Soviet Reserve Sergeant Pavel Grigorevich Aleksandronets

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Hi all,

This is one of two very generous gifts I've just received from a couple of friends. I've just posted the other, a Bravery medal and now for the ORS. As before, first I'll post the award, then the research and finally the translation:

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Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Aleksandronets, Pavel Grigorevich

2. Rank: Sergeant

3. Duty position: Gun Commander – 45mm Anti-Tank Platoon, 1 Rifle Battalion, 117 Rifle Regiment, 23 Rifle Division

Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star

4. Born: 1916

5. Nationality: Belorussian

6. Party membership: n/a

7. Previous combat: since 10.03.1944

8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a

9. Time in Red Army: since 19.10.1943

10. Inducted by: Loev Regional Military Commissariat, Gomel Oblast

11. Previous awards: n/a

12. Home of record: Gomel Oblast, Love Region, village of Rudnya-Kamenka. Wife – Anna Adamovna Aleksandronets

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

While repelling enemy counterattacks during the capture of Eberswald* and other population centers from 24.4 through 2.5.45, 45mm gun crew commander Sergeant P.G. Aleksandronets and his crew destroyed four enemy machinegun firing positions, two bunkers, one armored personnel carrier, and as many as 20 enemy soldiers, thus enabling the advance of our infantry, the repulsion of the enemy counterattack, and the resultant capture of the town.

For courage and valor displayed in battle, he is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Signed Commander, 117 Luchinets Order of Kutuzov Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant Colonel Zinokurov on 13 May 1945

Endorsed Commander, 23 Rifle Division, General-Major Bakhrameev on 14 May 1945

Awarded the Order of the Red Banner by Order 138/N of the 23 Rifle Division dated 21.5.1945. Verified by Chief of Personnel, Captain (?) on 22 May 1945

*[trans: name may be different due to transliteration]

Award Card

Order Booklet A 852465

1. Last name: Aleksandronets

2. Name and patrionymic: Pavel Grigorevich

3. Rank: Reserve Sergeant

4. Gender: Male

5. Birthyear: 1916

6. Birthplace: Gomel Oblast, Laev Region, village of R. Kameneva, "May Day" Selsovet

7. Party membership: n/a

8. Education: elementary

9. Nationality: Belorussian

10. Time in Red Army: 11.1943-7.1946

11. Place of service at awarding: 117 Rifle Regiment, 23 Rifle Division – Gun Commander

12. Place of work at present: Gomel Oblast, Loev Region, "Star" Collective Farm – collective farmer

13. Home address: Gomel Oblast, Laev Region, village of Rudnya-Kameneva

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Red Star 2.183.801 23 Rifle Division dated 21.5.45

Liberation of Warsaw Medal Edict dated 9.6.45

Capture of Berlin Medal Edict dated 9.6.45

Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45

Verified by Love Regional Military Commissariat, Gomel Oblast, Administrative Services Captain Leiter on 14 February 1947

Abbreviated Award Card Summary

Belorussian Private Pavel Grigorevich Aleksandronets (b.1916) was awarded the Combat Service Medal for Combat in the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, according to an Edict dated 17 November 19[trans: illegible, however probably 1939]. He was bestowed the decoration 13.5.1941. At the time, he was responsible for the fuel and lubricants storage site, 37 Independent (?) Tank Division. He had entered service in 1937 and was a non-Communist Party member. He was a farmer in the Rudnya-Kameneva village, Gomel Oblast.

SECRET

1 Belorussian Front, 61 Army, 23 Rifle Division Order 038/N

dated 21 May 1945

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary mission accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for displaying valor and courage:

The Order of the Red Star

7. Sergeant Pavel Grigorevich Aleksandronets – Gun Commander, 45mm AT Platoon, 117 Rifle Division

Signed Commander, 23 Rifle Division, Colonel Porkhachev

[1977]

On awarding orders and medals of the USSR commanding structure, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants' Red Army and the Border Guard, command personnel and family members of employees of hospitals.For exemplary performance of combat tasks of the Government and for displaying courage and bravery award:

..... Aleksandronets Paul G.

November 17, 1939

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On awarding orders and medals of the USSR commanding structure, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants' Red Army and the Border Guard, command personnel and family members of employees of hospitals.For exemplary performance of combat tasks of the Government and for displaying courage and bravery award:

..... Aleksandronets Paul G.

November 17, 1939

Many thanks on the additional info but where on the documents does this match to? If you could post the number of the post, etc., that would be a great help. And as I don't read but a very few words of Russian any additional info on this or the Bravery medal documents would be deeply appreciated... that is if there is anything else there that might have been missed.

Thanks!

Dan

Edited July 15, 2010 by Hauptman

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he was awarded by the decree of PVA November 17, 1939.Total Medal of this decree was awarded the 2784 rights.

That's all.

[Bill Garvy]

A beautiful MZPP variant of the Order of the Red Star. . .

[Paul R]

Very nice!! Would he have been eligible for the Battle of Lake Khasan badge as well?

[Hauptmann]

Hi Paul,

Wish I knew as that would definitely be cool... hoping more will come to light on some of these I've gotten but one never knows.

Dan

[Ferdinand]

Many thanks on the additional info but where on the documents does this match to? If you could post the number of the post, etc., that would be a great help. And as I don't read but a very few words of Russian any additional info on this or the Bravery medal documents would be deeply appreciated... that is if there is anything else there that might have been missed.

Thanks!

Dan

Hello Dan, the first document in post #6 says that he was awarded a Military Merit Medal on 17 November 1939 "For combat near the Khalkhin-Gol River", that was bestowed on 13 May 1941. I have a (Russian) list with all early decrees awarding Bravery and Military Merit Medals, including the 17 November 1939 decree. Aleksandronets' MMM was awarded by this decree that decorated 9201 persons with the Bravery Medal and 2784 persons with the Military Merit Medal.

Edited July 20, 2010 by Ferdinand

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Very nice!! Would he have been eligible for the Battle of Lake Khasan badge as well?

No way to know. I don't see any references that he fought there, but he was already serving in 1937.

[Ferdinand]

The MMM serial number should be quite low by the way, since there were only 1797 pieces awarded before 17 November 1939.