One man’s group of 9 awards with issue cards.

[Farkas]

Hi Gents,

I spotted these the other day. They came from a house clearance here in the UK as far as I know.

I imagine there are many of these medals but I’m happy I’ll be able to keep them and their paperwork together as a group, as they deserve.

 

 

If one of you Gents would kindly help me with the recipients name, so I can note it down and add it to the paperwork, that really would be appreciated, 🍻

& Any thoughts or comments welcome as always.

 

Cheers

tony 

[Farkas]

**** update 
I’ve just had a message with his name.

 

Senior Lieutenant Yury Georgievich Zakharchenko

 

👍👍
 

 

[Stogieman]

Nice little group! Congrats! I wonder if he received any decorations. Only way to find out would be to do an archive search on the name. Given the current political climate, I don’t know if that’s still possible to do?

[Farkas]

7 hours ago, Stogieman said:

Nice little group! Congrats! I wonder if he received any decorations. Only way to find out would be to do an archive search on the name. Given the current political climate, I don’t know if that’s still possible to do?

Thanks Stogieman, I thought so too. 😊

& That’s a good question.
I’ll put it on my ‘to do’ list, the war will be long over by the time I reach it 😉

I tried a Google search with no results, I thought maybe an obituary or something might come up, that last award is from 2009.

 

tony 🍻

 

 

[Marcel B.]

I think this is your man: https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93571572/?backurl=%2Fheroes%2F%3Fadv_search%3Dy%26last_name%3DЗахарченко%26first_name%3DЮрий%26middle_name%3DГеоргиевич%26date_birth_from%3D%26static_hash%3Dfdf948ee304acc4bf3003dbe0b9586a7b3573f3600cdbc1aa8742bd494516397v6%26group%3Dall%26types%3Dpamyat_commander%3Anagrady_nagrad_doc%3Anagrady_uchet_kartoteka%3Anagrady_ubilein_kartoteka%3Apdv_kart_in%3Apdv_kart_in_inostranec%3Apamyat_voenkomat%3Apotery_vpp%3Apamyat_zsp_parts%3Akld_ran%3Akld_bolezn%3Akld_polit%3Akld_upk%3Akld_vmf%3Akld_partizan%3Apotery_doneseniya_o_poteryah%3Apotery_gospitali%3Apotery_utochenie_poter%3Apotery_spiski_zahoroneniy%3Apotery_voennoplen%3Apotery_iskluchenie_iz_spiskov%3Apotery_kartoteki%3Apotery_rvk_extra%3Apotery_isp_extra%3Asame_doroga%3Asame_rvk%3Asame_guk%3Apotery_knigi_pamyati%26page%3D1%26grouppersons%3D1&

 

 

[Egorka]

Marcel posted the personality, who is likely the recipient of those medals. 
but it is not 100% certain. Good: there is only one person with the same full name and officer rank. 
On the down side, we don’t know his birth year. Meaning, it could be a younger man, who became an officer after the war graduating from a military school. Such man possibly didn’t get any awards during the war, hence would be “invisible” in the online database. 
 

Farkas, could you post the award booklets open so that it can be read. 
 

Also, there are two booklets for 40 years of Victory medal. 

Edited June 25 by Egorka

[Farkas]

On 25/06/2024 at 22:32, Egorka said:

Farkas, could you post the award booklets open so that it can be read. 
 

Also, there are two booklets for 40 years of Victory medal. 

 

These are the 9 cards…

This one dated 1985

This one is dated 1986

 

 

 

 

On 23/06/2024 at 14:36, Marcel B. said:

I think this is your man: https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93571572/?backurl=%2Fheroes%2F%3Fadv_search%3Dy%26last_name%3DЗахарченко%26first_name%3DЮрий%26middle_name%3DГеоргиевич%26date_birth_from%3D%26static_hash%3Dfdf948ee304acc4bf3003dbe0b9586a7b3573f3600cdbc1aa8742bd494516397v6%26group%3Dall%26types%3Dpamyat_commander%3Anagrady_nagrad_doc%3Anagrady_uchet_kartoteka%3Anagrady_ubilein_kartoteka%3Apdv_kart_in%3Apdv_kart_in_inostranec%3Apamyat_voenkomat%3Apotery_vpp%3Apamyat_zsp_parts%3Akld_ran%3Akld_bolezn%3Akld_polit%3Akld_upk%3Akld_vmf%3Akld_partizan%3Apotery_doneseniya_o_poteryah%3Apotery_gospitali%3Apotery_utochenie_poter%3Apotery_spiski_zahoroneniy%3Apotery_voennoplen%3Apotery_iskluchenie_iz_spiskov%3Apotery_kartoteki%3Apotery_rvk_extra%3Apotery_isp_extra%3Asame_doroga%3Asame_rvk%3Asame_guk%3Apotery_knigi_pamyati%26page%3D1%26grouppersons%3D1&

 

 

 

Thank you both for your interest.

 

It would amazing if this is a picture of the man himself. He looks like a fit and healthy man but I wonder if any man would ever have expected to live long enough to receive a 65 year Anniversary Medal.

