Soviet Sergeant Nikolai Antonovich Kovun

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93rd Separate Tank Brigade, 4th Tank Army ? T-34 Radio Operator/Machine Gunner.

Single salty "For Bravery".

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And the odd (replacement?) document.

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The award record card.

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And.

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Enlisted at 18, sergeant and medal winner by 19.

The translation:

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The recommendation:

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And

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And

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The translation:

AWARD LIST

14. Last Name, name and patronymic Kavun Nikolaj Antonovich

15. Rank Sergeant

16. Position, unit Radio Operator/Machine Gunner of the 3th Tank Battalion, 93rd Separate Zhitomyr Red Banner, Order of Suvorov and B. Khmelnitsky Tank Brigade

Is recommended for the government award Medal For Bravery

17. Year of birth 1926

18. Nationality Ukrainian

19. Party membership n/a

20. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) 1st Ukrainian Front since 13.3.45

21. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War No

22. In the Red Army since May 1944

23. Drafted by what district military commissariat Stalin District Military Commissariat, City Nikolaev

24. Previous awards No

25. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) City Nikolaev, Street Plotnichnaya 93. Mother: Kovun Ramsa Vladimirovna

II. Brief description of personal feat

Radio Operator/Machine Gunner Comrade Kavun during the battles for the principal enemy defense point at Tyurmitts on March 28 demonstrated good ability in managing the radio transmitter and courage in the fulfillment of the combat mission.

Together with the crew, while located on the left flank during the course of a 24 hours action to surround the enemy, he neutralized one enemy tank, one machine gun and 30 soldiers and officers.

For the exemplary fulfillment of the commanded task and the manifested bravery and courage he deserves to be awarded with the Government award, medal For Bravery.

Commander of the 3rd Tank Battalion

Captain (Signature) / Sevzchuov /

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Deserves the awarding of the government award Medal ?For Bravery?.

Commander of the 93rd Separate Zhitomyr Red Banner, Order of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmel?nitsky Tank Brigade

Guards Colonel (signed) / Selivanchik /

11 April 1945

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The teenage tanker's award was (apparently) earned in the liberation of Głubczyce (n?e Leobsch?tz), a rather nasty business.

As always comments and questions are welcomed.

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The booklet doesn't belong with this medal. The name in the booklet is Grigory Antonovich Aikalo, awarded a BM (probably unnumbered, and than somebody entered a serial number to create a fake 'group') by order #086/N of the 1026th Rifle Regiment on 14 September 1944. The research is to Nikolai Antonovich Kovun, awarded a BM by order #040/N of the 93rd Independent Tank Brigade on 13 April 1945.

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Oops, so true. What an idiot I am! I should have noticed that.

Off goes the book "to Siberia", but the medal and the research are a fine thing.

Thanks for the correction!

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