Two Soviet WWII Medals for Review. Military Merit & Valor.

[GIZMO8Z]

Here is another quick shot that I snapped with my cellphone.

[GIZMO8Z]

Just got the research back for this one!



This medal belonged to a Leningrader... a Master Sergeant/ Squad commander in the 115th Independent Anti-Tank Battalion, 13th Dąbrowski Rifle Division.

He also received:
Medal for the Defense of Leningrad.
Medal for the Liberation of Prague.
Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Here is the citation:

Short, concrete description of the personal combat feat or merits:

Serving as an anti-tank rifle squad leader he showed himself a bold and resourceful commander. During the fighting on the Oder bridgehead he was located among the infantry formations. With his anti-tank rifle he personally destroyed a machine-gun position, and with his personal weapon he killed 3 enemy soldiers. Through his actions he supported the infantry’s advance. He has been participating in the Patriotic War since 1941. He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Super citation. Love it.

Cheers, Ade.

[VolksJager]

That's a good one Joe. You must be happy with that

Jason

[GIZMO8Z]

Hi guys,

YES! I am absolutely thrilled with the citation. The citation for the other medal is still pending. It couldn't be found in the Soviet Army or Air Force archives... there is still a chance that it's in the Navy archive. If not, that means that the medal belonged to a member of the NKVD or similar organization. If that's the case, I probably wont be able to get the citation...

[Egorka]

Hey. I took liberty pinging the CSM 2030038.
Same result as before - not available. It is not in the navy range either.
It is most likely NKVD long service medal. Thus not researchable.