 

Cheers & thanks again,

tony 🍻 

 

 

Edited June 27 by Farkas
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[Egorka]

He was born in 1924 and would be 84 in 2009. Quite possible...
According to the 2010 census in the Russian Federation, there were ~50.000 men born in 1924. IT would be very similar for Belorussia, I think, where the veteran got his 65 year jubilee medal.

[Konstantin]

Absolutely standard set of jubilee medals of a WW2 veteran. Both my grandfathers had the majority of them. Born in 1910 and 1922, died 1991 and 1989.

The Belorussian medal of 65th anniversary was issued to mark those who liberated the territory of the Republic of Belarus in 1944. So we can presume the Lt. Zakharchenko served at one of four Fronts operating under "Bagration" operation of the Red Army in June 23rd - August 29th 1944.

Edited August 16 by Konstantin

[Konstantin]

On 23/06/2024 at 16:36, Marcel B. said:

I think this is your man: https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93571572/?backurl=%2Fheroes%2F%3Fadv_search%3Dy%26last_name%3DЗахарченко%26first_name%3DЮрий%26middle_name%3DГеоргиевич%26date_birth_from%3D%26static_hash%3Dfdf948ee304acc4bf3003dbe0b9586a7b3573f3600cdbc1aa8742bd494516397v6%26group%3Dall%26types%3Dpamyat_commander%3Anagrady_nagrad_doc%3Anagrady_uchet_kartoteka%3Anagrady_ubilein_kartoteka%3Apdv_kart_in%3Apdv_kart_in_inostranec%3Apamyat_voenkomat%3Apotery_vpp%3Apamyat_zsp_parts%3Akld_ran%3Akld_bolezn%3Akld_polit%3Akld_upk%3Akld_vmf%3Akld_partizan%3Apotery_doneseniya_o_poteryah%3Apotery_gospitali%3Apotery_utochenie_poter%3Apotery_spiski_zahoroneniy%3Apotery_voennoplen%3Apotery_iskluchenie_iz_spiskov%3Apotery_kartoteki%3Apotery_rvk_extra%3Apotery_isp_extra%3Asame_doroga%3Asame_rvk%3Asame_guk%3Apotery_knigi_pamyati%26page%3D1%26grouppersons%3D1&

 

 

 

That is definitely him! During the WW2 his rank was sergeant. Zakharchenko was at technical service in 11th Guards Red Banner Korsun-Shevchenkovskay Berlinskaya tank brigade. That unit was formed in 1941, employed at the Kursk battle, liberated Belorussia, participated in numerous operations in Poland and Germany incl. Berlin strategic operation. 

Yuri Zakharchenko was born July, 8th 1924 in Odessa. Drafted in Kazakhstan in the city of Djambul.

Won 2 orders of Red Star, Patriotic War 2 class (1985), War medal, Warsaw medal, Berlin medal. 

 

Probably, WW2 period awards were sold separately as they cost, cheapest jubilee ones were of no interest to the buyer. 

 

Ranks of 11th tank brigade at Kursk (summer 1943)

 

[Wat05]

Quite interesting that he was awarded the 1945-1985 Victory Medal two times! It seems almost not uncommon to see this - I seen an example of a British Convoy Sailor who was awarded two of them (and the Medal of Ushakov!)

[Konstantin]

13 hours ago, Wat05 said:

Quite interesting that he was awarded the 1945-1985 Victory Medal two times! It seems almost not uncommon to see this - I seen an example of a British Convoy Sailor who was awarded two of them (and the Medal of Ushakov!)

 

That was a common thing. There were many veterans alive by that time. The USSR celebrated the 40th anniversary with two awards at a time - the medal and the order of the Patriotic War. Logistics was a mess, too many mistakes. One of my grandfathers (had been a radioman in the 5th guards tank Army) got the Order of the 2nd class, but according to regulations had to get the 1st class, the other grandfather got none - his order went to an other city to the man with same name and year of birth, he got 2 orders I presume...

Another story: my grandfather was invited to a his draft board office to get the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces medal. Two weeks after he received the second one on the celebration event at veterans committee of his heavy industry plant. One passed to me as a souvenir, I was 12 y.o. that year )))  

14 hours ago, Wat05 said:

Quite interesting that he was awarded the 1945-1985 Victory Medal two times! It seems almost not uncommon to see this - I seen an example of a British Convoy Sailor who was awarded two of them (and the Medal of Ushakov!)

 

My wife's grandfather had two War medals (for the Victory over Germany). I saw two motivation docs issued by his military unit chief and the second from the draft board office here in Moscow. Big Army - mistakes took place.

[Wat05]

Now that is very cool! Quite a shame though, about some veterans having their 1985 orders mixed up, and given to others.

 

I love the stories of getting the ancestors medals. Even if it’s a common medal like the jubilee medals, it will always remain to be one of the most special parts of a persons collection - a part that began it all.

[Egorka]

One reason (among others) for some veterans getting two jubilee 1985 awards, was the fact, that people could be recommended for those by different organisations: work place, veteran organisation, local Communist party offices. This lead to double awards in a many cases. 

Taht is apart from the general disorganisation.