Digger Doug Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Here are some of the documents for Colonel Rybchenko. As usual, it is incomplete and my hope is that someone will give me a hand ;~):[attachmentid=41432] AWARD CARD Orders Booklet No. 180065 Certification 1. Last name Rybchenko 2. First name and patronymic Anempodist Dmitrievich 3. Military rank Colonel 4. Sex Male 5. Year of birth 1903 6. Place of birth 7. Party membership (from what year) Member of the VKP(S) since 1938 8. Education 9. Nationality Ukrainian10. In the Red Army since what year 192611. Place of service (unit designation) and duty position at the time of award 1320 Rifle Regiment 413 Rifle Division Regimental Commander12. Present duty location and duty title 13. Awardee?s home address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 [attachmentid=41433]14.Listing of all awards receivedRed Banner / 15144 / 446 / ______ Front / No 25/4 ot 11.11.41Aleksander Nevsky / 1374 / 387064 / Briansk Front / 27.2.43Order of the Patriotic War II Class / 137022 / B-375601 / 61st Army / 2.3.44Order of the Red Banner / 16520 (2) / 630324 / 3rd Guards Army / 24.8.44Red Star / 965437 / 144015 / 3.11.44 / 38th Army Red Banner / 4326 (3) / D-581543 / 1.3.45 / 1st Guards ArmyRed Banner / 1041 (4) / B-977880 / 27.5.45 Red Banner / 295373 / 6.11.47 Signature of Awardee Rybchenko Certified by and Signed by witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Here is the first page of his citation for Red Banner 15144:[attachmentid=41435]Here's my cut at translating it:During the battles for Lomovka in the Dnepropetrov region the 3rd battlion had been assigned the 8 M.P. (mortar platoon?) 275th Rifle Division. The battlion was ordered to seize the outskirts of the city of Lomovka, along with taking the school and Factory 65. The ememy was strongly dug in and created a storm of machine gun and mortar fire. There was no flanking unit on the right side. The flanking unit on the left side was lagging behind. This created a complex situation. Comrade Rybchenko did not become confused but continued pushing forward, reconoitering the __________ ____________ of the enemy. He then made the correct fire arrangements (I'm missing something important here). Because of his skilful leadership of the battalion the mission was accomplished successfully. The battalion has seized Lomovka and has advanced 2 km., having captured trophies - 3 antitank guns, a machine gun, 6 mortars, 10 vehicles, up to 30 boxes of mines and a lot of rifles and ammunition. More than 100 fascist soldiers and officers were destroyed. Comrade Rybchenko during this action has personally destroyed 5 snipers, 1 officer and 1 "cuckoo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Here's the second page of the Red Banner citation. The translation is included in the previous post:[attachmentid=41437]So, what's a "cuckoo"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 I'll post his service record and his Nevsky citation soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondvor Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Really cool citation. We should keep in mind that during 1941 Red Army mostly retreated. But here we have an example of successful advance operation. Great! Do you have a pictures of Red Banner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Here's his citation that began as a recommendation for a Red Star, then a Red Banner, and finally a Nevsky. The final recommendation is still for a Red Banner but note the hand written A. Nevsky on the top right of the first page. Also note that the dates correspond to the award of the Nevsky on the award card - he didn't receive his next Red Banner until August 1944. [attachmentid=41537] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Here's the back side of the Nevsky citation:[attachmentid=41540]Here's my feeble translation:Rybchenko Anempodist DmitrievichMajorCommander of the 467th Rifle Regiment, 81st Rifle Division, 13th Army, Bryansk FrontRecommended for award of Red StarBorn 1903UkrainianVKP Membershipparticipant in the Patriotic War since 1941Not woundedMember of the Red Army since 1926Previously awarded a Red BannerMajor Rybchenko during the advance of the division from 27 January to 8 February 1943 in areas of Kolpnyanskom in the Orlov oblast and Panyr in the Kursk Oblast led the regiment in continuous battles with German aggressors over an area of 150 km., has liberated 23 settlements, has destroyed or captured as many as 400 German soldiers and officers, has captured many trophies including varying calibres of guns (artillery pieces) - 9, mortars - 11, vkladov (the closest English translation in my dictionary refers to deposits or contributions - does this mean he got the Hitlerite's payroll?) - 2 and a lot of other military property, suffering comparatively small losses of staff and combat materials of the regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Here's his service