Bill Garvy

Award Sheet. . . Award Card Order Booklet 636681 1. Last name: Kovtun 2. Name and patrionymic: Tikhon Fedoseevich 3. Rank: Guards Master Sergeant 4. Gender: Male 5. Birthyear: July 1921 6. Birthplace: Kiev Oblast, Fastov Region, village of Skri(?)nivka 7. Party membership: Comsomol member since 1939 8. Education: elementary 9. Nationality: Ukrainian 10. Time in Red Army: since October 1940 11. Place of service at awarding: Deputy Platoon Leader – 347 Rifle Division, 1177 Rifle Regiment 12. Place of work at present: Simferopol Infantry Academy – Deputy Platoon Leader 13. Home of Record: Simferopol, Kalinin St. #6; Simferopol Infantry Academy

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Order Book. . .

Muller Militaria

Per Schmitt, probably issued about May, 1945. . . The only way to know for certain is to get it researched. . .

Two Bravery Medals!

A beautiful MZPP variant of the Order of the Red Star. . .

Just to make it unanimous, yes, it's an "S". . .

You're welcome.

Note the last entry on this page and translation below. . . PERSONAL DATA 1. Year of birth 1925 2. Place of birth 3. Party affiliation and qualification Komsomol 4. Nationality Ukrainian 5. Qualification in the Soviet Army 6. Awarding material located in the file № Awards Issued: Order/Medal Date of Issue Place of Issue № Order/Medal № Order Document Notes Other notes According to a message from Zdolbunovsk District Military Commissariat, the information above does not apply to this person. 19.02.86

Some additional research came with this group, however it was for another individual with the same name. . . AWARD CARD Last Name Dudar’ First Name Anatolij Patronymic Vasil’evich Rank Junior Lieutenant Position, Unit Platoon Commander, 868th Rifle Regiment, 287th Rifle Division Awarded: Which order or medal awarded Date of the Edict of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR For what awarded Order of the Red Star 690155 36/N 16.8.44 287th Rifle Division 1st Ukrainian Front For the Fight against the German Fascists Home Address Inducted in Bolejsk District Military Commissariat, Krasnoyarsk Region, Artemovka District, Street Denamitnaya, 8

Reverse. . . My thanks to Bryan L., Alexi M., and Marco D., without whom none of this would have even been possible; thank you, gentlemen!

His Order of the Red Star. . .

Reverse. . .

His Order of the Great Patriotic War. . .

More. . . 18. Where, when and with which position entered in the Armed Forces 19. Service in the Armed Forces since 43 Name of Position Name of Unit Whose Order № Order Day, month and year Graduated from the Academy 44 In the Reserves, 13th Army, Rifle Platoon’s Commander 1st Ukrainian Front’s Main Personnel Department 2.2.45 Rifle Company’s Commander 337th Guards Rifle Regiment, 121st Guards Rifle Division ? Discharged in the Reserves according to Article 43 point A L’vov Military District 0845 13.11.45 Where in the Roster Carpathian Military District, Slavuta District Military Commissariat, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region.

Additional Service Records. . . SERVICE RECORD 1. Last Name, name and patronymic Dudar’ Anatolij Vasil’evich 2. Born in 1925 3. Nationality Ukrainian 4. Known foreign languages 5. Place of birth Village Min’kovtsy, Slavuta District, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region 6. Social status and profession Worker 7. Party membership Candidate of the VKP(b) (All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)) Member of the Komsomol since 41 8. Education Civil 7 Classes Military Transbaikal Military Infantry Academy – in 44 Political 9. Service in the Old Army 10. Service in the White Army 11. Was he ever captured or surrounded 12. Assigned Officer Rank Whose Order № Order Date Junior Lieutenant Main Personnel Department of the People’s Commissariat of Defense 01667 9.5.44 Lieutenant 13th Army 0144 20.4.45 Senior Lieutenant 13th Army, L’vov Military District 0251 13.8.45 13. Participation on the fronts Frontline Army since 44 14. Wounds or contusions 15. Awards (orders and medals) 16. Marital status and address of family Father: Vasilij Nikitich, City Artemovsk, Krasnoyarsk Province 17. Personal Identification Certificate Series GK № 115816 Date of issue

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More. . . 22. Service in the Soviet Army Name of Position Name of Unit Whose Order № Order Date Red Army Man 81st Reserve Regiment, Transbaikal Military District 38 Cadet Transbaikal Infantry Academy, City Ulan-Ude Main Personnel Department of the People’s Commissariat of Defense 01667 9.4.1944 Rifle Platoon’s Commander 121st Guards Rifle Division, 337th Guards Rifle Regiment 15.5.1944 Rifle Company’s Commander 121st Guards Rifle Division, 337th Guards Rifle Regiment 23.6.1945 Wounded Hospital № 5357, Zhitamir 14.9.1945 Reserves 58th Independent Reserve Regiment of Officer Staff, City Zholkva 25.10.1945 Slavuta District Military Commissariat Captain (Signed) / Rep’ev / Chief of the 3rd Unit Guards Captain (Signed) / Bulgakov / 23. Discharged in the Reserves of type 3 with rank Guards Senior Lieutenant according to Article 43 point “A”. L’vov Military District 0845 13.11.45 24. Retired with Rank 25. Certificates For which Position Final conclusions of the Certificates & Date Rifle Company’s Commander The occupied position corresponds. Discharged in the reserves due to health reasons. 17.9.45

