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It's eCrap at its worst and the only possible "wearer" is Mr. A. M., the seller himself. Why does noone ask before he buys, why does noone read the threads? There's actually "enough" written about eBay seller "am-militaria" on this board.

It?s "this" AM ???? :banger:

very nice award Ed. The IL2 is my favorite soviet aircraft of the war by far. Great find.

Cheers

Chris

Congratulations...It?s a very special award?s citation...I?ve never see one to a pilot of a Ground attack plane (Nor of other aircrafts, by the way...)

Miguel

I?ve just bought this bar at e-crap...I?m appealed by the 1939 spange and the rettungsmedaille...

Do you think it?s possible to "trace" the owner???

Thanks, as ever. :cheers:

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What do you think about???

Another nice one. I never cease to be amazed how research can add history and meaning to these chunks of metal and cloth.

How many years did you have to wait for this research?

So many... months, I?ve ask for it in 1-2 th. May, 2008...

But It?s all Ok Now...

Regards :cheers:

My Last researched papers is this correspnding to a private from the 38th Guards rifle div, for assauting the Village of Yablochnoe, through the river Bug...

Award Card

1. Last name: Orlov

2. Name and patrionymic: Petr Yakovlevich

3. Rank: Private

4. Gender: Male

5. Birthyear: 1903

6. Birthplace: Ryazan Oblast, Sasovskii Region, village of Sh. Maidan

7. Party membership: Yes, since 1945

8. Education: elementary

9. Nationality: Russian

10. Time in Red Army: 10.1941-8.1945

11. Place of service at awarding: 38 Guards Rifle Division ? Mortarman

12. Place of work at present: Ryazan Oblast, Sasovskii Region, ?Probuzhdenie? (trans: ?Awakening?) Collective Farm ? Collective Farm Worker

13. Home address: Ryazan Oblast, Sasovskii Region, village of Sh. Maidan

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Glory III #341.651 38 Guards Rifle Division, Order #77/N dated 2.10.44

Verified by Guards Colonel Chirkov, Sasovskii Regional Military Commissariat on 29 November 1947

(signed)

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Orlov, Petr Yakovlevich

2. Rank: Guards Private

3. Duty position: Rifleman ? 1 Battalion, (?) Brest Rifle Regiment *

Recommendation for the Order of Glory III Class

4. Born: 1903

5. Nationality: Russian

6. Party membership: no

7. Previous combat: (?)-11.41- 2.8.43, 1 Belorussian Front, since 3.44 until present

8. Wounds or shell-shock: lightly wounded 3.43, (?) 8.43 on the Central Front

9. Time in Red Army: since 8.1941

10. Inducted by: Sasovskii Regional Military Commissariat, Ryazan Oblast

11. Previous awards: n/a

12. Home of record: Ryazan Oblast, Sasovskii Region, village of Palyaki, Sh. Maidan wife ? Orlova, Matrena Alekseevna

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

On 22.7.44 during the forced crossing of the Western Bug River, he was the first to rush into the village of Yablochnoe and by his personal bravery seized an enemy trenchline. In hand-to-hand combat he killed (5 German soldiers and captured 2 machineguns.

Signed, Commander, 110 Guards Rifle Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Ilyashenko on (?) November 1941

Awarded the Order of Glory III Class by Order #077/N of the 38 Guards Rifle Division dated 2.10.44

NT/.: *1er Batallion, 110 (Brest) regiment, 38 Guards Rifle Division,

Wonderful citation.

"12th Guard Tank Corps

...

34th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade

...

The corps was in the 2nd Guards Tank Army... and in April penetrated the city of Berlin to spearhead the crossing of the Spree River and canal to the heart of the city."

From Red Storm: Soviet Mechanized Corps and Guards Armored Units 1942 to 1945 by Charles Sharp, p. 52.

It looks like your man was literally the point of that spear!

Thanks for the add, In the OOB from Poirier book, don?t tell the units forming the 12 guards tank corps..., only that?s the former 16 tank corps of 2nd tank army, after 2 Guards tank army in BerlinOperations.

Can you add more information???

