Soviet Scout...........or spy Bravery Medal

[Aurelius]

Thanks Auke!

1. Last name: Rogulyova

2. First name and patronymic: Lidia Yefimovna

3. Military rank: Civilian employee

4. Sex: Female

5. Year of birth: 1914

6. Place of birth: Village of Vorlamovo,
Chelyabinsk Oblast

7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member

8. Education: Secondary

9. Nationality: Russian

10. Since which year in the Red Army: From February 10 to February 12, 1943

11. Place of service (name
of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Scout in the 6^th Artillery Regiment, 74^th Rifle
Division

12. Current place of service and position: Teacher
at Akhtyrka School for Seven-Year-Olds, Kolpny Raion, Oryol Oblast

13. Home address of the awardee: Village
of Akhtyrka, Akhtyrka Rural Municipality, Kolpny Raion, Oryol Oblast

14. Record of all awards received:

Medal for Courage 127438

Temporary certificate nr. 303610

Order
of the 6^th Artillery Regiment nr. 7/N of February 23, 1943

The Medal for Courage to:

Lidia Yefimovna Rogulyova, a teacher at Akhtyrka Junior High School, for the fact that she carried out a special task for the command of the 6^th Artillery Regiment, 74^th Rifle
Division. She crossed the front line, infiltrated into the enemy positions in the village of Grechik, Kolpny Raion,Oryol Oblast, and, displaying heroism and courage, determined the enemy’s
strength, his firepower, and his types of weaponry. Upon returning she provided the headquarters of the artillery regiment with valuable information about the enemy, right at the time when the division didn’t possess accurate information about the enemy. While at the enemy positions, comrade Rogulyova was wounded, but nonetheless she honorably carried out the task entrusted to her.

Born in 1914, not a party member, Russian. Home address: Village of Akhtyrka, Kolpny Raion, Oryol Oblast.

Regimental
commander

Major
[signed] /Anisimov/

Edited February 22, 2013 by Aurelius

[Rogi]

Wow so cool shes a little bit of both i'd say !

[Ferdinand]

She reminds me of the most famous civilian who provided the Red Army with intelligence, Sasha Filippov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Filippov

I believe quite a few civilians were employed as scouts / spies behind enemy lines.

Edited February 25, 2013 by Ferdinand

[Paul R]

This is the first such citation I have seen. That is some cool stuff. This means that she would have qualified for the VoG as well, right?

[Aurelius]

Auke: Very interesting article but a very sad ending.

Paul: Hard to say as she was a civilian. ?? not sure man.

[Eric B]

Extraordinary citation, thanks for sharing it.