Soviet Research Soviet awards

[Noor]

Hi all,

How I can research some of the Soviet awards?

First one is definetly awarded during the Winter war but when and for what?

Rest of the awards, what I LOVE to get research, will be post next week! :jumping:

[Guest Rick Research]

Not at all. Check the permanently posted serial numbers and documented dates posting here would show you

30,087 awarded in August 1942.

Research?

NOW?

Um....

Igor sold the ORB numbered above with a 1944 Nevsky, first listed in his May 1996 catalog to a Major Nikolai Zorya (perhaps somebody somewhere has posted the pair so the data is online) but only listed the unit as "a light artillery battery." There was full research on the undocumented pair, so I hope the happy owner has posted them someplace.

[Noor]

I hope to get good translations done soon. Surely great award to the brave man - Mitrofanov, Jakova Tihonovicha

[Noor]

[Noor]

what a citation ....

Front Line NKVD intelligence department, reconnaissance missions team leader.

He worked as a scout’s team leader and went twice behind enemy lines up to 80 kilometres!

In the February 1942 (I can imagine cold at this time of the year there!!!!!!!!!) he was sent to Norway with radio station to collect information about the enemy and did it successfully 3,5 months.

Award has been approved by 14th Army commander General-major Shcherbakov himself!

He was actually native Karelian from the area.

[Noor]

His award sheet.... as an extra just medal for Defence of Polar Region and Victory over Germany

[JapanX]

Amazing citation!

Congrats Timo :cheers:

[Noor]

Here is a little pit more translation done:

MITROFANOV, Jakov Tihhonov
Born: 1912, in the Murmansk oblast, Kandalakša oblast (county) Kovd-Ozero village
Nationality: Karelian

Education: Elementary

Member of the Red Army: 1941

Member of the party: 1943

Served: NKVD 82. Polk (Regiment) Operative Intelligence Unit

Position: Scouts team leader

After the war worked as an explosive specialist in the Murmansk Oblast, Kildinski brick factory

In 1946 had following awards:

• Order of the Red Banner Nr. 30,083
• Medal for Defence of Polar region
• Medal for victory over Germany

When he went to reserve, he held a rank Private (what a high award to private in the beginning of the war in this case!!!!)

Order of the Red Banner

In the period of July 1941 until February 1942 he took part many reconnaissance missions, including twice went far behind enemy lines up to 80 km., including as a team leader.

February 1942 he was sent as a reconnaissance team leader with the radio deep into enemy territory in Norway, where he commanded whole intelligence radio network, providing important information to the Red Army, Navy and counterintelligence units over 3,5 months. There were around 70 important messages in total and contacts were made almost daily bases over radio.

Citation to the award was made by Karelian front operative headquarters commander Polkovnik (Colonel) Mološnikov and it was authorised by 14th Army commander General Major Štšerbakov.

[Rogi]

^{Wow ya, amazing They usually get downgraded to a Red Star early in the war for such a low rank, he must of had some kind of party connection fantastic find}