Bill Garvy

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I. Brief description of personal feat or merits When being in the regiment guards junior sergeant Malkin fulfilled 29 successful sorties by ИЛ-2 plane for assault and bombing of the enemy?s equipment and troops. Following the last award, he fulfilled 29 successful sorties by ИЛ-2 plane for assault and bombing of the enemy?s equipment and troops. In air fights with the enemy he is a persistent, fearless fighter. Over the battlefield he is brave, at that he displays initiative and quick wit. He immediately informs his Commander on everything he notices, thus assisting in successful fulfillment of combat mission and maneuvering to escape flak. When fulfilling combat missions, he displays courage, bravery and valour. Thus, for example: March 27, 1945 at Valga when fulfilling a military mission he helped his Commander to identify the front line in spite of low visibility. April 08, 1945 upon assault of enemy?s airdrome Noytif, he neutralized with fire of his machine-gun 1 ?? emplacement, which prevented the group to assault the airdrome. He is disciplined, self-possessed, modest, he is an example to follow, he is stirring in battles. He is skillful in use of machine-gun. Due to his excellent work in battles he was awarded a citation by the command. For 29 successful sorties by ИЛ-2 plane for assault and bombing of enemy?s equipment and troops and for courage, bravery and valour, displayed at that, he deserves to be recommended for the government award - ?Glory, 2nd cl.? order. Commander of the 3rd air squadron, 75th guards assault aviation Stalingrad Holding the Order of the Red Banner regiment Guards Captain (signed) /Netvaylo/ April 18, 1945 Agree with this conclusion - deserves to be recommended for the government award, ?Glory, 2nd cl.? order. Commander of 75th guards assault aviation Stalingrad Holding the Order of the Red Banner regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel (signed) /??/ Conclusion of Division Commander Deserves to be awarded with the government award, Glory, 2nd cl. Commander of the 1st Guards assault aviation Stalingrad Holding the Order of the Red Banner Suvorov order and Kutuzov order division Guards Colonel (signed) /Prutkov/ April ??, 1945 Glory, 2nd cl. order was awarded under order to the troops of the 1st Air Army No 049/N of April 29, 1945

Record card Order book № 823640 1. Last name: Malkin 2. First, middle names: Khaim Mordukhovich 3. Military rank: Guards Sergeant 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: May 13, 1925 6. Place of birth: Smolevichi, Minsk region 7. Party membership since: LYCLSU member since 1942 8. Education: 8 grades 9. Nationality: Jew 10. In the Red Army since: January 28, 1944 11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 75th guards assault aviation regiment. Air Gunner 12. Current place of service and position: 75th guards assault aviation regiment. Air Gunner 13. Home address of the awardee: Baranovichi, aviation camp 14. Record of previous awards Names of orders, medals Their numbers Document numbers Ground for award Checked For Courage medal 1470147 Temp. certificate Г 21364 Order to 75th assault aviation regiment No 9/N of October 26, 1944 Glory order, 3rd cl. 195023 Temp. certificate Д 379479 Order to the 1st guards assault aviation division No 04/N of February 09, 1945 Red Star order 1241424 Temp. certificate Е 197040 Order to the 1st guards assault aviation division No 09/N of April 19, 1945 Glory order, 2nd cl. 14914 Temp. Certificate Е 490681 Order to the 1st Air Army No 049/N of April 29, 1945 Signature of awardee (signed) ________________________ Data correctness and signature of awardee 4-KIK 1st Guards assault aviation division attested by: Guards Major (signed) /Karpichev/ March 15, 1946

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His Order of Glory, 2nd Class. . .

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Commendation, hard to read, I know. . . translation to follow, hold on. . .

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Yes, Eric, there is an stamp on the underside of the pin, close to the hinge. I am unable to make it out even under 30X magnification. Any idea what it could be?

Just a really bad scan of the maker mark located just beneath the catch. . .

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Just a really nice "FR" in 1st Class. . .

Look here: "L/14". . .

Thank you, Joel, but I never left; just haven't been posting. . .

Thank you, Joel, I was wondering that myself. I have never seen one this nice, and even though I have a few "Fr." maker marked examples, this one was too good to pass up!

I think it is a "V" as well, not an "A" after looking at it with a 30X magnifier. . .

The "V" on the reverse of the pin. . . The "800" stamp. . .

The 800 is stamped on the reverse of the cross, under the pin. It can not be seen in this scan. . .

This just arrived, an 800 "V" stamped Iron Cross, 1st Class, 1914. The "V" is stamped on the reverse of the pin. . .

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