Aurelius Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Well, some of you will get it. Thanks Auke! Record card Record card Order booklet nr. 337160 1. Last name: Grubelashvili 2. First name and patronymic: Sergo Aksentovich 3. Military rank: Sergeant 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1915 6. Place of birth: City of Tbilisi 7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1945 8. Education: Elementary 9. Nationality: Georgian 10. Since which year in the Red Army: From July 23, 1941 to September 25, 1945 11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Driver in the 414th Rifle Division 12. Current place of service and position: Driver with the Mandarin-Lemon Trust 13. Home address of the awardee: 30 Montin Street, city of Tbilisi 14. Record of all awards received: Names of the orders and medals Their numbers Numbers of the documents Ground of award Medal for Courage 689160 Temporary certificate nr. A-592101 Order of the 1367th Rifle Regiment nr. 012/N of November 21, 1943 Order of the Red Star 663414 B-838271 Order of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division nr. 024/N of July 3, 1944 Medal for the Victory over Germany Permanent certificate nr. B-0194294 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 9, 1945 Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus Permanent certificate nr. K-002444 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 1, 1944 Signature of the awardee: [signed] I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature): Military commissar of the Lenin Raion, city of Tbilisi Major [signed] /Baralidze/ December 14, 1946 Order Order Of the 1367th Rifle Regiment, 414th Anapskaya Rifle Division November 21, 1943 – Nr. 012/N – Active Army On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, I award: The Medal for Courage to: […] 8. Senior Sergeant Sergei Akvsentyevich Grubelashvili, assistant leader of a horseback reconnaissance platoon, for the fact that he, during the fighting with the German invaders at the village of Kurbatskaya on September 23, 1943, carried out his mission in an excellent manner. During this mission, aimed at finding the escape route of the enemy troops, he engaged the enemy in combat and killed 3 enemy soldiers. Born in 1915, Georgian, member of the Komsomol, drafted into the Red Army on June 23, 1941 by the Military Commissariat of the Lenin Raion, city of Tbilisi. Home address: 30 Pavlovskaya Street, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. Mother: Nina Tedorovna. He has not yet been decorated. […] Commander of the 1367th Rifle Regiment Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kantaria/ Chief of staff Major [signed] /Khurtsilava/ Chief of the Personnel Section of the North Caucasian Front Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Zhdanov/ January 3, 1944 Order [Pencil: “Independent Coastal Army; March 27, 1945”] Secret Copy nr. 2 Order Of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division July 3, 1944 – Nr. 024/N – Active Army On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award: The Order of the Red Star to: […] 86. Senior Sergeant Sergei Akvsentyevich Grubelashvili, assistant leader of a horseback reconnaissance platoon in the 1367th Sebastopol Rifle Regiment […] Commander of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Major General [signed] /Dzabakhidze/ Chief of staff of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Khurtsilava/ Chief of the Personnel Section of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Captain of Administrative Service [signed] /Latyshev/ Order verified. Chief of the Personnel Section of the 55th Rifle Corps Lieutenant Colonel [signed] September 11, 1944 Chief of the Personnel Section of the Independent Coastal Army Colonel [signed] /Zhdanov/ November 11, 194__ Award sheet Award sheet 1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Grubelashvili, Sergei Akvsentyevich 2. Rank: Senior Sergeant 3. Position and unit: Assistant leader of a horseback reconnaissance platoon in the 1367th Sebastopol Rifle Regiment, 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Nominated for: Order of the Red Star 4. Year of birth: 1915 5. Nationality: Georgian 6. Party affiliation: Member of the Komsomol 7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War: Since August 1, 1942 on the North Caucasian Front 8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No 9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941 10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Lenin Raion, city of Tbilisi 11. Awarded what, by whom, when, and what for: Medal for Courage by Order of the 1367th Rifle Regiment nr. 012/N of November 21, 1943 12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: 30 Pavlovskaya Street, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. Mother: Nina Tedorovna Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits: He has been serving at the front during the Patriotic War since the first days of the war, displaying decisiveness, steadfastness in combat, and bravery. During the fighting on the Krim he carried out the tasks assigned to him during repeated reconnaissance operations in a brilliant manner. Heading a group of scouts on May 7, 1944 near Bezymyanny farm, he skillfully organized an ambush, during which he engaged 12 enemy soldiers, of whom 2 were killed and 4 soldiers with enemy machine guns were taken prisoner and delivered to the regimental staff. He deserves the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 1367th Rifle Regiment Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kantaria/ June 11, 1944 I concur. He deserves the Order of the Red Star. Commander of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Major General [signed] /Dzabakhidze/ June 22, 1944 By Order of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division nr. 024/N of July 3, 1944 of July 3, 1944 awarded the Order of the Red Star. Chief of the Personnel Section of the 414th Anapskaya Red Banner Rifle Division Captain [signed] /Latyshev/ July 3, 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 That is the first midwar Horse Recon citation I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogi Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Very cool write up and grouping Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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