Soviet Private Fedor Gerasimovich Mil

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Just received two terrific gifts from a couple of friends. Will post the other, an ORS next but wanted to start with this one. So without further ado... first the medal and then the research:

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Documents pertaining to Bravery Medal #3.285.061

1. Award card

Certificate 072870

Last name: Mil

Name and Patrionymic: Fedor Gerasimovich

Rank: Private

Sex: Male

Birthyear: 1921

Birthplace: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Satanovskii Region, village of Solomna

Party Membership: n/a

Education: elementary

Nationality: Ukrainian

Service in the Red Army: 8.41-11.45

Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: Driver – 677 Rifle Regiment, 409 Rifle Division, 2 Ukrainian Front

Place of service and duty position at the current time: Odessa Factory of the October Revolution – Driver

Home of Record: Odessa, Red Street #141, Apt 25

14. Awards

Award Serial Number Awarder

Bravery Medal 282.559 409 Rifle Division dated 12.4.45

Bravery Medal 3.285.061 677 Rifle Regiment dated 24.4.45

Victory over Germany Edict dated 9.5.45

Verified by Guards Lieutenant Colonel Denisenko on 1 November 1947

2. Award Citation

Secret

Order 011/N of the 677 Order of Suvorov Rifle Regiment, 409 Kirovograd Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskii Rifle Division

24 April 1945 Active Duty

On behalf of the Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the Bravery Medal to:

10. Light Machinegunner, 9 Rifle Company Private Fedor Gerasimovich Mil who on 29.3.43 in fighting for the Perbet settlement (Czechoslovakia) while under heavy enemy rifle and machinegun fire supported the rifle company’s attack, thus enabling its success.

Born 1912, Ukrainian, non-party member, in Patriotic War since 8.11.44. No wounds. Inducted 24.8.44 by the Satanov RMC, Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast. Awarded Bravery Medal by Order 015/n of the 409RD dated 12.4.45. Home of Record: Kamenets-Podolsk Oblast, Stanovskii Region, village of Solomna. Father – Mil, Gerasim Matveevich.

Signed Commander, 677 Order of Suvorov Rifle Regiment, Major Borodin and Chief of Staff Captain Veklenko

[Bill Garvy]

Two Bravery Medals!

[Paul R]

Thanks for posting this set Dan! Does anyone know the highest number of bravery medals received by a single person?

[Hauptmann]

Hi Paul,

Don't know for sure... hoping one of the other members does and will kick in. Only thing I can find so far is in the green bible on page 145 end of paragraph one in the second column on the right of the page...

"Two individuals were awarded the Bravery Medal six times."

Dan

[Ferdinand]

Yes, that was the max.

The Mondvor site has a picture of a mortarman that received five Bravery Medals:

- http://mondvor.narod.ru/MOtvaga.html