Order of the Red Star, Nr. 128401

**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:14 PM

Award Card

Last Name: Lashchagin
First Name & Patrionymic: Vladimir Sergeevich
Rank: Retired Engineer Colonel
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 1896
Birthplace: Kaluga
Party Membership: N/A
Education: Upper
Nationality: Russian
In Red Army: 22.4.1918-20.10.1922, 9.9.39-2.3.41, and 24.7.41-4.26.41
Place of Service & Duty position: Hedquarters, Railroad Troops, Leningrad Front; Section Chief
Place of Service at present: (?) Karelo-Fnn USSR, Section Chief
Home of Record: Leningrad, Krasnaya Street, Building 25, Apartment 21

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-06-2008 05:14 PM

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**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:16 PM

Award Card

Award/Number/Awarder
Bravery Medal/7733/Edict dated 21.3.40
Order of the Red Star/128401/Leningrad Front 15.3.43
Order of the Patriotic War, 1sr Class/67933/Leningrad Front dated 15.12.44
Defense of Leningrad Medal/. . ./Edict dated 22.12.42
Victory Over Germany Medal/. . ./Edict dated 9.5.45

It would be nice to locate his Bravery Medal, Nr. 7733, and his Order of the Patriotic War, Nr. 67933. . .

**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:17 PM

Citation

Last Name, Name, & Patrionymic: Lashchagin, Vladimir Sergeevich
Rank: Military Engineer 1st Class
Duty Position: Deputy Chief of the Technical Section, 9th Brigade

Award Application for the Order of the Red Star
Birthdate: 1898
Nationality: Russina
Party Membership: N/A
In Red Army: since 22.6.41
Inducted By: October Regional Military Commissariat
Awards: Combat Service Medal
Home of Record: Leningrad, Moika #96

Short Description of Combat Feat or Accomplishments
Comrade Lashchagin knows railroad affairs well and how to put them into practice.
As the Chief of the Technical Section, Western Axis, he handles his work in an
excellent manner, always on site, giving useful advice and rendering assistance in
technical questions.
During the construction of a temporary bridge across the Neva River he did an
excellent job of distributing personnel and equipment and due to his resourcefullness and
energy, he greatly assisted the Command to fulfill its mission.

Signed Commander, 9th Railroad Brigade, General-Major Matishev

**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:19 PM

Citation

Endorsed Chief of the Military Region - 2, Zubkov on 13 February, 1943
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order 0547/N of the Leningrad Front dated 15.3.43

**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:20 PM

Service Record

Deputy Section Chief, 31st Military Road Detachment, Western Front 4.1918
Reserves 8.1922
Chief of Reconstruction Technical Section 2.1939
Reserves 2.1941
Instructor, Commander's Advanced Course, Frunze Transportation Acdemy, Leningrad Front 7.1941
Deputy Chief of Technical Section and Assistant Brigade Commander, 9th Indepndent Railroad Brigade, Leningrad Front 12.1941
Chief of Quality Control Section, Headquarters, Railroad Forces, Leningrad Front 4.1943
Chief of Lessons Learned Section, same 6.1945
Released to reserves on 7.1.1946

What is the "Lessons Learned Section?"

**Bill Garvy** · 01-06-2008, 05:22 PM

Service Record, continued. . .

Adds that he studied at the Leningrad Transportation Academy in 1923. Fought against the White Finns September, 1939 through February, 1940, and on the Leningrad Front from July, 1941 through May, 1945. He was promoted to Engineer Lieutenant Colonel on 13.7.1945, and died 28.4.1953.