Alfred

I had luck and found a better detailed map of the region. In the left corner is the city of Zad'eby with the river Tur'ja and in the north the city of Kovel.

Many thanks Sky marshall, for your work of the translation. best regards Andreas This seems to be the city of Kovel. A town with 75.000 inhabitants 60 km behind the polisch - ukrainien Border. In the Warschaw region.

Here is the last citation to Major Vladimir Petrovich Dovbenko for an OGPW II class.

Red Star

Here is the citation for the Red Star.

Thanks SKY MARSHAL, here is a map of the city of Berlin with Wilhelmstadt in the east of Berlin. Wilhelmstadt is a small passage through the water north and south. The distance to the city center is ten kilometres. regards Andreas

Thanks Fkr and Steve , for your help ! regards Andreas

slava1stclass, your first post is from April the first. Is there any connection to the date? regards Andreas

and the rest

Many thanks to all, here is the citation for a OGPW 2nd class. He was nominated for a first class but downgraded. So, is live.

ups ... and the second part

His citation for the first class OGPW from the 22.08.1945

As I am new to the subjekt. What are the signs / characteristics of a fake? thanks and regards Andreas

andd the other side.

Here is a picture the cross. My digital camera is to small for taking picture of the markers mark on the ring.

Here is a bad picture of the producer mark in the ring. regards Andreas

If I remember right, his civilian job was teaching military basics in a college for school kids.

and the second part. Sadly also on the original the last figure of his promotion dates are missing. But he had quite a carrer. From 1940 to 1945 in the army and he got promoted to a major.

Thanks guys for the help. I have another group with Red Star, Bravery medal, Praque medal to an artillery Sergeant. But I will send this first to Paul for translation before I post it here. Here is the reverse page of the personel file

Many thanks Rick, and the rest of the citations are much better. Most of his awards he got at the Oder River. His unit took many many prisoners and his unit defeat the whole Wehrmacht alone. He was proposed for a second first class OGPW, but it was downgraded in chain of command to a second class. I ?ll post the rest of the documents in the next days. Yes 22.08.45 is right. OGPW 1class 223.610 per 22.8.45, Chief Council (Soviet) of Occupation Forces in Germany regards Andreas

his career

his ugly picture

part 3

part 2

At the moment I have no translation. I only know the content of the papers. Award Card part 1