Order of the Red Star, Nr. 3593277, to a Major General

[Bill Garvy]

I thought to post the above-mentioned Order of the Red Star, its documentation, and as much as I have been able to translate. It appears Major General Alexander Akimovich Ovadovsky received three Orders of the Red Star, #888704 in 1944, #3089468 in 1953, and finally #3593277 in 1968, which is currently in my collection. I am looking for the other two Orders of the Red Star, so if anyone has any leads, I would be most appreciative.

There are two "Order" cards, and here is the first, and obviously the oldest.

[Bill Garvy]

General Ovadovsky was awarded the Order of the Red Star #3593277 in 1968 while living in Tbilisi, now Georgia, and serving as Vice Commander of rocket (missle) forces and artillery of Zakavkazsky (area in the south of the U.S.S.R. near the Caucasus) Military Region.

He was awarded the Order of The Red Star #3089468 in 1953 while living in Ananiev (22 Pushkinskaya Street, Ananiev, Odessa Region) and serving as Commander of the division of the 585th artillery Regiment of the 51st Sniper Brigade.

During the Great Patriotic War he was in the active army and took part in liberating West Ukraine (September/October, 1939), Stalingrad, the 2nd and 3rd Ukranian "Fronts", June 22nd, 1941 until May 9, 1945. He was injured in 1941 and had a concussion in 1943 in Stalingrad.

September 4, 1939 - Lieutenant
November 15, 1941 - Senior Lieutenant
December 12, 1942 - Captain
April 16, 1943 - Major
December 23, 1944 - Lieutenant Colonel
April 30, 1953 - Colonel (nine years!)
May 7, 1960 - Major General (thirteen years!)

Other awards included the following:
Order of the Red Banner - 1942
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class - 1944
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class - 1945
Order of the Red Star - 1944 (#888704)
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad - 1942
Medal for Victory over Germany - 1945
For the Capture of Budapest - 1945
Medal for Combat Service - 1947
For the Liberation of Bulgaria - 1947
Order of the Red Star - 1953 (#3089468)
Order of the Red Star - 1968 (#3593277)

Here is the Citation for the last Red Star. . .

[Bill Garvy]

Service record. . .

[Bill Garvy]

And finally, here is his Order of the Red Star. . .

[RichieC]

"I am looking for the other two Orders of the Red Star, so if anyone has any leads, I would be most appreciative."


Bill,

Perhaps this can be of some sort of assistance:

Serial Numbers Database 2.0 - The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum

[Bill Garvy]

Thanks, Richie, I signed up this morning. I did not know about that Forum.