Order of the Red Star, #414378, Platoon Leader/Penal Company

[Bill Garvy]

Record card

Order booklet nr. 155984

1. Last name: Novichikhin
2. First name and patronymic: Mikhail Yakovlevich
3. Military rank: Guards Senior Lieutenant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1922
6. Place of birth: Village of Yelanda, Yaminskoye Raion, Altai Krai
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1943
8. Education: 6 classes of unfinished secondary school
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 1942 to 1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at the time of the award: Rifle platoon leader in the 40th Guards Yenakiyevo Danube Red Banner Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and duty position: Manager of the Bragino Grain Storage Point
13. Home address of the awardee: Village of Bragino, Yaminskoye Raion, Altai Krai

14: Record of all awards presented:

Names of the orders and medals/Their numbers/Numbers of the documents/Ground of award

Order of the Red Star 414378 Temporary certificate nr. A-563774 Order of the 4th Guards Army nr. 0163/N of November 20, 1944

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class 128112 Temporary certificate nr. G-517020 Order of the 20th Rifle Corps nr. 064/N of December 18, 1944

Order of the Red Star 1725423 Temporary certificate nr. Z-682481 Order of the 40th Guards Rifle Division nr. 017/N of May 3, 1945

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee:

Chief of the 3rd Section of the Military Commissariat of the Altai Krai
Major [signed] /Maidybura/
July 17th, 1947

Award sheet

All fields to be filled out fully

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Novichikhin, Mikhail Yakovlevich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Duty position and unit: Leader of the 2nd Rifle Platoon of the 69th Independent Penal Company
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1922
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Candidate member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): With the Don Front from November 19, 1942 to February 2, 1943; with the Voronezh Front since August 19, 1943
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Wounded on November 24, 1942
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since March 20, 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Togul Raion, Altai Krai
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Voroshilov Kolkhoz, Yelanda Rural Municipality, Togul Raion, Altai Krai. Wife: Maria Yevdokimovna Novichikhina

Short, concrete description of the personal combat feat or merits:

For his skillful leadership of the rifle platoon, which manifested itself when he impetuously threw himself at the enemy defenses from the right flank in the city of Kotelva in the Poltava Oblast, for breaking through the defenses and for seizing a block of houses in the city of Kotelva.

Having seized the block in the city of Kotelva, Lieutenant Novichikhin’s platoon held the block, enabling the advance of the entire company, which perfectly executed the combat mission.

He deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 69th Independent Penal Company
Captain [signed] /Firsov/
September 22nd, 1943

He deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 4th Guards Army
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Galanin/

Member of the Military Council
Guards Major General [signed] /Semyonov/
November 19th, 1943

Order

Secret
Copy nr.

Order

Of the 4th Guards Army

November 20, 1943 – Nr. 0163/N – Active Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for exemplary accomplishment of the command’s combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the hereby displayed bravery and courage, I award:

[…]

The Order of the Red Star to:

[…]

2. Lieutenant Mikhail Yakovlevich Novichikhin, platoon leader in the 69th Independent Penal Company

[…]

Army commander
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Galanin/

Member of the army’s Military Council
Guards Major General [signed] /Semyonov/

[Bill Garvy]

Service record card

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Novichikhin, Mikhail Yakovlevich
2. Born on: 1922
3. Nationality: Russian
4. Knowledge of foreign languages:
5. Place of birth:
6. Social situation and background: Kolkhoz farmer
7. Party affiliation
Member of the Communist Party since:
Party membership booklet nr.:
Candidate-member of the Communist Party since:
Member of the Komsomol since: 1939
Not a party member:
Membership of other parties:
Party penalties and changes in party affiliation:
8. Education
General: 6 classes
Military: Junior Lieutenants’ Course in 1942
Political:
9. Service in the old army:
10. Service in the White Army:
11. Has he been taken prisoner:

12. Conferment of military ranks Date By whose order Order nr.
Junior Lieutenant Oct 11, 1942 24th Army 085
Lieutenant Jan 18, 1943 24th Army 030
Senior Lieutenant Dec 24, 1943 4th Guards Army 0462

13. Service at the front: Participates in the Patriotic War
14. Wounds and contusions:
15. Awards (orders and medals):
16. Family situation and address of the family:

17. Joined the Red Army from where and from which position:

18. Service in the Red Army:

Name of the unit Name of the duty position Day, month and year By whose order Order nr.
231st Rifle Division Rifle platoon leader Oct 11, 1942 24th Army 085
Sent from 24th Army to penal company Deputy rifle platoon leader Nov 24, 1942 120th Rifle Division 0180
11th Penal Company, 120th Rifle Division Deputy rifle platoon leader Dec 15, 1942 120th Rifle Division 6111/07
At the disposal of the 120th Rifle Division Deputy company commander Nov 24, 1942 24th Army 0173
4th Guards Army Commander of the 69th Independent Penal Company ____ 1943

19. Transfered to the reserve from the position of and with the rank of:
20. Cause of the transfer:

Service record card

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Novichikhin, Mikhail Yakovlevich
2. Born on: 1922
3. Nationality: Russian
4. Knowledge of foreign languages:
5. Place of birth: Village of Kurya, Kurya Raion, Voronezh Oblast
6. Social situation and background: Farmer
7. Party affiliation
Member of the Communist Party since:
Party membership booklet nr.:
Candidate-member of the Communist Party since:
Member of the Komsomol since: 1939
Not a party member:
Membership of other parties:
Party penalties and changes in party affiliation:
8. Education
General: 6 classes
Military: Junior Lieutenants’ Course in 1942
Political:
9. Service in the old army:
10. Service in the White Army:
11. Has he been taken prisoner:

12. Conferment of military ranks Date By whose order Order nr.
Lieutenant 1943 _____

13. Service at the front: Participates in the Patriotic War
14. Wounds and contusions:
15. Awards (orders and medals):
16. Family situation and address of the family: Wife: Maria Yevdokimovna Novichikhina. Voroshilov Kolkhoz, Yaminskoye Raion, Altai Krai

Biographical certificate nr. 029833, series nr. MG-000001, issued on May 22, 1944

17. Joined the Red Army from where and from which position:

18. Service in the Red Army: Since 1942

Name of the duty position Name of the unit By whose order Order nr. Day, month and year
Deputy rifle platoon leader 69th Independent Penal Company
Rifle platoon leader 69th Independent Penal Company 4th Guards Army 099 Jun 16, 1943
At the disposal of the commander of the 40th Guards Rifle Division 4th Guards Army 071 Mar 3, 1945
Discharged in accordance with article nr. 43 (due to illness). Registered at the Military Commissariat of the Rossosh Raion, Voronezh Oblast Moscow Military District 01013 Mar 25, 1947

19. Transfered to the reserve from the position of and with the rank of:
20. Cause of the transfer:

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Yet another great Red Star with history!