Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 This is 'only' a long service Red Banner, but to an interesting officer. First the award itself: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Record card: Edited November 3, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Reverse: Order booklet nr. 372454 1. Last name: Misyura 2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Konstantinovich 3. Military rank: Colonel 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1905 6. Place of birth: City of Poltava 7. Party membership: Member of the VKP(b) since 1930 8. Education: Secondary 9. Nationality: Ukrainian 10. In the Red Army since: Since 1923 11. Place of service (name of unit) and duty position at the time of the awarding: Chief of staff of the 52nd Corps 12. Current Place of service and duty position: Chief of the operational department of the 43rd Army 13. Home address of awardee: City of Babushkin, Moscow Oblast, [?] [?], [?] 3, apartment 3 14. Record of all awards presented: - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, 6958, Temporary certificate nr. 561580, Order of the Voronezh Front nr. 074/N of 23 April 1943 - Order of the Red Star, 240341, Temporary certificate nr. 1090047, Order of the Voronezh Front nr. 0147/N of 5 September 1943 - Order of the Red Banner, 160349, Temporary certificate nr. V-788924, Order of the 1st Ukrainian Front nr. 0119/N of 20 September 1944 - Order of the Red Star, 851331, Temporary certificate nr. 065517, Decree of 3 November 1944 - Order of the Red Banner, 194465, Temporary certificate nr. D-581983, Order of the 4th Ukrainian Front nr. 059/N of 22 February 1945 - Order of the Red Banner, 208930, Temporary certificate nr. 145500, Decree of 30 April 1945 - Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class, 2827, Temporary certificate nr. Zh-640996, Decree of 29 June 1945 - Medal for the Victory over Germany, Certificate nr. G-0136231, Decree of 9 May 1945 - Order of Lenin, 119641, Decree of 20 June 1949 - Order of the Red Banner, 2467, Decree of 5 November 1954 Signature of the awardee [signature] Chief of the personnel department of the Northern Group of Forces Colonel [signature] /Sergeyenko/ 25 December 1945 Edited November 4, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) And... Note that the corps commander that signed the attestation still stinks he is a guards officer (from his previous assignment), even though he is now in a regular unit... Edited November 3, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) And... For 21 years and 7 months of service in the Red Army 1. Last name, patronymic and first name: Misyura, Ivan Konstantinovich 2. Military rank: Colonel 3. Duty position, unit: Chief of staff of the 52nd Lvov Rifle Corps Recommended for: Order of the Red Banner 4. Year of birth: 1905 5. Nationality: Ukrainian 6. Party membership: Member of the VKP(b) 7. Place of birth: City of Poltava 8. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where, when): In the Finnish campaign from December 1939 to March 1940, in the Patriotic War since 22 June 1941 with the Northwestern, Voronezh, 1st Ukrainian, and 4th Ukrainian Front 9. Suffered wounds or contusions: No 10. In the Red Army since: Since October 1923 11. Which orders and medals awarded and when: Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class by Order of the Voronezh Front nr. 074/N of 23 April 1943, Order of the Red Star by Order of the Voronezh Front nr. 0147/N of 5 September 1943, Order of the Red Banner by Order of the 1st Ukrainian Front nr. 0119/N of 20 September 1944, Order of the Red Star for long service in the Red Army by Decree of the Presidium of 3 November 1944 12. Home address: Moscow Oblast, City of Babushkin, Menzhinsky Signals School of the NKVD. Wife: Yevdokia Stepanovna Misyura Attestation In the Red Army since 1923. In the Patriotic War since June 1941. He does his work accurately, diligently, and courageously, and takes initiatives. He can organize the staff to fulfill the assigned tasks. He is persistent in his activities. He is exigent with himself and his subordinates. He utilizes his authority. He is competent. He is dedicated to the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland. For long service in the Red Army he deserves the state award "Order of the Red Banner". Commander of the 52nd Lvov Rifle Corps Guards Major General [signature] /Bushev/ 24 February 1945 Conclusion of the military counsil of the army For long and irreproachable service in the Red Army he deserves the state award "Order of the Red Banner". Assistent-commander of the 38th Army and chief of staff Lieutenant General [signature] /Vorobyov/ Member of the military counsil Major General [signature] /[?]ev/ [?] March 1945 (...) Conclusion of the military counsil of the front Deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Commander of the 4th Ukrainian Front Army General [signature] /Iv. Petrov/ Member of the military counsil of the 4th Ukrainian Front Colonel General [signature] /L. Mekhlis/ 18 March 1945 Edited November 3, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Service record... Note that he was already a Colonel in August 1941 and that he speaks "French poorly"... Edited November 3, 2009 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 And... Note that he has four kids was married three times (two of his wives are listed here and another one on the award sheet)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 And... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 And the last one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 And a close-up of Misyura... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 He must have been a real "popular" guy-- Served in the NKVD Border Guards 1926-38 (another Great Purge non-victim ) and then in NKVD Railways Security 1938-42 ... before vaulting into his lofty ARMY position with absolutely no professional military staff qualifications!!!! Something else noteworthy-- his 1954 retirement (too long in grade) specifies that he is granted the right to wear uniform in retirement with the special shoulder board stripes of retired officers. You have had remarkable good fortune with research-- have you found an "NKVD fishing hole"? Every one you've been pulling up is a keeper!! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) great award Edited November 4, 2009 by Alfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liopa Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Interesting: Order of the Red Star for long service in the Red Army by Decree of the Presidium of 3 November 1944 and just a few months later - Order of the Red Banner - again for long service in the Red Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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