Soviet OGPW2 Senior Lieutenant Yuri Vladimirovich Prusetskii

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As you can see this one has had the enamel in the top arm replaced at some point in it's history due to damage.

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The translation. As always comments are most welcome.

Award Card

Order Booklet 595870

1. Last name: Prusetskii

2. Name and patrionymic: Yuri Vladimirovich

3. Rank: Senior Lieutenant

4. Gender: Male

5. Birthyear: 1921

6. Birthplace: Kirovobad, Azerbaijan SSR

7. Party membership: n/a

8. Education: advanced

9. Nationality: Russian

10. Time in Red Army: 1943-1947

11. Place of service at awarding: 26 Rifle Division – Company Medical Commander

12. Place of work at present:

13. Home address: GSSR, Tbilisi, Lenin Region, Chkikvadze St. #20

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Red Star 757.978 26 Rifle Division dated 4.8.44

OPWII 498.898 43 Army dated 30.04.45

Verified by Tbilisi Lenin Region Regional Military Commissariat Major Barom(?) on 26 April 1947

　

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Prusetskii, Yuri Vladimirovich

2. Rank: Medical Services Senior Lieutenant

3. Duty position: Junior Doctor, Frontline Medical Point, 87 Karelian Red Banner Rifle Regiment, 26 Rifle Division

Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class

4. Born: 1921

5. Nationality: Russian

6. Party membership: Comsomol since 1938, #B 6777581

7. Previous combat: since 11.1943

8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a

9. In Red Army: since August 1943

10. Inducted by: Tbilisi Municipal Military Commissariat

11. Previous awards: Red Star on 4.8.44 by 26 RD Order 054/N

12. Home of record: Tbilisi, Lenin Region, Chkhibvadze St. #20. Mother – Antonina Semenovna Prusetskaya

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

Working on the front-line medical point in combat on the approaches to Koenigsberg 7.4.45, Comrade Prusetskii organized excellent medical help to wounded soldiers and officers under difficult conditions under artillery and mortar fire. Over two days from 6-7.4.45 he worked without relief in bandaging and rendering medical care to 75 wounded soldiers and officers. Despite the difficult combat conditions he personally made 16 blood transfusions to wounded and 22 (?)XXXXXXXXX.

Through his selfless work in rendering first aid to wounded soldiers and commanders he enabled the accomplishment of the assigned combat mission.

For selfless labor in rendering medical aid to the wounded and for personal bravery and valor in the struggle with the German invaders he is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.

Signed Commander, 87 Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Kovalenko on 7 April 1945

Endorsed Commander, 26 Rifle Division, General-Major Bela(?) on 9 August 1945

Endorsed Commander, 90 Rifle Corps Surgeon, Lieutenant Colonel of Medical Services Sinel(?) on 16 April 1945

Endorsed Commander, 90 Rifle Corps, Guards General-Major Sedul(?) on 19 April 1945

Endorsed Chief of the Medical Section, 43 Army, Medical Services Colonel Ginzb(?) of 25 April 1945

　

Unit Award Order

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Third Belorussian Front, 43 Army Order 0134/N dated 30 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 to members of the 90 Rifle Corps:

Order of the Patriotic War II Class to:

36. Medical Services Senior Lieutenant Yuri Vladimirovich Prusetskii – Junior Doctor, 87 Karelian Red Banner Rifle Regiment, 26 Stalin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division

Signed 43 Army Commander Guards General-Lieutenant Beloborodov, Member of the Military Committee General-Major Shabalov, and Chief of Staff General-Major Maslennikov and verified by Chief of Personnel Colonel P. Sushchev.

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By the by... nearly forgot to mention but if anyone happens to have his Order of the Red Star I'd be intro'd as I'd love to put them back together:

Red Star 757.978 26 Rifle Division dated 4.8.44

Many thanks!

Dan