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    I a posting the research of a double Red Banner Group. What is special about this group is that I was able to find the second red banner from a collector in Australia, so was able to reunite them, so will continue to search for other missing awards.

    First Red Banner award sheet:

    Document pertaining to Order Red Banner #229.156

    1. Information card

    Order Booklet No 511128

    1. Last name : Ushakov
    2. Name and patronymic: Boris Vladimirovich
    3. Rank: Lt. Colonel
    4. Sex: Male
    5. Birth year: 1921
    6. Birth place: Moscow
    7. Party membership: Member of the All-Union Communist party (Bolsheviks) since 1945
    8. Education: High School Education
    9. Nationality: Russian
    10. Joined red army: 1940
    11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 17th Air Combat Army, 179th Guard Fighter Pilot regiment. Commander of the Air Squadron
    12. Place of service at current time: 17th Air Combat Army, 179th Guard Fighter Pilot Regiment. Commander of the Air Squadron
    13. Home address: Moscow, 112 Prolomnaya, 1a, apt. 3
    14. Awards

    Award name

    Award number

    Document number

    Reason for awarding

    OGPW I

    113.668

    M / R 017112

    Order #016 of the 3rd Guard Fighter Pilot Regiment of 28.10.1944

    Order of Red Banner

    229.156

    M / R 893219

    Order #044/N of the 5th Air Combat Army of 26.03.1945

    Order of Red Banner

    229.161

    M / R 893268

    Order #085/N of the 5th Air Combat Army of 23.05.1945

    Order of Red Star

    1.846.503

    M / R 805732

    Order #0125/N of the 5th Air Combat Army of 13.06.1945

    OGPW II

    553.176

    M / R 805758

    Order #0112/N of the 17th Air Combat Army of 29.08.1945

    For Victory Over Germany

    G 014784

    By Decree 09.05.1945

    Liberation of

    Budapest

    A 002724

    By Decree 09.06.1945

    Capture of

    Vienna

    A 010981

    By Decree 09.06.1945

    Combat Service Medal

    Un - Numbered

    By Decree 15.11.1950

    Order of Red Star

    3.516.461

    511128

    By Decree 30.12.1956

    Chairman of the Headquarters of the 179th Guard Fighter Pilot Regiment

    Guard Lt. Colonel Glazov

    10 May 1946

    Award sheet Order of the Red Banner # 229.156

    1. Last name, name and patronymic : Ushakov, Boris Vladimirovich
    2. Rank : Guard Lieutenant
    3. Duty position and Unit: Unit Commander in the 177th Guard Fighter Aircraft Debretzensky Regiment, 14th Guard Fighter Aircraft Kirovgradsky Red Banner Division "Order Suvorov Second Degree", 3rd Guard Fighter Aircraft Yassky Corps
    4. Birth year: 1921
    5. Nationality: Russian
    6. Party membership: not a party member
    7. In combat: has fought in the Great Patriotic War since 09/05/44, on the 2nd Ukrainian Front
    8. Wounds of Contusions: None
    9. In Red Army: 1940
    10. Inducted by: staff
    11. Earlier Awards: Order "GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1st Degree" by the order of the 3rd Guard Fighter Aircraft Corps
    12. Permanent address: City of Moscow 112,1 Prolomna St, Apt. 3, mother - Ushakova Anna Aleksandrovna

    SHORT, SPECIFIC PRESENTATION OF THE PERSONAL BATTLE FEAT OR ACHIEVEMENT:

    On 10/24/44, he was awarded with the Order "GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1st Degree" for 37 successful flight missions, for taking down an ME-109 airplane, for the demolition of 1 steam engine and up to 30 soldiers and officers.

    After receiving the award, he performed 43 successful flight attack missions, as follows: 2 - as an escort of bomber planes, 29 - as a cover for the battle formations of ground troops, 10 - on a reconnaissance mission, 2 - on a "free hunt". Conducted 18 air battles during which he personally took down 3 enemy FW-190 airplanes.

    During his service as a unit commander, his unit conducted 75 flight missions, 12 air battles in which 5 enemy planes were taken down without crew member casualties.

    On 10/23/44, while performing the military task "free hunt", he encountered 4 FW-190s and attacked them as a result of which he personally took down 1 FW-190. The task was carried out perfectly.

    On 11/01.44, while covering for the ground troops as part of 4 LA-5 aircraft unit, he entered into battle with 6 FW-190 and as a result he personally took down 1 FW-190.

    On 12/22/44, while covering the ground troops with a passing bomb attack on the enemy troops and machinery and throwing bombs on a motorcar line, he flew down; hedgehopping took 2 motorcars by storm and demolished them.

    On 12/23/44, while covering the ground troops, he conducted passing bomb attacks on railroad stations. After the bomb attack, he was attacked by 6 FW-190 and 2 ME-109, during the air battle he personally took down 1 FW-190. The unit as a whole took down 4 enemy planes without any casualties.

    His brave actions, courage, and perfectly planned and executed air battles assured that he would achieve success in his battle operations. During his flight missions for reconnaissance of enemy troops and machinery he always performed his tasks successfully, supplied the commanding staff with valuable information about the enemy troops and machinery. Even when he was in difficult reconnaissance conditions under an enemy antiaircraft attack, he continued steadfastly ahead with his mission, never abandoning the leader, ready to assist at any moment, thus ensuring the success of any battle mission.

    For his excellent participation in battle, for his courage and bravery, for 43 successful flight missions, for personally taking down 3 FW-190 enemy planes, he merits the Government Award with the Order "RED BANNER"

    COMMANDER of the 2nd Aircraft Squadron 177th Guard Fighter Aircraft (Debretzensky Regiment) Guard Senior Lieutenant Mal'tzev 11 February 1945

    For the courage and bravery shown during the battles with the German occupators, for the 43 successful flight missions, for personally taking down 3 FW-190s, he merits the Government Award of Order "RED BANNER"

    COMMANDER OF THE 177th GUARD FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DEBRETZENSKY REGIMENT GUARD MAJOR UGROBATOV 12 February 1945

    He merits the government award of Order "RED BANNER"

    COMMANDER OF THE 14th GUARD FIGHTER KIROVGRAD RED BANNER AIRCRAFT DIVISION “ORDER SUVOROV" GUARD COLONEL YUDAKOV

    14 February 1945

    He MERITS the Government Award of Order "RED BANNER"

    COMMANDER OF THE 3rd GUARD FIGHTER AIRCRAFT YASSKY CORPS

    GUARD LT. GENERAL OF AVIATION PODGORNY

    28 February 1945

    He has been awarded the Order "RED BANNER" by order #044-N of 03/26/45 to the forces of the 5th Airborne Army.

    SENIOR ASST. DIRECTOR OF THE PERSONNEL DIVISION OF THE 5th AIRBORNE ARMY

    SENIOR LIEUTENANT SHVETZ

    Posted

    Sounds like a sweet grouping!! Can you please post some images of the set? Are there any campaign or other medals awarded?

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