the Red Star:

Award Card, obverse: Award Card, reverse: Citation, upper half: Citation, lower half: The reverse (I think there should be some signatures here):

De following docs arrived for my Red Star number 103683. It was awarded to Vladimir Ivanovich Ivanov. He was born in 1923 in the town of Karpovo, Znamensky Region, Smolensk Oblast. He joined the Red Army on 25 Feb 1942. He was assigned to the Don Front in September 1942. Ivanov lived in Leningrad. His mother was Irina Ivanovna Ivanova. He joined the VLKSM in 1946. According to the Award Card he was a captain in a unit I can't read and according to the Nagradnoi List a Private in the 341st Independent Rifle Batallion of the 233rd Rifle Division of the Don Front. Does this mean he was a soldier first and became an officer later? I can't read the citation (except the fact that he was a scout) so I could use some help here. The citation was signed on 3 Feb 1943 by the commander of the 341st Independent Rifle Batallion, Captain Pozdnyakov, and later in February by the commander of the 233rd Rifle Division, an officer whose name I can't read. His awards: Medal for Defense of Stalingrad (Ukaz 22 Dec 1942) Order of the Red Star # 103683 (Prikaz 06 Feb 1943) Medal for Victory over Germany (Ukaz 9 May 1945) Medal for 30 Years Soviet Army and Fleet (Ukaz 22 Feb 1948) Medal for Military Merit (Ukaz of 15 Nov 1950) Order of the Red Star # 3081632 (Ukaz of 21 Aug 1953) Auke

Savelyev joined the Red Army in 1927, so when he served 10 years there were no Military Merit Medal's yet (and MMM's, Red Stars, Red Banner's and Lenin's were only issued as long service awards as of 1944). But his Red Banner was most probably for 20 years of service (23 years actually) and the Lenin for 25 years of service (27 years). EDIT: Savelyev's third Red Star was probably for 15 years of long service (17 years actually), as it was awarded per Ukaz of 3 Nov 1944, which also included a load of long service awardings (see Dave's post in the following thread: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7861) Furthermore my Russian isn't very good, so maybe someone else can provide some details. Here is some additional info I could translate after spending hours with the docs and my dictionary: Comrade Savelyev was working as a combat reconnaissance section head in the 15th Tank Corps of the Western Front, and from June 1943 in the 5th Guards Tank Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. I'm having some trouble reading his other assignments. He personally lead and organised the reconnaissance in the period between 15 Oct and 3 Nov 1943, during which he fulfilled several patrols and managed to capture enemy documents. At one night he captured documents of the Tank Division "Mertvaya Golova", which is the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf" (Russian love to translate). The citation was written and signed by the acting chief of staff of the reconnaissance section (or something like that), Guards Colonel Grechanikov, and on 8 Nov 1943 signed by the chief of staff of the 5th Guards Tank Army, Guards Major-General of Tank Troops Baskakov. Some personal info from the last doc: Savelyev's occupation before the joined the Red Army was farmer. His mother was Nadezhda Leontyevna Savelyeva and he was married to Anna Stepanovna Savelyeva. He spoke no foreign languages. He made one travel to a foreign country (a trip to Romania in Dec 1946). Savelyev was wounded twice in the war, in Aug 1942 and Feb 1944. He attended two military courses: one at the Orlovsk Armor School and a commander's course at the Stalin Military Academy. Auke

That's it, comments are welcome (and I could use some help with his assignments)... Auke

Reverse:

Savelyev's assignments: Close-up:

Citation reverse:

Citation (upper half): Citation (lower half):

His Award Card:

Today the research arrived for my Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class nr. 44030, awarded to Guards Major Fedor Alekseyevich Savelyev. Fedor Alekseyevich Savelyev was born om 17 Feb 1905 and he lived in the village of Russky Kochim, Sosnovy Bor Region, Penza Oblast. In 1927 he joined the Red Army and in 1930 he became a member of the Communist Party. He was a participant of the GPW since 1942. In 1943 Guards Major Savelyev was the chief of a combat reconnaissance RO?? (don't know what that is) of Rotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army. "Comrade Savelyev was working as the section head of combat reconnaissance and personally lead and organised the reconnaissance in the period between 15 Oct and 3 Nov 1943." One night he captured documents of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf". He was nominated for a Red Banner but received an OPW II. With the citation was a picture of Savelyev (grumpy fellow): Lieutenant-Colonel Savelyev and his OPW II Savelyev's ranks: Senior Lieutenant: 20 Nov 1938 Captain: 1940 Major: 4 Nov 1942 Lieutenant-Colonel: 21 Feb 1944 Colonel: 23 Aug 1951 Savelyev's awards: Order of the Red Star: 28 Jul 1943 Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class: 17 Nov 1943 Order of the Red Banner: 23 Feb 1944 Order of the Red Star: 3 Nov 1944 Medal for the Victory over Germany: 9 May 1945 Order of the Red Banner: 15 Nov 1950 Order of Lenin: 5 Nov 1954 Medal for 30 Years Soviet Army and Fleet

The awards on his Archive Award Card: Red Star # 76373 - Prikaz of 24 Dec 1942 Red Banner 91783 - Prikaz of 14 Oct 1943 Red Banner 213110 - Prikaz of 7 Apr 1945 Aleksandr Nevsky 31243 - Prikaz of 26 May 1945 Defense of Stalingrad - Ukaz of 22 Dec 1942 Defense of Moscow - Ukaz of 1 May 1944 Capture of Berlin - Ukaz of 9 Jun 1945 Victory over Germany - Ukaz of 9 May 1945

Sergeant Mamenko's only award listed is OPW I # 225473, awarded on 6 Nov 1947. Privileges started in Dec 1947. The Archive Award Card and the Order Booklet were both signed on 12 Mar 1948.

You're welcome Let's hope someone can decipher the details!

It was produced in the Leningrad Mint and probably awarded in late 1944 / early 1945.

Vasily Fedorovich Lutsyuk was born in 1922 in the Ukraine, joined the navy in 1941 (according to another doc 1940) and was starshy krasnoflotets (Seaman 1st Class) in the Black Sea Fleet. Order of the Red Star # 553516 on 22 Feb 1945, Ushakov Medal # 12083 on 1 May 1946, Defense of Sevastopol in 1943 and Defense of Caucasus in 1945.

And finally, the Umalatova Medal for 60 Years of Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War:

The Umalatova Medal for 55 Years of Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War: