Early awarded OG III # 55.979

[cazack]

Hi all

 

just wanted to share an early issued Order of Glory III, awarded 14th December 1943, just a few weeks after the first  award

The number seems high and considering it was not issued to the Belorussian front from the mint until April 26th 1944 and was part of a block of 900 (55.901 - 56.800) and not issued for awarding until 28th April 1944 seems like it was a back dated issue as final approval was not until 24th April 1944, and It is I feel a great fighting citation

Record card 

Order booklet nr. B-609387

 

1. Last name: Poverenny

2. First name and patronymic: Grigory Aksyonovich

3. Military rank: Reserve Private

4. Sex: Male

5. Year of birth: 1918

6. Place of birth: Village of Krupets, Dobrush Raion, Poltava Oblast

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

8. Education: Elementary

9. Nationality: Belarusian

10. Since which year in the Red Army: From September 1943 through August 1945

11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Rifleman in the 277^th Rifle Regiment, 175^th Rifle Division, 1^st Belorussian Front

12. Current place of service and position: Farmer at the “Yuzhny” [“Southern”] Kolkhoz, Dobrush Raion, Poltava Oblast

13. Home address of the awardee: Village of Krupets, Dobrush Raion, Poltava Oblast

14. List of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal	Serial number	Number of the document	Ground of award
Order of Glory, 3rd Class	55.979	Temporary certificate nr. B-696142	Order of the 175th Rifle Division nr. 47/N of December 14, 1943
Medal for the Victory over Germany	/	Permanent certificate nr. Shch-027138	Decree of May 9, 1945
Medal for the Capture of Berlin	/	Permanent certificate nr. A-235218	Decree of June 9, 1945
In Order nr. 47/N his patronymic is given as “Alekseyevich”

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 Dobrush Raion

Lieutenant Colonel of the Administrative Service [signed] /Kabashnikov/

February 1, 1947

Order 

Secret

Copy nr. 2 

[Pencil note: 1^st Belorussian Front; July 24, 1944] 

Order 

Of the 175^th Ural Rifle Division, 48^th Army, Belorussian Front 

December 14, 1943 – Nr. 47/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 valour and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

The Order of Glory, 3^rd Class to:

[…]

7. Private Grigory Alekseyevich Poverenny, rifleman in the 277^th Karelian Red Banner Rifle Regiment

Commander of the 175^th Ural Rifle Division

Colonel [signed] /Smirnov/

 

Award sheet

All fields to be filled out fully

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Poverenny, Grigory Alekseyevich

2. Rank: Private

3. Position and unit: Rifleman in the 1^st Rifle Battalion of the 277^th Karelian Red Banner Rifle Regiment

Nominated for: Order of Glory, 3^rd Class

4. Year of birth: 1918

5. Nationality: Belarusian

6. Party affiliation: Not a member

7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War since March 20, 1943, serving on the Central Front and Belorussian Front

8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No

9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1943

10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Dobrush Raion

11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None

12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: _________

 

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or merits:

On November 13, 1943, during the fighting for height 114.6, located near Marimanovo-Rudnya in the Gomel Oblast, he and three other soldiers cut away the enemy barbed wire and broke through to the enemy trenches, meanwhile repelling several enemy flank attacks with grenades and their personal weapons.

During the fighting his fellow soldiers were wounded. He ordered them to crawl back to their own trenches, while he himself repelled several attacks by Germans charging his position. During the fighting he killed 6 German soldiers and wounded 4.

For bravery and courage he deserves to be awarded the Order of Glory, 3^rd Class.

Regimental commander

Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Verin/

December 8, 1943

 

[Pencil note: Glory 3^rd Class]

He will be awarded the Order of Glory, 3^rd Class.

 

Commander of the 175^th Ural Rifle Division

Colonel [signed] /Smirnov/

December 14, 1943

By Order of the 175^th Ural Rifle Division nr. 47/N of December 14, 1943 awarded the Order of Glory, 3^rd Class.

On behalf of the chief of the 2^nd Subsection of the Personnel Section of the 48^th Army

Captain [signed] /Shpilny/

April 24, 1944

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 20, 2020 by cazack

[Paul R]

Sounds like an intense event. Thank you for sharing this account with us.