Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Hello gentlemen,here is an Order of the Red Star Duplicate, which was shown elsewhere on this forum. Here is the research for the piece now. I am lost with the translation, as its handwritten.Award Card Obverse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Reverse of the Award Record CardHis awards:Medal for Bravery Nr. 1.238.156 awarded on 20.03.1944Order of the Red Star Nr. 1.781.725 awarded on 23.05.1945Medal for Victory over GermanyMedal for Victory over Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Citation Obverse Upper Half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Citation Obverse Lower Half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Citation Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 and the Order. Technically not the awarded piece, but if he requested a Duplicate, it obviously meant something to him. Its the type with stamped serialnumber and cyrillic "D" stamp. Its in great condition with a lovely patina. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Rick Research Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Award Record Card is quite nicely written! Ivan Semenovich Yefimov, Guards Juniuor Sergeant of the Reserves, born 1922 Kosovotkovo, Tor'yameniya/Tar'yamsky Raion, Mariiskaya Autonomous Soviet Sociallist Republic. Primary education, a "Mariiets" by "nationality (whatever THAT ethnic designation meant!!!). Member of the CPSU since 1944, in Red Army 23.3.42-16.11.46.Decorated as sapper squad commander in 16th Independent Guards Engineer-Sappers Battalion of 24th Engineer-Sapper Brigade.At time ARC was filled out (27.3.47 ), chairman of "Peledynu" Collective Fram, Tor'yameniya Raion, Mariiskaya ASSR. Valor Medal per decree of 110th Rifles Corps,Red Star per decree of 24th Engineer Brigade.Whew! Breath in, breath out. BRIEFEST summary of citation:"Served on 2nd Baltic, Leningrad, 3rd Baltic, 2nd Baltic (again), and Leningrad (again) Fronts. Never wounded (miraculous). Brave resourcesful leader full of initiative, devoted and so on. From March 1944 to May 1945 under heavy coimbat conditions removed 1,235 enemy anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, exceeded "norms" without losses, disposed of 32 kilos of something...."so he was a mine clearance section chief, out in front of everybody else, clearing paths for attacking troops...and never got a scratch! Nerves of steel and fortune's smile on HIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Thank you, Rick. Obviously a well deserved Red Star. Its indeed a wonder, that he wasn?t wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Ohhhh . . . nice one . . . especially when you realise that "wounded" would likely have been "wounded into many many small pieces" -- doubt if many in his role survived too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Ohhhh . . . nice one . . . especially when you realise that "wounded" would likely have been "wounded into many many small pieces" -- doubt if many in his role survived too long Yes, exactly. He was lucky more than 1200 times in one year, that means about 3-4 mines per day. Like Rick says "Nerves of steel and fortune?s smile on him". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Rick, Comrade Yefimov was from the Republic Mari.Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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