record:[attachmentid=41545] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 More:[attachmentid=41546]Note his rapid advancement from Captain to Colonel in just two years!Sr. Lieutenant 1936Captain 1941Major 1942Lt. Colonel 19.2.43Colonel 21.8.43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 The face of someone who saw continuous battle from the start to finish of the war in the East. Note his first four Red Banners on the same medal bar, and the screwback replacement for Nevsky 1374 which was most certainly originally awarded as a suspension variety. The first Red Banner 15144 must have been a screwback originally but exchanged for a suspension variety to comply with the later statutes. I've always assumed this picture was taken around the time of the Victory Parade since he had these two replacement awards and he didn't get his fifth Red Banner (the only one for long service) until 1947. One of these days, I hope to get the research for Red Banners 2, 3, and 4 - as they were all awarded for action during the GPW.[attachmentid=41548] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 His first four Red Banners:[attachmentid=41551]Sorry for the poor quality of the scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 speechless, a very very ... nice group hope that the rest of the citations will be good tooregardsAndreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondvor Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 To Digger Doug,Could you show the reverses of those Red Banners? Especially #4. Obverse pictures are small and unclear, but the digit on the shield of RB#4 looks kind of "skinny". On war-time awards it was much more "fat". Maybe it is just wrong impression because of the light, reflected from enamel. But still it is interesting to see smaller details of obverse and reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 To Digger Doug,Could you show the reverses of those Red Banners? Especially #4. Obverse pictures are small and unclear, but the digit on the shield of RB#4 looks kind of "skinny". On war-time awards it was much more "fat". Maybe it is just wrong impression because of the light, reflected from enamel. But still it is interesting to see smaller details of obverse and reverse.Sorry, I don't have ready access to these. I appologise for the poor scan and will work to get a better image next time these are home with me. While I'm no expert in judging fakes since my main focus is on the research, I can tell you that I've had these for about eight to ten years and our buddy Paul was with me when I bought them. Since then, he's prepared an authentication document for both the 3 and 4. All the best,Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondvor Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hi Doug,Here is the picture of two Red Banners ## 932 and 1220. Just to illustrate my words about "fat" digit on the shield. The shields on those RBs look little bit different from your order. That's why I asked if you have better pictures.If you have them for 8 or 10 years is OK. But 90% of all fakes came to US between 1992 and 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 This is all I can tell you about it:[attachmentid=41754] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondvor Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Thanks Doug,Now I can see that order is OK. The outline of the digit is thick. On the initial picture it looked different probably because of light reflection from enamel surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALEX.S Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 hi dougis it complete group with all orders from book?thanxalex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Doug Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 hi dougis it complete group with all orders from book?thanxalexUnfortunately, it is not a complete group. All I have is the first four Red Banners, the Nevsky, and the orders booklet. At the time I was putting my collection together, I was turning down incomplete groups but made an exception for this one as it "spoke" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Why does some Red Banners have a silver finish and others a bronze finish? Like the 2 shown by Mondvor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 In my experience, with VERY mild cleaning, for some reason Soviet gilt plated silver seems to tarnish THROUGH the gilt as if it is only silver. I have gently cleaned several "silver" Red Banners and lo and behold! there is the gilt good as new under the tarnish.Maybe on very old ones-- pre-war ??-- the finish actually does evaporate off (like German WW2 badges), but the couple I have tried simply "hid" the gilt underneath the silver patina.Now I do not clean anything, given twitchiness about altered serial numbers etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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