Order of The Patriotic War 2nd class

[Aleksander P]

Thank you guys. This is odd, the other document says that he served in the Red Army from 1917 and the other says from 1918

[Bill Garvy]

Not really, clerical errors were common, as noted by my inability to find one citation based on the differences in the spelling of his name.

[Aleksander P]

I found more information on him, that should confirm that he joined 1917 and not 1918. I cut the sentence out of the article. ''А началась его военная биография еще в октябре 1917 года, когда молодой рабочий стал добровольцем Красной гвардии.''

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[Bill Garvy]

Original text:

"Тимофей Яковлевич Зайков ушел на фронт 24 июня 1941 года. Ему тогда было сорок три года. А началась его военная биография еще в октябре 1917 года, когда молодой рабочий стал добровольцем Красной гвардии. В 1920 году Зайков уже был военным комиссаром батальона. После гражданской войны - на политработе. Был военным комиссаром батальона, охранявшего Кремль. Затем учился в Военно-политической академии имени В. И. Ленина. В Карелии Тимофей Яковлевич жил и работал с 1939года - сначала преподавал в педагогическом институте, затем - в университете.

Во время Великой Отечественной войны был лектором 7-й отдельной армии Карельского фронта (1941год). После освобождения Карелии майор Т. Я. 3айков направляется в 16-ю воздушную армию. Закончил он свой боевой путь в Берлине. А после войны его отправили на партийную работу в Ленинград. Умер Тимофей Яковлевич Зайков в возрасте семидесяти семи лет. Хоронили его с воинскими почестями, несли награды - ордена Красного Знамени, Отечественной войны 11 степени и "Знак почета", 2 ордена Красной Звезды и 12 медалей...

Газета "Во славу Родины" в ноябре1941 года писала:"

Rough (Google) translation:

"Timothy Y. Zajkov joined the army June 24, 1941. He was then forty-three years. And he began his military biography in October 1917, when a young worker was a volunteer of the Red Guards. In 1920 Zajkov has been a military battalion commissar. After the Civil War - political work. He was a military commissar of the battalion guarding the Kremlin. Then he studied at the Military Political Academy of Lenin. In Karelia, Timothy Y. Zajkov lived and worked since 1939 - first taught at the Institute of Education, and then - at the university.

During the Second World War, was a lecturer at the 7th Independent Army of the Karelian Front (1941). After the liberation of Karelia, Major T. J. Zajkov was sent to the 16th Air Army. He ended the fighting in Berlin. After the war he was sent to party work in Leningrad. Timothy Y. Zajkov died at the age of seventy-seven years. They buried him with full military honors, carrying award - the Order of the Red Banner, World War 11 degrees and "Badge of Honor", 2 of the Order of the Red Star and 12 medals ...

The newspaper in November, 1941 year wrote: 'To the glory of the motherland!'"

[Aleksander P]

I wonder why he wasn't burried with this order too, maybe he gave it to someone.

[Auke]

You don't want to know how often senior officers are dug up by grave robbers for their awards...

[Aleksander P]

Some better translations of the citations and newspaper article by Auke:

[…]

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:

Throughout the period he served with the Political Section comrade Zaikov showed himself an indefatigable political officer.

He skillfully and vigorously engaged in an unrelenting struggle with those violating military and Party discipline. He tirelessly educates the Party cadres and rouses the communists to carry out their tasks. He performs a great deal of work to make the Party grow, and with Bolshevik passion he fights to keep its ranks pure. He often holds lectures for communists and officers.

During the combat operations aimed at defeating the enemy forces southwest of Königsberg and during the capture of the city of Königsberg, the fighting on the Berlin axis, and the capture of the city of Berlin, comrade Zaikov, who spent a significant amount of time among the district’s units, put a great deal of effort and energy into ensuring that the combat actions of the Air Force units and the everyday life of the aircrews and technical personnel were supported continuously.

Through all of his efforts he contributed to the accomplishment of the tasks assigned by superior staffs.

For his skillful duties to support the combat operations of the Air Force units, Major T.Y. Zaikov deserves the Order of the Patriotic War.

Chief of the 4th Airfield District
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Cheukhov/

[…]

Timofei Yakovlevich Zaikov went to the front on June 24, 1941. At the time he was 43 years old. His military career, however, started as early as October 1917, when the young worker voluntarily joined the Red Guards. In 1920 Zaikov was already a battalion military commissar. After the Civil War he was a political officer. He was the military commissar of the battalion guarding the Kremlin. Afterward he studied at V.I. Lenin Military Political Academy. Timofei Yakovlevich lived and worked in Karelia from 1939 onward – he first taught at a pedagogical institute and later at a university.

During the Patriotic War he was a lecturer with the 7th Independent Army of the Karelian Front (in 1941). Upon the liberation of Karelia Major T.Y. Zaikov was transferred to the 16th Air Army. He finished the war in Berlin. After the war he was sent to Leningrad to carry out political work. Timofei Yakovlevich Zaikov passed away at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried with military honors with people carrying his awards – an Order of the Red Banner, an Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, an Order of the Badge of Honor, two Orders of the Red Star, and 12 medals.

[Aleksander P]

Zaikov's citation for his Order of the Red Star, that my girlfriend nicely translated for me. Awarded on 21.8.1941:

Comrade Zaikov proved himself persistent, decisive, initiative, and a brave political worker in battle with the Finns. Assigned to the 3rd battalion 131 ZCP, comrade Zaikov noticed, that under the superior strength of the enemy, the battalion started to retreat. Comrade Zaikov used decisive measures to stop the retreat of the battalion. The enemy managed to take out the machine gunners and damage the machine gun. On this area the enemy created a break through the defensive line. Comrade Zaikov, under the enemy's thunder of mortar and machine gun fire, repaired the machine gun and he himself went behind it and opened fire on the enemy, that halted the advance of the Finns.