Order of the Red Star, #1948154, Anti-Aircraft Artillery

[Bill Garvy]

Award Card

Order Booklet B 958981

1. Last name: Baibus
2. Name and patrionymic: Vissarion Vasilevich
3. Rank: Corporal
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1917
6. Birthplace: Krasnodar Krai, Kashekhablskii Region, village of Natyrbovo
7. Party membership: since 1944
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 10.1939-06.1946
11. Place of service at awarding: Gun Commander – 464th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 43rd Air Defense Division
12. Place of work at present: Kashekhablskii Region, Natyrbovo Association for the Blind - Boatman
13. Home address: Krasnodar Krai, Kashekhablskii Region, village of Natrybovo

14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Bravery Medal 1.071.350 464th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Order dated 4.4.44

Red Star 1.948.154 43rd Air Defense Artillery Division dated 15.07.45

Verified by Komekhablskii Regional Military Commissariat Major Zevakin on 12th August, 1947

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Baibus, Vissarion Vasilevich
2. Rank: Corporal
3. Duty position: Gunner – 2nd Battery, 464th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star

4. Born: 1917
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: yes
7. Previous combat: Finnish campaign in 1939 and Patriotic War since 1941 on the South West, Volkhov, Leningrad, 1st and 4th Ukrainian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 23.8.41
9. In Red Army: since September 1939
10. Inducted by: Kashekhabelskii Regional Military Commissariat, Krasnodar Krai
11. Previous awards: Defense of Leningrad Medal
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

While in the regiment Corporal Baibus has proven himself a brave and valorous warrior. He is one of the best gunners in the battery. He has shot down seven even aircraft to his credit. He displayed exceptional bravery and valor during the last offensive. While fighting for Khlebichov on 17th April, 1945 when the gun system was being deployed, the gun commander was killed by directly observed enemy mortar fire. Corporal Baibus displayed initiative to assume command and quickly opened up with intensive fire. In this engagement the gun destroyed two enemy firing positions, an observation post, and as many as 15 enemy soldiers.

Corporal Baibus is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Signed Commander, 275th Guards Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Temakov on 17th January, 1945

Endorsed Commander, 464th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Major Prozorov on 15th July, 1945



Unit Award Order

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464th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 43rd Air Defense Division, RGK Order 04/N dated 4th April, 1944

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for having displayed valor and bravery:

Bravery Medal to:

2. 2nd Battery Gunner Corporal Vissarion Vasilevich Baibus, who on 26.03.44 in cooperation with other crew repelled 14 enemy aviation air raids on our combat formations and shot down two Ju-87s. During one enemy group’s bombing raid on the battery Comrade Baibus accurately aimed and fired on a dive-bombing Ju-87 and shot it down with the first burst of automatic fire.
B. 1917, Russian, Communist Party candidate member, in RKKA since 1939, inducted by the Kashekhobelskii RMC, Krasnodar Krai. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

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Corporal Vissarion Vasilevich Baibus' Order of the Red Star, #1948154, an MZPP variant.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Very nice indeed.

[VolksJager]

Excellent award as always

Jason