Soviet Order of the Red Star, Nr. 128401

[Bill Garvy]

Award Card obverse. . .

Last Name: Lashchagin

First Name & Patrionymic: Vladimir Sergeevich

Rank: Retired Engineer Colonel

Sex: Male

Birthdate: 1896

Birthplace: Kaluga

Party Membership: N/A

Education: Upper

Nationality: Russian

In Red Army: 22.4.1918-20.10.1922, 9.9.39-2.3.41, and 24.7.41-4.26.41

Place of Service & Duty position: Hedquarters, Railroad Troops, Leningrad Front; Section Chief

Place of Service at present: (?) Karelo-Fnn USSR, Section Chief

Home of Record: Leningrad, Krasnaya Street, Building 25, Apartment 21

[Bill Garvy]

Award Card Reverse. . .

Award/Number/Awarder

Bravery Medal/7733/Edict dated 21.3.40

Order of the Red Star/128401/Leningrad Front 15.3.43

Order of the Patriotic War, 1sr Class/67933/Leningrad Front dated 15.12.44

Defense of Leningrad Medal/. . ./Edict dated 22.12.42

Victory Over Germany Medal/. . ./Edict dated 9.5.45

It would be nice to locate his Bravery Medal, Nr. 7733, and his Order of the Patriotic War, Nr. 67933. . .

[Bill Garvy]

Award Sheet. . .

Last Name, Name, & Patrionymic: Lashchagin, Vladimir Sergeevich

Rank: Military Engineer 1st Class

Duty Position: Deputy Chief of the Technical Section, 9th Brigade

Award Application for the Order of the Red Star

Birthdate: 1898

Nationality: Russina

Party Membership: N/A

In Red Army: since 22.6.41

Inducted By: October Regional Military Commissariat

Awards: Combat Service Medal

Home of Record: Leningrad, Moika #96

Short Description of Combat Feat or Accomplishments

Comrade Lashchagin knows railroad affairs well and how to put them into practice.

As the Chief of the Technical Section, Western Axis, he handles his work in an

excellent manner, always on site, giving useful advice and rendering assistance in

technical questions.

During the construction of a temporary bridge across the Neva River he did an

excellent job of distributing personnel and equipment and due to his resourcefullness and

energy, he greatly assisted the Command to fulfill its mission.

Signed Commander, 9th Railroad Brigade, General-Major Matishev

[Bill Garvy]

Award Sheet. . .

Endorsed Chief of the Military Region - 2, Zubkov on 13 February, 1943

Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order 0547/N of the Leningrad Front dated 15.3.43

What else is written on the bottom of this page?

[Bill Garvy]

Biography card with photograph. . .

Deputy Section Chief, 31st Military Road Detachment, Western Front 4.1918

Reserves 8.1922

Chief of Reconstruction Technical Section 2.1939

Reserves 2.1941

Instructor, Commander's Advanced Course, Frunze Transportation Acdemy, Leningrad Front 7.1941

Deputy Chief of Technical Section and Assistant Brigade Commander, 9th Indepndent Railroad Brigade, Leningrad Front 12.1941

Chief of Quality Control Section, Headquarters, Railroad Forces, Leningrad Front 4.1943

Chief of Lessons Learned Section, same 6.1945

Released to reserves on 7.1.1946

What is the "Lessons Learned Section?"

Edited April 8, 2007 by Bill Garvy

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Bill,

many thanks for sharing your research about a high-ranking officer in a rare branch to us .

Railway construction is not as common, as infantry in terms of awards - but a crucial service for the advance of the Red Army .

Is it possible to you, to show us the Red Star also ?

Best regards

Christian

[Bill Garvy]

Biography Card. . .

Adds that he studied at the Leningrad Transportation Academy in 1923. Fought against the White Finns September, 1939 through February, 1940, and on the Leningrad Front from July, 1941 through May, 1945. He was promoted to Engineer Lieutenant Colonel on 13.7.1945, and died 28.4.1953.

[Bill Garvy]

Biography Card. . .

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And here is his Order of the Red Star. . .

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Reverse. . .

I welcome any additional comments and observations you wish to make. . .

[Ed_Haynes]

Oh - Oh - Thanks for sharing

Not very scientific, but . . .

[Riley1965]

Bill,

That's a VERY NICE ORS and research!!! I just love the story of the soldier that research brings to life.

Doc

[Guest Rick Research]

The modern handwriting at the bottom of the back of the nicely typed citation simply notes award of the Red Star by Decree of the Leningrad Front of 15 March 1943.

I can't decipher what his civilian occupation was on line 12 of the front of his Award Record Card either. That should also be in box #19 of his personnel record shown in scan 7, but it looks like it was either in pencil or has been erased, so the contrast is not legible.

Typically, notice that as basic a fact as his birthdate is different from his citation (1898) and his personnel file (20 June 1896). Still, you have his death date, which is a rare conclusion to find with research.

[Paul R]

The value of research... adds a lot of life and personality to an order. To me, the results are worth more than the order itself!! Thank you for sharing, Bill!

[Bill Garvy]

Gentlemen, I thank you for your always erudite comments and observations.

Ed, how could I make my efforts more scientific? I really do wish to learn.

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed, how could I make my efforts more scientific? I really do wish to learn.

Sorry, Bill, I was unclear. I was referring to my comments and not your research. I don't much like the free-standing "wow" comments, but what you have presented here deserved that!

[Gerd Becker]

Nice order and interesting research, Bill. Thanks for posting it here.

Gerd

[Bill Garvy]

Thanks, Ed! Sorry for my misunderstanding. . .

More researched Orders to follow. . .