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Sergey: I think your english is better than my typing also! Doc, great photo's of you too!

Sergey: Thank you for the photos. You english is good. Better thank my Russian!

7. member VKP(b) since 1939 8. middle 9. Russian 10. June 1941

1. Shvetsov 2. Aleksandr Vasilyevich 3. Captain 4. Male 5. October 1911 6. Ivanovskaya oblast Puchezhskii raion

ARC Line 11. 28th Rifle Corps Commander anti-aircraft machine gun platoon Citation Commander machine gun platoon Independent anti-aircraft machine gun company 302nd Rifle Tarnopol Red Banner Division I also believe he was originally recommended for the Order of the Red Banner

Ed: I don't know if I can post the website here so I will send you a pm with Filer's website.

Ed: There is a OGPW 1st class serial number 226284 currently listed in Alex Filer's website database. Good luck!

Very glad to help

Service record line 8. Crimean front 2.1942-5.1942, North Caucasus front 6.1942-12.1942, 4th Ukrainian front 6.1943-3.1944,1st Ukrainian front 3.1944-51945 the gap between 12.1942 to 6.1943 was due to a wound received on 1.12.42, He was wounded again on 8.03.44

Citation ( partial translation) During his time in combat with the regiment comrade Nikitin has shown himself to be courageous and brave. As an example on 12.01.45 in the area of Rakuv fire from his mortar's destroyed 2 enemy mortar batteries and 2 machine gun emplacements along with up to 60 German soldiers and officers.

ARC As an add on to line 11. Commander mortar company

ARC front 1. Nikitin 2. Ilya Sergeevich 3. Guard Captain 4.Male 5. 1913 6. City of Mozdok 7. member VKP (b) 1945 8.Middle 9.Russian 10. 1941-1946 11. 867th Rifle regiment 172nd Rifle division back Red Star Order of Great Patriotic war 1st class Aleksandr Nevsky and per his service record he also received Liberation of Prague Victory over Germany

post no.11 Captain Grigori Gavrilovich Shcherbak I believe he was was in the quartermaster service

I once had waves like that . Now I have beach.

post number 5 It appears that the final signature was from a Hero of the Soviet Union. I believe the name is Okhman. I checked a site on HSU recipients and found a Nikolai Petrovich Okhman.

Line item for Pavel Kuzmich (?) for ORB serial number 266462

Line item for Genadii Andreevich ( Skurikhin ) ORB serial number 266464

Please let me known the name of the other contact also. Thanks

stava 1st class: Was there anything written on the back of the photos to tell us something about the individuals . The time frame, any unit, their ages and names. Thank you

Hello: Kimj may be on to something. The third letter from the end may not be a к but a ц changing the pronounciation.

Ferdinand: Thank you for your reply regarding my suggestion.

Paddywhack: It appears that Livenko was recipient of HSU. Is there a book source on HSU recipients that might have his biography? Just a thought.

Hello Paddywhack: Glad to help. Not sure if Livenkov is KGB. Perhaps another forum member might make out more of the translation or have aditional information about him.

Livenkov Viktor Ilich with cosmonaut comrade Kovalyonok Krupskogo raion Minsk Additions and corrections to my translation appreciated. I found the information below on the internet Krupki (belor. Крупкі) - Town in the Minsk region of Belarus, the center Krupskogo district, village founded more than 600 years ago. Near the city Bobr river runs (inflow Berezina). Located 5 km from the railway station Krupki (at the Minsk - Orsha). Horticultural plant. Woodworking. The geographical coordinates: 54 ? 19 '30 "N, 8 ? 29' 10" E In the village of White Krupskogo district was born Vladimir Kovalyonok, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut. ( the net has it as astronaut )

example 1 NKO- USSR Form. No.4 Accounting Office for Dead and Missing Soldiers 20.12.1945 Notify: Konoilev That the soldier : Senior Sergeant Last, First and middle name: Konoilev Ivan Pavlovich Born: 1907 Was wounded and died of wounds 27 June 1942 revisions additions and corrections appreciated