Bill Garvy Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Award Card obverse. . .Last Name: LashchaginFirst Name & Patrionymic: Vladimir SergeevichRank: Retired Engineer ColonelSex: MaleBirthdate: 1896Birthplace: KalugaParty Membership: N/AEducation: UpperNationality: RussianIn Red Army: 22.4.1918-20.10.1922, 9.9.39-2.3.41, and 24.7.41-4.26.41Place of Service & Duty position: Hedquarters, Railroad Troops, Leningrad Front; Section ChiefPlace of Service at present: (?) Karelo-Fnn USSR, Section ChiefHome of Record: Leningrad, Krasnaya Street, Building 25, Apartment 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Award Card Reverse. . .Award/Number/AwarderBravery Medal/7733/Edict dated 21.3.40Order of the Red Star/128401/Leningrad Front 15.3.43Order of the Patriotic War, 1sr Class/67933/Leningrad Front dated 15.12.44Defense of Leningrad Medal/. . ./Edict dated 22.12.42Victory Over Germany Medal/. . ./Edict dated 9.5.45It would be nice to locate his Bravery Medal, Nr. 7733, and his Order of the Patriotic War, Nr. 67933. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Award Sheet. . .Last Name, Name, & Patrionymic: Lashchagin, Vladimir SergeevichRank: Military Engineer 1st ClassDuty Position: Deputy Chief of the Technical Section, 9th BrigadeAward Application for the Order of the Red StarBirthdate: 1898Nationality: RussinaParty Membership: N/AIn Red Army: since 22.6.41Inducted By: October Regional Military CommissariatAwards: Combat Service MedalHome of Record: Leningrad, Moika #96Short Description of Combat Feat or AccomplishmentsComrade 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 anexcellent manner, always on site, giving useful advice and rendering assistance intechnical questions.During the construction of a temporary bridge across the Neva River he did anexcellent 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Award Sheet. . .Endorsed Chief of the Military Region - 2, Zubkov on 13 February, 1943Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order 0547/N of the Leningrad Front dated 15.3.43What else is written on the bottom of this page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 (edited) Biography card with photograph. . .Deputy Section Chief, 31st Military Road Detachment, Western Front 4.1918Reserves 8.1922Chief of Reconstruction Technical Section 2.1939Reserves 2.1941Instructor, Commander's Advanced Course, Frunze Transportation Acdemy, Leningrad Front 7.1941Deputy Chief of Technical Section and Assistant Brigade Commander, 9th Indepndent Railroad Brigade, Leningrad Front 12.1941Chief of Quality Control Section, Headquarters, Railroad Forces, Leningrad Front 4.1943Chief of Lessons Learned Section, same 6.1945Released to reserves on 7.1.1946What is the "Lessons Learned Section?" Edited April 8, 2007 by Bill Garvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Biography Card. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 And here is his Order of the Red Star. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Reverse. . .I welcome any additional comments and observations you wish to make. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Oh - Oh - Thanks for sharing Not very scientific, but . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Bill, That's a VERY NICE ORS and research!!! I just love the story of the soldier that research brings to life. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Nice order and interesting research, Bill. Thanks for posting it here. Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks, Ed! Sorry for my misunderstanding. . .More researched Orders to follow. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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