Order of the Red Star, #3632682, post-war for wounds

[Bill Garvy]

Record card

Order booklet nr. Zh-219405

1. Last name: Kozlov
2. First name and patronymic: Grigory Petrovich
3. Military rank: Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1925
6. Place of birth: Village of Vilkovo, Kasimov Raion, Ryazan Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Since 1958
8. Education: Higher, unfinished
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Soviet Army:
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Squad Leader in the 43rd Guards Latvian Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and position: Skilled operator-fitter at the Central Marine Science Research Institute
13. Home address of the awardee: 25 3rd Vladimirskaya Street, building 2, apartment 49, Moscow

14. Record of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal/Serial number/Number of the document/Ground of award

Order of the Red Star 3632682 Zh-219405 Decree of May 7, 1970 for wounds received

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Military commissar of the Kalinin Raion, city of Moscow
[signed]
August 17, 1970

Award sheet

All fields to be filled out fully

[Stamps: Order of the Red Star; Moscow Military District]

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Kozlov, Grigory Petrovich
2. Rank: Junior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Squad leader in the 43rd Guards Latvian Rifle Division
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1925
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the combat actions to defend the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): From April 1943 through August 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Severely contused on August 2, 1944
9. Since when in the Soviet Armed Forces: From April 1943 through October 1945
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Kalinin Raion, city of Moscow
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: 41 Moscow Avenue, apartment 49, Moscow

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Serving in the Active Army, comrade G.P. Kozlov took part in combat operations while serving with the 43rd Guards Latvian Rifle Division as a squad leader. Participating in offensive combat during the liberation of Riga on August 2, 1944, he received a severe contusion to his brain and right eye. (The contusion was confirmed by military ID nr. NM-8265323 of April 22, 1968.)

After his recovery in a hospital he continued his service with the Soviet Army until being transferred to the reserve in October 1945. At the moment comrade G.P. Kozlov works at the Central Marine Science Research Institute as a skilled operator. He has been characterized positively. He is a permanently disabled veteran of the Great Patriotic War of the 3rd category. (Certificate of the Expert Commission of Doctors, series 286, nr. 090959 of May 5, 1954.).

The awarding was approved by local Soviet and Party bodies.

Conclusion: For bravery, displayed in combat against the German-fascist invaders, and for receiving a severe contusion, he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Military commissar of the Kalinin Raion, city of Moscow
Colonel [signed] /Sivoborod/
August 29, 1968


For active participation in the Great Patriotic War and for receiving a contusion in combat he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Military commissar of the city of Moscow
Major General [signed] /Morozov/
May 10, 1969


Reviewed by the Military Council of the Moscow Military District. He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Decree nr. _____ of ______ ___, 1968

Commander of the Moscow Military District
Colonel General [signed] /Ivanovsky/


Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

Awarding Soviet orders and medals to active participants of the Great Patriotic War

For distinction in combat with the German-fascist invaders during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR by its Decrees of May 7, 1970 awarded Soviet orders and medals to a large number of active participants of the Great Patriotic War, who had been wounded in combat and had not received decorations at the time.

Junior Sergeant & Squad Leader Grigory Petrovich Kozlov's Order of the Red Star, #3632682.

My thanks to Auke for his invaluable assistance. Photographs/scans used with permission.

[MD Helmets]

Great looking award Bill. Nice dark color.

[Totenhead]

I really like the hand engraving

[Boudionovka]

Bill, where have you find the informtion about the number of the red star ?

How identify a red star ?

[Bill Garvy]

Thank you, gentlemen, and yes, as has been discussed elsewhere on this sub-forum, https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/order...32682-a-26315/, this Red Star is an example of the many that were awarded long after World War II to surviving veterans, many of them permanently disabled, as was the case here, for their wounds, and having been previously awarded a Red Star but had not received it. I have one in the collection that was awarded in 1945, but not received until 1992, #3836254, two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but I digress. . .

There are a number of sources to help collectors identify an Order of the Red Star and their seemingly infinite varieties, not the least of which is the consummate reference by Strekalov & Durov, with a lot of help from Alex Filer, who, incidentailly has a site discussing the infinite variations of the Red Star, Odysseus © -- Soviet Screwback Orders. Both have formulated systems of categorization and classification of the various types and variations of the Order of the Red Star.

Research and translation of archival material, such as Award Card, Citation, Service Record, and so on is available from many forum members who regularly contribute on this sub-forum.