Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 (edited) Hi everyone,this one should be easier, as its typed in quite clear letters.Award Card ReverseHere are the awards, as listed:Order of the Red Banner Nr. 8631 (!) 21.3.1940Order of the GPW 2nd class Nr. 511279 17.05.1945Medal for Military Merit Nr. 2.942.094 06.05.1946Order of the Red Star Nr. 2.741.896 06.11.1947Order of the Red Banner Nr. 408.374 20.04.1953 (I have a group with a LS-ORB Nr. 408.346)Medal for the Defense of StalingradMedal for Victory over Germany Edited November 23, 2006 by Gerd Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Award Card Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 (edited) Citation upper half Edited November 23, 2006 by Gerd Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Citation lower half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 TWO service records came with this research and i don?t know, if both belong to our chap. I guess, this is the right one, but will post the other one too.Part one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NavyFCO Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Very interesting... I don't have my Russian dictionaries here, but if I'm not mistaken, he was the commander of a tank retriever (evacuation) company, and received his OGPW for retrieving 101 tanks and self-propelled guns. I wasn't even aware that these existed as separate units, but it definately makes sense! Quite interesting!Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Thanks for the reply, Dave. Thats sounds very interesting. I have never heard about seperate tank evacuation units too, i allways was under the impression, that either the crew was responsible to evacuate their tank or with special personal, who were attached to the Tank-Units.Thanks!Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 So his name is: Captain Nikolenko, Grigorii, Sejenowitsch born 1910in the Red Arny since 1932russian nationality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) Here is my own try. Let me know, what you think. Any volunteer for filling the gaps is welcome.Captain Grigorii Semjenovitch Nikolenko, born 1910, in the Red Army since 1932Junior Lieutenant 1938 Lieutenant 1940Senior Lieutenant 1941Captain 31.03.1942Major 23.09.1949Lieutenant Colonel 03.11.1952Citation:In the time of the 14. January until 15. April 1945 the 60th Company of Captain Nikolenko evacuated 101 Tanks and self-propelled guns.Comrade Nikolenko appeared in his unit as a ??? Commander with fortitude, who carried out all tasks of the ??? mobilizing his subordinates despite all overcoming difficulties and dangers. During the evacuation in the region of ... his unit evacuated 18 tanks and self-propelled guns without a loss.For showing Courage and Initiative he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd class.Chief of REO UK VT and MV (still trying to figure out, what that is) 2nd Belorussian FrontLieutenant-Colonel Privalov (?) Edited November 25, 2006 by Gerd Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Here are the missing scans. Reverse of the service record part one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 part two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Born 14.11.10 in Staraya Novopavlovskaya, Stavropol Krai. CPSU in March 1938 (as everybody else was being purged!!!!!) # 2,204, 485. Married Lyudmila Ivanopvna born 1918, 1 daughter 1938.Commander of Technical Maintenance Company, 85th Tank Brigade, Stalingrad Front August 1942Commander of Tech Maint Comp 85th Tank Brig 27.9.42Commander of Tech Maint Comp 85th Tank Brig on Northern caucasus Front 10.2.43Commander of Evacuation Company of 60th Independent Regiment, 2nd White Russian Front 10.6.44, Commander of 251st Independent Unit for Evacuation of Tanks 29.11.46 (and no doubt still extremely busy then), ended his career as Deputy Regiumental Commander for Mechanized Forces in 975th Rifles Regiment of 270th Rifles Division (from 10.12.53) and same 118th Rifles Regiment/44th Rifles Division 30.5.55. Retired 14.12.55An unexpected but VITAL frontline combat recovery and repair function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 Excellent! Thank you, Rick. Thats a keeper. I like the unusual ones Thanks again GerdPS: Will post another interesting one later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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