Article about: Record card Order booklet nr. A-206517 1. Last name: Nikiforov 2. First name and patronymic: Pyotr Mikhailovich 3. Military rank: Captain 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1918 6. Place of birt
1. Last name: Nikiforov
2. First name and patronymic: Pyotr Mikhailovich
3. Military rank: Captain
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1918
6. Place of birth: Village of Aleksandrovka, Krasny Kholm Raion, Kalinin Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1942
8. Education: 7 classes
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since 1935
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Battalion commander in the 241st Artillery Regiment, 39th Army, Kalinin Front
12. Current place of service and position: Chief of the Operational Record Section of District Artillery Depot nr. 3622
13. Home address of the awardee: 4 Berezanskaya Street, city of Nezhin
14. Record of all awards received:
Names of the orders and medals Their numbers Numbers of the documents Ground of award
Order of the Red Star 62640 Temporary certificate nr. 166935 Order of the Kalinin Front nr. 0431 of November 2, 1942
Medal for the Victory over Germany - Permanent certificate nr. Zh-0133177 Decree of May 9, 1945
Medal for Combat Merit 3133728 Decree of April 30, 1947
Signature of the awardee: [signed]
I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):
Chief of District Artillery Depot nr. 3622
Colonel [signed] /Ostroukhov/
September 29th, 1949
Award sheet
[Pencil: “Order of the Red Star”]
All fields are to be filled out fully
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Nikiforov, Pyotr Mikhailovich
2. Rank: Captain
3. Position and unit: Battalion commander in the 421st Army Artillery Regiment
Nominated for: Order of the Red Banner
4. Year of birth: 1918
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: 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): Has been participating in the Patriotic War since June 22, 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since November 1935
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Volunteer, city of Odessa
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): No
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): ______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
Captain Nikiforov is a talented and rising artillery officer, dedicated to the socialist motherland.
Commanding an artillery battalion on the Rzhev axis during the fighting on September 26 and 27, 1942, he carried out his combat missions to suppress and destroy enemy firepower in an excellent manner. Captain P.M. Nikiforov skillfully directed the battalion’s artillery fire, covering our advancing infantry and successfully making the artillery fire coincide with the infantry’s maneuvers. During this battle his battalion demolished two buildings housing enemy infantry, destroyed one light vehicle with enemy officers, suppressed and destroyed 5 enemy artillery and mortar batteries, and killed over 125 soldiers and officers.
In combat, Captain Nikiforov is a brave and courageous commander. Through his personal example of bravery and skill he always inspires the men of the battalion. Repeatedly his battalion fired using direct lay from open firing positions and bravely and persistently smashed the enemy combat formations.
Captain P.M. Nikiforov’s tally includes a considerable number of destroyed enemy pillboxes and batteries and killed enemy troops.
Commander
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Smirnov/
Military commissar
Senior Political Officer [signed] /Zerzev/
October 2nd, 1942
He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Deputy commander of the Artillery of the 39th Army
Colonel [signed] /Breido/
Military commissar of the Artillery headquarters
Battalion Commissar [signed] /Baikov/
October 5th, 1942
He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 39th Army
Major General [signed] /Zygin/
Member of the Military Council
Hero of the Soviet Union
Brigade Commissar [signed] /Boiko/
October 9th, 1942
Order
Secret
Copy nr.
Order
Of the 4th Guards Army
November 20th, 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:
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The Order of the Red Star to:
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2. Lieutenant Mikhail Yakovlevich Novichikhin, platoon leader in the 69th Independent Penal Company
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Army commander
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Galanin/
Member of the army’s Military Council
Guards Major General [signed] /Semyonov/
Order of the Red Star, #62640, Kalinin Front
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