Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I thought to post the above-mentioned Order of the Red Star, its documentation, and as much as I have been able to translate. It appears the General received three Orders of the Red Star, #888704 in 1944, #3089468 in 1953, and finally #3593277 in 1968, which is currently in my collection. I am looking for the other two Orders of the Red Star, so if anyone has any leads, I would be most appreciative.There are two "Order" cards, and here is the first, and obviously the oldest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 The reverse. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 The second "Order" card. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 The reverse. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 General Ovadovsky was awarded the Order of the Red Star #3593277 in 1968 while living in Tbilisi, now Georgia, and serving as Vice Commander of rocket (missle) forces and artillery of Zakavkazsky (area in the south of the U.S.S.R. near the Caucasus) Military Region.He was awarded the Order of The Red Star #3089468 in 1953 while living in Ananiev (22 Pushkinskaya Street, Ananiev, Odessa Region) and serving as Commander of the division of the 585th artillery Regiment of the 51st Sniper Brigade.During the Great Patriotic War he was in the active army and took part in liberating West Ukraine (September/October, 1939), Stalingrad, the 2nd and 3rd Ukranian "Fronts", June 22nd, 1941 until May 9, 1945. He was injured in 1941 and had a concussion in 1943 in Stalingrad.September 4, 1939 - LieutenantNovember 15, 1941 - Senior LieutenantDecember 12, 1942 - CaptainApril 16, 1943 - MajorDecember 23, 1944 - Lieutenant ColonelApril 30, 1953 - Colonel (nine years!)May 7, 1960 - Major General (thirteen years!)Other awards included the following:Order of the Red Banner - 1942Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class - 1944Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class - 1945Order of the Red Star - 1944 (#888704)Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad - 1942Medal for Victory over Germany - 1945For the Capture of Budapest - 1945Medal for Combat Service - 1947For the Liberation of Bulgaria - 1947Order of the Red Star - 1953 (#3089468)Order of the Red Star - 1968 (#3593277)Here is the Citation for the last Red Star. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Reverse of above document. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Biography Card. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 And finally, here is his Order of the Red Star. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Thank you for reading, and comments are most welcome!Thank you David Schwind for giving me the opportunity to add this Order of the Red Star and supporting documentation to my collection! Edited June 14, 2007 by Bill Garvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Talk about great research!! Maybe you could find one of each:Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad - 1942Medal for Victory over Germany - 1945For the Capture of Budapest - 1945Medal for Combat Service - 1947For the Liberation of Bulgaria - 1947and make a sort of display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Was that all from nothing but the loose Red Star, or did you have any award documents for his medals with clues about rank? If that was a wild gamble on research, man did you strike GOLD for results!!!!! It looks like he retired in 1970 from the bottom of his service record, and there is some sort of stamp dated 1998, but I can't read the small scan of that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Do you remember Dave looking for Red Stars with s/n over 3.550.000 for research? I guess, this is one of them.And really a very nice one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Yes, this and some others I shall be posting I obtained from David Schwind. . . Edited June 14, 2007 by Bill Garvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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