Article about: Hi all, Can anyone help me put the pieces of this puzzle together? My confusion is the following: Navy Officer with the Capture of Berlin medal Captain 2nd rank without gold leaves on visor
Can anyone help me put the pieces of this puzzle together? My confusion is the following:
Navy Officer with the Capture of Berlin medal
Captain 2nd rank without gold leaves on visor
Nothing mentioned about any navy fighting in award sheets
Any help is more than welcome!
Award List
1. Last name, First Name and PatronymicFilyachenko, Nikolay Vasil'evich
2. RankGuards Captain
3. Position and military unitAssistant division commander for political affairs/49th Red-Flag Guards Feodosievsky Mortar Regiment
4. Year of Birth1915
5. Ethnic NationalityUkrainian
6. Party membershipmember of VKP(b) *
7. Participation in Civil War, subsequent military operations to protect USSR, Patriotic War:
• 1939 - liberation of Poland
• Aug 1941 - South, defense of Odessa, Sevastopol
• April 1944 - OPA (separate seaside (maritime) army), 4th Ukrainian Front
• July 1944 - 1st and 2nd Baltic Fronts
• April 1945 - 1st Belarus Front
8. Injuries and concussions during Patriotic War: Heavily wounded on June 3, 1942 (Sevastopol)
9. In RKKA (Red Army) since November, 1936
10. Drafted by Dnepropetrovsk GVK (recruitment office)
11. Previous awards - order of Patriotic War 2nd degree
12. Permanent home address - removed
13. Short description of the act of bravery or military merits:
• On April 22, 1945, near Bigen, the enemy began a counterattack and threatened the right flank of the division. Having received information about the enemy, comrade Filyachenko turned a battery around and moved it to the front line. Despite the front line being under heavy artillery and more fire, comrade Filyachenko managed to discharge a salvo at the counterattacking enemy. The counterattack was thwarted; up to a platoon of Nazis was killed, and six vehicles were destroyed.
• On April 30, 1945, near Berlin, comrade Filyachenko was at an outlook near the front line and noticed that the infantry’s advance was impeded by mortar fire. Comrade Filyachenko left the outlook and joined the infantry, where he discovered the position of the enemy mortar battery. Firing a salvo based on these data, the Soviets were able to destroy the battery.
Commander of the 1st battalion of the 49th GMFKP, Guards Major (signed) Voronov
May 8th, 1945
Remarks of senior officers:
- Worthy of the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st Degree
Commander of the 49 Red-Flag Guards Feodosievsky Mortar Regiment,
Guards Lieutenant Colonel (signed) Pankratov
(round seal)
May 8, 1945
- Worthy of the Order of the Red Star
Artillery commander, Guards Major General (signed) Morozov
May 16, 1945
By order of the artillery commander of the 1st Belarus front, of June 9th, 1945, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the First Degree.
Senior Deputy of Personnel Director, Guards Lieutenant Colonel (signed) Vasil’ev
Classified
Copy #4
Order of the Artillery Commander of the 1st Belarus Front
#0230
June 9, 1945 Army in the field
In the name of the Presidium of the Supreme Consul of the USSR, the following are awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st Degree for their exemplary execution of Command’s combat orders on the German invaders’ front and the valor and courage showed therein.
#85.CaptainFilyachenko, Nikolay Vasil’evich
Member of the War Council,
Commander of the Front Artillery, Colonel General of Artillery
(signed) V. Kazakov
Personnel Director,
Colonel (signed) Milyahovsky
Record Card
Awards Book #A-246304
1.Last nameFilyachenko
2.Name and PatronymicNikolay Vasil'evich
3.RankMajor
4.SexMale
5.Birth Year1915
6.Pleace of Birthcity of Dnepropetrovsk
7.Party membership (since)VKP(b), 1940 *
8.EducationHigh School
9.Ethnic NationalityUkrainian
10.In Red Army since1936
11.Place of service (unit name) and position at the time of bestowal: 49th Red-Flag Guards Feodosievsky Mortar Regiment; assistant division commander for political affairs
12.Current place of service and position: 22nd Separate Security (custody) battalion; deputy battalion commander for political affairs
13.Home addressDnepropetrovsk region, station Igren', Carl Marx settlement
14.List of all awards received:
Name of the awardSerial #Document #Basis for Bestowal
order of Patriotic War, 1st degree241886 047765Directive #02730 (02/30?) of June 9 - 45
Artillery Commander, 1st Belarus Front
order of Patriotic War, 2nd degree231169 367477Directive #02730 (02/30?) of Aug 9 - 44
Artillery Commander, 1st Baltic Front
medal for Military Merits (handwritten) 3184404 Directive 30447, Nov 5 - 54
order of Red Star (handwritten)3308749
medal for Victory over Germany 0052888Directive May 9, 1945
medal for Capture of Berlin 296649Directive June 9, 1945
medal for Defense of Odessa 08549Directive December 22, 1942
medal for Defense of Sevastopol 22812Directive December 22, 1942
medal for Oder, Nissu, and Baltic (Polish) 74729
medal for 30th anniversary of Soviet Army and Navy
signature of the awarded person (signed)
Round Seal
I certify that all data in this document is accurate and the signature belongs to the awarded person
(signed) Barukhson
Commander of the 22nd Separate security (custody) battalion
December 13, 1946
* old name for the Communist Party of Soviet Union
Hi,
I hope I have understood your question and I do not understand why the set is on a navy uniform.
The holder of orders and medals served in the artillery ....
The set would be better on a kittel, or Mundir.
Regards.
This is a parade mundir for Naval Land Forces - Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. The rank terms "Captain - First, Second, and Third Rank" were reserved for sea-going senior commanders.
Also, there are three bars on the cuffs, and I believe that they should correspond to the number of stars on the shoulder-boards - but I am not 100% certain.
I also believe the cap dates from the (late) 1950s from it's construction & it's "crab" cockarde. It would need the leaves on the visor for such a rank.
In any case, "• April 1944 - OPA (separate seaside (maritime) army), 4th Ukrainian Front" - perhaps that means something. I would think that Naval Land Forces had additional types of artillery units other than Coastal Artillery and that many displaced Fleet personnel participated (including Odessa and Sevastopol veterans) in the land battles until the end - including the capture of Berlin...
Keep in mind that this type of parade uniform was deregulated during the latter part of 1951. Do not discount anything, as this could be a legitimate award/uniform grouping...
BTW, please show close-up images of the OBVERSE of all ODMs without removing them. I'm curious...
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam!
Here the pictures you requested. Interesting info you give here! Never knew that naval personel were fighting on the ground as well. Btw, am I correct that you think the uniform is older than the visor?
I requested the images of the ODMs to see what our resident ODM guys think. Most likely, they will ask for more qualitative images.
I myself would like to see better images of the Guards badge...
Thanks again for your help!
Yes, I will post better pictures tomorrow. I'm 100% sure the Orders of the Patriotic War are real but I always have a problem with autenticating the defense/capture medals.
The Order of the Red star is a early 50's edition. Probably for long service.
Navy Officers uniform + medals + documents
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