Soviet OGPW2 Lieutenant David Fedorovich Kandavadze

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Award Card

Order BookletG 438130

1. Last name: Kandavadze

2. Name and patrionymic: David Fedorovich

3. Rank: Lieutenant

4. Gender: Male

5. Birthyear: 1919

6. Birthplace: Sviri, Zestafoni Region

7. Party membership:

8. Education:

9. Nationality: Georgian

10. Time in Red Army:

11. Place of service at awarding:Platoon Leader – 552 Rifle Regiment, 121 Rifle Division Order 0101 dated 9.4.1945

12. Place of work at present:

13. Home address: Sviri, Zestaponi Region, Georgian SSR

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Patriotic War II 882.227 121 Rifle Corps dated 9.4.1945

Verified by Zestaponi Regional Military Commissariat Colonel Gobronidze on 19.03.1953

　

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Kandavadze, David Fedorovich

2. Rank: Lieutenant

3. Duty position: Platoon Leader – 552 Rifle Regiment, 191 Novgorod Red Banner Rifle Division

Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class

4. Born: 1919

5. Nationality: Georgian

6. Party membership: since 1940

7. Previous combat: since 10.9.1942

8. Wounds or shell-shock: seriously wounded 21.3.1945

9. In Red Army: since 1942

10. Inducted by: Kirov Regional Military Commissariat, Tbilisi

11. Previous awards: Defense of the Caucasus Medal in 1943

12. Home of record: Georgian SSR, Zestaponi Oblast, village of First Svyri. Mother – NadezhdaVissarionovnaKandavadze

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

In fighting for a heavily defended enemy strongpoint (?)rizergarten on 20 March 1945, Comrade Kandavadze was the first to rush into the settlement, where they destroy eight German soldiers, suppressed the fire of two enemy firing positions, and continued a pursuit of the Germans.

He displayed personal, officer bravery in fighting for Hill 171.0 on 21.3.1945 where he personally killed two German soldiers with his assigned sidearm and took one prisoner. He was seriously wounded in this engagement.

He is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.

Signed, Commander, 55 Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Vasilev on 4 March 1945

Endorsed Commander, 191 Novgorod Red Banner Rifle Division, Colonel (?)epel on 29 March 1945

Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II Class by 121 Rifle Corps Order 0101/N dated 9 April 1945 and recorded by Corps Deputy Chief of Personnel, Administrative Services Captain Belyaev

*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English

　

Unit Award Order

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121 Rifle Corps, 49 Army Order 0101/N dated 9 April 1945

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

(Awarded to members of the 3 Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade, RGK)

Order of the Patriotic War II Class:

10. Lieutenant David FedorovichKandavadze – Rifle Platoon Leader, 552 Rifle Regiment

Signed Commander, 121 Rifle Corps, Hero of the Soviet Union General-Major Smirnov