Some interesting research on this one; I'm surprised he wasn't issued a "duplikat". . .
Award Card
Order Booklet B 971138
1. Last name: Federov
2. Name and patrionymic: Timofei Illarionovich
3. Rank: Reserve Medical Service Senior Lieutenant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1901
6. Birthplace: Leningrad Oblast, Plyuskii Region, village of Z(?)
7. Party membership: since 1945
8. Education: advanced
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 8.1941-4.1946
11. Place of service at awarding: 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division, Leningrad Front – Deputy Commander Sapper Battalion
12. Place of work at present: Patriotic War Invalid I Class
13. Home address: Leningrad, Dostoevskii St. Bldg. 30, Apt. 25
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 580.939 (LOST) 131st Rifle Division dated
8.6.1944
Abbreviated Award Card
Card attests that Deputy Commander for Supply Senior Lieutenant Timofei Illarionovich Fedorov (218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division) was awarded Red Star #517.416 in Order Booklet B 462545 by Leningrad Front, 2nd Shock Army Order 0102/N dated 2.6.44 for fighting against the German invaders.
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Fedorov, Timofei Illarionovich
2. Rank: Quartermaster Senior Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Deputy Commander for Supply – 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Ropsha Rifle Commander
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1901
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: candidate member since 1942
7. Previous combat: Stalingrad Front July-September 1942, Leningrad Front since February 1943
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. Previous awards: Defense of Leningrad and Defense of Stalingrad Medals
10. Inducted by: Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Leningrad
11. Home of record: Leningrad, Dostoevskii St. Bldg. 30, Apt. 25. Wife – Fedorova, S.N.
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During the division’s offensive operations Comrade T.I. Fedorov has unceasingly provided portable anti-tank mines, explosive materiel, and engineer equipment. On the night of 17th March, 1944 when the situation required covering a flank and threats from tank forces against the 482 Rifle Regiment sector near Terrain Reference Point 30.2. Comrade Fedorov personally delivered anti-tank and anti-personnel mines to the mine obstacle sector. At dawn while emplacing the minefields the enemy collected large forces for a counterattack and Comrade Fedorov actively participated in repelling the counterattack with the sapper and infantry units.
He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Commander, 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division Captain Ivanov on 5th April, 1944
Endorsed Division Engineer, 131st Rifle Division, Major Korobkin
Endorsed Commander, 131st Ropsha Rifle Division, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Romanenko on 10th April, 1944
Endorsed Commander, 3 Rifle Corps, Guards General-Major Andreev on 21st April, 1944
Endorsed Deputy Commander of the Rear Area, 2nd Shock Army, Quartermaster Colonel Timchenko on 21st May, 1944
Many thanks for showing off more of the cool stuff in your clutches.
You are truly a collector to be admired.
It would be cool if more ODM collectors and gurus would show more of their stuff and create intellectually stimulating conversation here. The inventory contained therein and the smell of mildew & stale cigarette smoke (The latter for which I am not responsible for BTW) ) that permeates my vintage Soviet cotton and woolen textiles vault has become complacent...
And BTW; g^ %*(( (^&31?<f
Regards,
Richie
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam!
That's the nice thing about ODM's, no stale cigarette smoke or mildew, just patination. . .
I'll dig up some more stuff to post. Not sure if people realize the time and effort it takes to post, and then no one responds good, bad, or indifferent. Regardless, I really enjoy this stuff and appreciate your support and guidance. . .
While you're at it, E** m*. . .
Beel
Last edited by Bill Garvy; 10-09-2011 at 04:42 PM.
Perhaps I should have rephrased it. I wonder why he was given a new Red Star instead of a duplicate. I had not seen such circumstances before. Do you have any thoughts you'd be willing to share?
A member from the SAF generously shared this picture of HSU Colonel Peter Romanenko who signed off on this citation.
I see now. I guess in the field it was more convenient to just give him another RS instead of an official duplicate that had to come from the mint. It's strange though that he lost RS nr. 580939 and was then given a lower numbered RS (nr. 517416) as a replacement.
That, and I am wondering how the Red Star came to be "lost". I would have hypothesized that if he had lost it, he would have been given a duplicate. It's a mystery.
Order of the Red Star, #517416
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