Soviet Lance-Corporal Anatoly Merkuryevich Merkkuryev

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Having, after some delay, gotten around to getting research on some simple single Glory 3s that live with me (and having, after even more delay, gotten the research results), I thought that -- in an effort to give more life to these sub-forums -- some might like to see what came back. First, Glory 3, #703421.

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The award card.

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The reverse.

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And the translation:

Record card

Order book No Г-956158

1. Last name: MERKURYEV

2. First, middle names: Anatoly Merkuryevich

3. Military rank: Lance-corporal

4. Sex: Male

5. Year of birth: 1920

6. Place of birth: Smolensk region, Novo-Duginsky district, Dubetskaya village

7. Party membership since: Non-party

8. Education: Incomplete secondary

9. Nationality: Russian

10. In the Red Army since: since 1940 to 1946

11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 242nd rifle regiment, 104th rifle division ? rifleman

12. Current place of service and position: Planning institute ?Rosgyprosovkhozstroy? - senior drill operator

13. Home address of the awardee: Leningrad, 5 Plekhanova street apt.42

14. Record of previous awards

Names of orders, medals Their numbers Document numbers Ground for award

Checked

Glory 3rd class 703421 Г-956158 Order to the 104th rifle division No 023/N of April 30, 1945

Signature of awardee (signed) ________________________

Data correctness

and signature of awardee Officer of the 3rd department of Leningrad

Regional Military Commissariat

attested by: Major (signed) /GAZA/

October 29, 1956

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And the Glory 3 recommendation, part 1.

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Part 2.

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And all that appears on the reverse.

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And the translation:

AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Merkuryev Anatoly Merkuryevich

2. Rank Lance-Corporal

3. Position, unit Rifleman of 242nd rifle holding the order of the Red Banner regiment, 104th rifle division

Is recommended for the order of Glory, 3rd cl.

4. Year of birth 1920

5. Nationality Russian

6. Party membership Non-party

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR and in Patriotic War (where and when) In the Patriotic war, since March 22, 1941 to January 03, 1944 - Karpatsky front, since November 06, 1944 to January 06, 1945 - 2nd Ukrainian front, since January 06, 1945 - 3rd Ukrainian front

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War Heavily wounded in June 1942, Maselskaya staion, Karpatsky front, lightly wounded on April 27, ??, Karpatsky front

9. In the Red Army since 1939

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Leningrad, Vasileostrovsky district military commissariat

11. Previous awards Was not awarded

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Leningrad, Vasileostrovsky district, 7? ?? line, apt. 45. Sister - Arestova Klavdia Mikhaylovna

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

Comrade Merkuryev on April 13, 1945 during attack for Radkersburg town (Austria) revealed courage and firmness. He was one of the first to rush into the trench of the enemy and in man-to-man fighting destroyed two fascists and a hand machine-gun. After that the enemy counter-attacked, but comrade Merkuryev remained at the conquered by him line, he started an aimed fire from machine-gun and destroyed 10 more fascists, thus providing successful advance of our subdivisions.

On April 14, 1943 comrade Merkuryev, being in capture group ??? of senior Sergeant Kuzmin, penetrated the enemy?s location, where he destroyed crew of hand machine-gun and was one of the first to capture a German and a hand machine-gun, after that he chased retreating enemy up to the water border.

For destruction of 12 fascists, hand machine-gun with its crew, for the revealed courage, bravery and firmness in the battle, for being one of the first to capture a prisoner and a hand machine-gun comrade Merkuryev deserves to be awarded with government award, order of Glory, 3rd cl.

Commander of 242nd rifle holding the order of the Red Banner regiment

Lieutenant-Colonel (signed) /Ogloblin/

April 24, 1945

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command

Under order to units of 104th rifle division No 023/N of April 30, 1945 he was awarded with order of Glory, 3rd cl.

Head of personnel department

Senior Lieutenant (signed) /Korolev/

May 04, 1945