Soviet Group with Sino-Soviet Friendship Medal

[Gerd Becker]

Award Card 2 Reverse

[Gerd Becker]

I have the Ukaz for his Long Service MMM and a 3 page citation for the numbered MMM, thankfully typed, if there are any volunteers, please let me know. I am working through it letter for letter with an online translator, but i?ll get it properly translated as soon as i recovered from my research-bill.

Edited August 15, 2006 by Gerd Becker

[Guest Rick Research]

I've never heard of an Independent Anti-Aircraft COMPANY before !!!

[Gerd Becker]

His citation tells us, he was a telephone-operator of the 1st Mortar Company of the 922th Rifle Regiment of the 250th Rifle Division, which was in the 35th Rifle Corps/3rd Army/1st Belorussian Front:

"Military order to 922nd Infantry Red Banner Regiment of 250th Infantry Bobrujsk Red Banner and order of Suvorov Division # 0114/N

May 16, 1945 Active Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics the following people awarded with:

---Military Merit Medal---

...

2. Telephone operator of the 1st mortar company, private Zhulmukanov Boris for his actions displayed in battles during eliminating of surrendered German troops south-eastern to Berlin on April 25, 1945. When Germans started a counter attack near important highway Frankfurt-Berlin, private Zhulmukanov provided constant phone connection with the observation point. Despite heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire he personally fixed 7 cuts of the phone line. Born in 1926, Kazakh, Youth Communist League member, in Red Army since 22 November 1944, recruited from Chapaevsky District Military Office of Western Kazakhstan Region. Home address: Western Kazakhstan Region, Chapaevsky District, Inbeksky village community, collective-farm (kolkhoz) Intaly."

(Thanks to Andrei for the translation )

Probably he changed his forename from Baktibay to Boris to make it easier for his officers.

I wish, i?d get his service record to learn about his service in Korea...