Salty Order of the Red Star #1510538

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Joe, that was quick on the research!

Cheers, Ade.

[GIZMO8Z]

It really was! The translation was also quick... I just got this part back from Artem:

First one:
Shabashev Piotr Konstantinovich
Major of Artillery Technical Service in reserve.
Year of birth: 1903
Place of birth: Kalag city, Voronej area.
Member of Communist party since 1944.
Undergraduate
Russian
In red army since 1.1.1920-20.4.1946
Place of service on the moment of the award: 16th army senior assistant of the commander of the 1st squad of the artillery supply department.
Place of service now: Pension
Lives: Leningrad, Sadovaya st. 58 apt. 1
Awards: Red Banner (long service award)
Lenin (also)
Red Star
Medal for victory over Germany.
His citation I'll translate later (tomorrow or day after)
Regards,
Artem

[GIZMO8Z]

Here is the final complete translation:

Citation:
Name: Shabashev Piotr Konstantinovich
Rank, Duty and Place of Service: Major of Artillery Technical Service, Artillery Supply Department, 16th Army, Senior assistant of the commander of the 1st Branch.
Year and place of birth : 1903, Kalach city, Voronej area.
Member of Communist Party: Since 1944.
Nationality: Russian
In Red Army Since: 1/1/1920
On Commanding Posts Since: 1/5/1929
Participated in Fights on Lake Khasan in 1938.
Was not wounded.
Was awarded the Order of Lenin and Red Banner for long service in Red Army in 1944 and 1945.
Home address: Alexanrovsk City on Sahalin.

Short Description of Personal Deeds:
In the interaction with the management of logistics army under extremely difficult conditions of transportation, he ensured timely delivery of ammunition to artillery in the rear head office of the warehouse. He worked selflessly, tirelessly and didn't spare his own strength.
Deserves to be awarded with the Order of Red Star.

Signed by Lt.Colonel (his superior officer, commander of the 1st Branch) 08/31/1945.

Signed by General-Major of artillery, Commander of the artillery of the 16th Army "Pochitalin" 1/09/1945

[ObKrieger]

Wow, the coolest thing about that citation is that he was at Lake Khasan. Not many people were. Your guy was a career soldier who was involved with the fighting before WWII even officially started!

[GIZMO8Z]

Wow, the coolest thing about that citation is that he was at Lake Khasan. Not many people were. Your guy was a career soldier who was involved with the fighting before WWII even officially started!

Hey Mo,

Thanks for the comment! I didn't know much about the Battle of Lake Khasan and am doing some light research now... very cool!

While I was originally hoping that the citation would have had something to do with a bayonet charge, taking out a whole squad of Nazi's, etc. I am still very happy and extremely satisfied with this Red Star and the background story behind it! I'm hoping to be able to print out the pages of the citation to display with it.

[GIZMO8Z]

I got this service record today. It gave me chills to put a face to my first Red Star:

[ObKrieger]

I got this service record today. It gave me chills to put a face to my first Red Star:

He looks a lot like Lyle Lovett...

[GIZMO8Z]

lol, nice one, Mo!

My buddy says he looks like something out of a Tim Burton movie

[Greenhorn]

Hey! I love borscht. LOL

Nice medal GIZMO8Z!! Yes, they are a great looking awards. Just one collected so far, for me. Did not research it, Perhaps in the future.

Lol, yes!

I'm just hoping the person who my new Order of the Red Star belonged to did something cool... I'd be a little let down if it ended up being something like: "Maker of the best borscht in all of Soviet Red Army"