Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Senior Sergeant Filshin, Alexander Afanasyevich- Red Star: 129.949- Bravery medal: 60.488- Defence of Moscow medal- Victory over Germany medal1. Filshin Alexander Afanasyevich 2. Senior Sergeant 3. Intelligence platoon squad leader of the Control company of the 145th tank brigade 4. Year of birth 19195. Nationality Russian6. Party membership CPSU(B) candidate7. The Great Patriotic War since July, 19418. One wound9. In the Red Army since 193910. Drafted by what district military commissariat Taganrog city military commissariat (Taganrog) In the Red Army since: November, 1939 till January, 194411. 43rd detached tank brigade, 31st Army of the 3rd Byelorussian front ? reconnaissance platoon leader commander12. Blagoveschensk, Pedagogical Institute ? a student13. Amurskaya region, Blagoveschensk, 81 Leninskaya Street, flat 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Bravery medal:Alexander Afanasyevich Filshin has been participating in the Patriotic War since July, 1941, since the very beginning of the war. Comrade Filshin coped with his duties and fulfilled different tasks of Command perfectly. During the offensive battles from August 4, 1942 till August 8, 1942 comrade Filshin and his division provided continuous reconnaissance, moving on a short distance towards retreating German troops and gaining the rear of the enemy. While executing his mission from August 4, 1942 to August 8, 1942 the division of Alexander Filshin had killed 20 German soldiers, occupied the food storehouse and expelled German troops from villages Zubovo, Kartashino and Shikovo. Delivering important information, Alexander Filshin made his division move forward successfully. The Command of the 145th intelligence Control Company recommends comrade Filshin for a government award, order of the Red Star. Senior Lieutenant Andriukovsky.Commander of the 145th intelligence Control Company Senior Lieutenant (signed) /Andryukovsky/Commissar of the 145th intelligence Control CompanySenior sergeant (signed) /Averkovich/Awarded with the For Courage medal by order to the 31st Army № 0600/N of August 21, 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Red Star:Senior Sergeant Filshin Alexander Afanasyevich the Intelligence platoon squad leader of the Control Company of the 145th tank brigade was awarded with For Courage medal took part in the fights against fascists since July, 1941. During the Great Patriotic War Filshin proved himself as a brave intelligence officer. During the offensive operations of the brigade in August 4, 1942 showed himself a courageous officer and displayed bravery and heroism. During a military mission near Boldarevo village in German army rear he correctly determined fire units of the enemy, their position and the number of the fascists. This information gave the possibility to the gunners put down aimed fire and annihilated several fire units of the enemy, troops, and move our infantry forward. When our intelligence officers were found out by fascists near Boldarevo and attacked, Filshin bravely leaded soldiers straight ahead and owing his courage, enemy's machine-gun post was destroyed, more than 15 German soldiers were killed in the western suburbs of Boldarevo. Having found out enemy defensive lines our squad consisting of five soldiers withdrew without casualties disorganizing enemy defence. The squad leaded by Filshin killed up to 20 German soldiers near Zubtsovo-Kargasheno and Chichakovo villages. They captured Zubovo village, organized the crossing over the river, which fascists wanted to blow up. In the area of Mikheevo village Filshin detecting 4 disabled tanks and the crew gave the possibility for the army command to evacuate 4 tanks T-34 almost from the enemy's location.The Control Company Command recommends comrade Filshin for the government award, order of the Red Star. Commander of the 145th Control Company Commissar of the 145th Control CompanySenior Lieutenant (signed) Junior Political Instructor (signed) /Andryukovsky/ /Averkovich/ II. CONCLUSION OF THE HIGHER COMMANDDeserves the government award, order of the Red StarCommander of the Brigade ??? of the BrigadeColonel (signed) /Sergeenko/ Senior Battalion Commissar (signed) / Zaynsev/September 28, 194??III. CONCLUSION OF THE ARMY MILITARY COUNCILDeserves the government award, order of the Red Star 31st Army Commander Member of the Military Council Major-General (signed) Division Commissar (signed)October 11, 1942 /Russkikh/IV. CONCLUSION OF THE FRONT MILITARY COUNCILAwarded with the order of Red Star by the order to the 31st Army No 013/N of February 15, 1943 By order of 31st Army # 013/N dated February 02, 1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Post EVERYTHING, please!!!! he must have been severely wounded to have been discharged in 1944-- as his 1985 OPW 1st Class would seem to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Sorry no more documents. The original russian xerox copy?s are in a box. At the moment I have only the english translation.As I am moving to a new flat, I have my copy of Echoes of war not within reach.Where was the 31st Army located in summer / autumn 1942?regardsAndreas Edited December 25, 2007 by Alfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 the award book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 more pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 31st Army was on the Rzhev sector summer to end of 1942, counter-attacking the Germans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thanks for the help Rick,I think I found the villages:Chichenova, Russia PageOther names: ChichakovoWorld:Russia:Tverskaya Oblast'Latitude 56.1333 Longitude 34.7000 Altitude (feet) 675 Lat (DMS) 56? 7' 60N Long (DMS) 34? 42' 0E Altitude (meters) 205 Time zone (est) UTC+3(+4DT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 and the third map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 That's GREAT! Usually these place names are just a total mystery-- that gives a great idea of the topography and how lines must have run along the rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 That's GREAT! Usually these place names are just a total mystery-- that gives a great idea of the topography and how lines must have run along the rivers.Rick you are right. Zubtsov is not the big town in the map as I thought. It is a little more than a homestead with a few buildings.Here is the place were Senior Sergeant Filshin crossed the river. Even on this detailed map I was not able to find all thenames of the villages.in the red circle:1. Chichakovo village2. Kargasheno3. Zubovo villageThat seems to be the reason why place names are just a total mystery - They are tooooo small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Some research about his unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Order of battle for a tank brigade in 1942.He was the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon, equiptet with 3 light armored cars like the BA 3, 6, 10, 20, 64 or other types.Picture of a BA 6 reconnaissance car: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 or a BA 64 produced from 1942 to 1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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