Service Record. . . SERVICE RECORD A – 403317 1. Last Name, name and patronymic Dudar’ Anatolij Vasil’evich 2. Time and place of birth 24 August 1925, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region, Slavuta District, Village Min’kovtsy 3. Nationality Ukrainian 4. Known foreign languages and degree of knowledge Doesn’t know 5. Social status and profession Worker from peasant 6. Party membership Without any party affiliation 7. Education Civil Completed 7 classes of the Secondary School in 1941, City Artemovsk Military Transbaikal Infantry Academy in April 1944 – Accelerated Course Political Doesn’t have 8. Participation on the fronts Patriotic War: 1st Ukrainian Front, 8.7.1944 till 9.5.1945 9. Wounds and contusions Lightly wounded on 17.7.1944 10. Awards (Orders and medals) Orders: “Red Star” in 45, “Patriotic War 2nd Class” in 45. Medals: “For the Liberation of Prague” in 1945, “For Victory Over Germany” in 1945. 11. Was he ever captured or surrounded (when, where and for how long) He was not 12. Certificate № 13. In the roster at (name of the District Military Commissariat, region) Slavuta District Military Commissariat, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region. 14. Assigned Officer Rank Whose Order № Order Date Junior Lieutenant Main Personnel Department of the People’s Commissariat of Defense 01667 9.5.1944 Lieutenant 13th Army 0144 1945 Guards Senior Lieutenant 13th Army 0251 2.4.1945 15. Staff Commanding Reserves of 3rd type 16. Type of Forces Infantry Military Record Specialization 1 17. Physical Condition Limited; qualifies for 2nd Class disability according to article 31. Given Group 2 by order of the People’s Commissariat of Defense 336 of ’42. 18. Attendance Record 19. Place of service and position Collective Farmer in the Min’kovtsy Collective Farm 20. Marital status and home address Married: Wife – Dudar’ Elizaveta Andreevna, 1928. Son – Vasilij, 1948. Village Min’kovtsy, Slavuta District, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region 21. Additional notes Military ID Series Z № 35775. Checked by the Slavuta District Military Commissariat, Kamenets-Podol’skij Region on 25.10.1948

Signature authorizations. . . Conclusion of the Higher Command Award the order of the “Red Star”. Commander of the Division Guards General Major (Signed) / Chervonij / 15 April 1945 Awarded the order of the “RED STAR” by the order № 25/N of 15.4.45 of the 121st Guards Gomel’ Rifle Division Chief of the Personnel Department Guards Major of Administrative Service (Signed) / Kaminskij /

Narrarive detail. . . 2. Brief description of personal feat He is an active participant of the Patriotic War. In the war’s period he was wounded twice. He is a participant of the fights on the bridgehead for the river Visla and others. In the defense, on daily basis, he pays a lot of attention to the reinforcement of the defensive positions. He is disciplined, good-willed, and an educated officer. The command of the regiment recommends him for the governmental award, order of the “Red Star”. Commander 337th Guards Yaroslavl’ Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Rifle Regiment Guards Major (Signed) / Lotorev / 12.4.45

Citation, Order of the Red Star. . . AWARD LIST 1. Last Name, name and patronymic Dudar’ Anatolij Vasil’evich 2. Rank Guards Junior Lieutenant 3. Position, unit Rifle Platoon Commander, 3rd Battalion, 337th Guards Yaroslavl’ Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Rifle Regiment, 121st Guards Gomel’ Red Banner and Order of Suvorov Rifle Divison Is Recommended for Order of the “Red Star” 4. Year of birth 1925 5. Nationality Ukrainian 6. Party membership Member of the Komsomol since 41, № 13217532 7. Participation in the civil war, in other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR and in the Patriotic War (where and when) since 1.43. River Oder, Bober, Nejse and others. 8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War Lightly wounded on 17.7.44, lightly wounded on 15.11.44 9. In the Red Army since 1.43 10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Artemovka District Military Commissariat, Krasnoyarsk Province 11. Previous awards Was not awarded 12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Krasnoyarsk Province, Artemovka District, Village Artemovka, Street Denamitnaya № 8. Father: Dudar’ Vasilij Nikitovich

Signature authorizations. . . II. Conclusion of the Higher Command Deserves the governmental award, order of the “Patriotic War 2nd Class”. Commander of the Division Guards General Major (Signed) / Chervonij / 30 April 1945 I award the order of the “Patriotic War 2nd Class”. Commander of the 27th Rifle Corps Guards General Lieutenant / Cherokmanov / May 1945 III. Conclusion of the Army Military Council IV. Conclusion of the Front Military Council By order of the Troops of the 27th Rifle Corps № 23/N of 14 May 1945, awarded the Order of the “Patriotic War Second Class”. Chief of the Personnel Department of the 27th Rifle Corps Lieutenant Colonel (Signed) / Zhadovskij / V. Conclusion of the Award Commission of the People’s Commissariat of Defense VI. Notes on the Awarding

Narrative detail. . . 1. Brief description of personal feat In the ongoing battles for the City Vittenberg on 26.4.45, showing courage and bravery in the advancing battles, he skillfully led the combat operations with his platoon that actively participated in repulsing 3 counterattacks of the enemy; and with his platoon was the first to break into the factory and with gun and machinegun fire destroyed 2 machinegun positions with their gunners and up to 15 German soldiers. In repulsing the onslaught of 3 enemy attacks, Comrade Dudar’ was wounded. He deserves the Governmental award, order of the “Patriotic War 2nd Class”. Commander 337th Guards Rifle Regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel (Signed) / Mamontov / 27 April 1945