Thanks

Miguel

PS/ I?ve just bought at Abebooks th Book...I hope to get it in 2 weeks

Red Stars for fighting in and around Berlin

1.835.889 - 29.06.1945 1th Belorussian Front

2.171.986 - 06.07.1945 2nd Guards Tank Army

regards

Andreas

Thanks. To get researched it?s more expensive, but to have the docs is to have a truly piece of real history before you...

Regards

Miguel

Great citation, what is the serial number of the Red Star?

best regards

Andreas

Thanks for your comments and informations...: SN.: 2171986

Miguel

I got finally my traduction on this reserched award, that was fully handwriting. Interesting for be an battle of Berlin award...

But I can?t find his unit in the Red army OBB from Poirier, because he cames like Brigade: 34 Guards Volnyarskii Red Banner Order of Surovov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskii Motorized Rifle Brigade, 3 Motorized Rifle Battalion...Not Know Division or regiment,,,Any of you can help me...?

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Nagorov, Pavel Dmitrievich

2. Rank: Guards Corporal

3. Duty position: Gunner ? Heavy Machineguner, 34 Guards Volnyarskii Red Banner Order of Surovov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskii Motorized Rifle Brigade, 3 Motorized Rifle Battalion

Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star

4. Born: 1926

5. Nationality: Russian

6. Party membership: yes ? Komsomol

7. Previous combat: 1 Belorussian Front 11 July 1944-3.5.45

8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 27 April 1945

9. Time in Red Army: since 16 November 1943

10. Previous awards: n/a

11. Home of record: Yaroslav Oblast, Burmakinskii Region, village of Mitino(?); mother ? Mariya Ivanovna Nagorova (same address)

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

In fighting for the city of Berlin, Gunner Nagorov displayed courageous bravery in combat. During the crossing of the Spree River a German machinegun and submachinegunners were preventing the opportunity to approach (?) and covering the destroyed bridge with heavy fire, denying our forces a crossing over the river. Under heavy covering fire Nagorov crawled forward with his machinegun and with long bursts from his machinegun, silenced the enemy. Our forces rushed the blown-up bridge and quickly began to force a crossing. Seeing this, the Hitlerites began to flee and Nagorov suppressed the German fire. In this battle Nagorov killed 18 Hitlerites including three panzerfaust gunners.

He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star. (signature and writing illegible)

I approve the Order of the Red Star, Commander, 34 Guards Valnyarskii-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskii Motorized Rifle Brigade, Hero of the Soviet Union Guards Colonel Nikolai Petrovich Okhman, on 6 July 1945 (Signature)

NT.: this is a Battle of Berlin award. From a map I have, the unit was located in the northern central part of Berlin as the ring closed on the last fighting in the city.

PS/ You can read the original (Xerocopy) papers in previous post in this forum...redStar order...etc

Thanks

Miguel

Corporal__Nagorov.doc

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.

Excuse me, but, Some of you can translate some more to make sense of the bulk...?

Thanks

Miguel

That?s a real Treasure, what a expanse of documentary richesses!!!!!

Congratulations....I feel a little jealous.

Miguel

That is an honorific-- they were given the name "Brest" after fighting around the old fortress city of Brest-Litovsk. A regiment could have a title like (making one up) 899th Rifles 'Order of Lenin Order of the Red Star Warsaw Berlin in the name of Vasily Kurapatkin' Regiment--which must have made answering the telephone fun.

He was a member of the Communist party since 1945. In November 1947 when the Awards Record Card was signed, he was a collective farmer (kolkhoznik) at the "Probutdenie" Kolkhoz in the village of Sh.-Maidan.

I see, I know of this titles, simply don?t mind in Brest as a honorific title. thanks Rick.

Some hints about the feat of arms..?

Thanks

miguel

Private Pyotr Yakovlevich Orlov was a rifleman (on his ARC a mortarman) in the 1st Battalion, 110th Guards Rifle Brest Regiment, 38th Guards Rifle Division. The regiment number can be seen at the bottom of citation.

thanks: Excuse me but I don?t understand "brest" regiment

Regards

miguel

The reverse only has this lines...

I know it?s a difficult task to read this lengthy manuscript...

Thanks

Miguel

2nd.half

He comes the all manual paper...1st half:

Simple and solitary award reverse...

This man Has a almost handwriting recerd. Some (A lot of) help is needed!!!

The first is easier...

Only this annotation on the reverse: Thanks

Miguel

The last paper: