Order of the Red Star, #781467, Sapper, 36th Guards Rifle Corps

[Bill Garvy]

Record card

Order booklet nr. 484886

1. Last name: Tsup
2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Petrovich
3. Military rank: Senior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1911
6. Place of birth: Sorokoshino farm, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From December 1941 through November 1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Assistant platoon leader in the 44th Independent Sapper Company, 36th Guards Rifle Corps
12. Current place of service and position: Unemployed
13. Home address of the awardee: ______, district 3, house 2, entrance 2, apartment 26, Yerevan

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 786147 Temporary certificate nr. V-265832
Order of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps nr. 050/N of July 21, 1944

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class 345607 Temporary certificate nr. E[?]-372251 Order of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps nr. 08/N of February 8, 1945

Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 - Certificate nr. R-0157231 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 9, 1945

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 Stalin Raion
Captain [signed] /Mirzoyan/
December 3, 1946

Order

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Order

Of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps

July 21, 1944 – Nr. 050/N – Active Army

(On decorating personnel)

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

In the headquarters units of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps:

[…]

The Order of the Red Star to:

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5. Senior Sergeant Ivan Petrovich Tsup, Assistant Platoon Leader in the Independent Sapper Company

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Commander of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Major General [signed] /Shafranov/

Award sheet

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Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Tsup, Ivan Petrovich
2. Rank: Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Assistant platoon leader in the Independent Sapper Company of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1911
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): He didn’t participate in the Civil War and the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR. He has been serving at the front during the Patriotic War since June 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Received two wounds
9. Since when in the Red Army: From 1933 through 1939 and since 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Stalin Raion, city of Yerevan
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Caoutchouc manager, district 3, house 2, entrance 2, apartment 16, Yerevan, Armenian SSR. Wife: Anna Ignatyevna Tsup

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Comrade Tsup has been serving in the Independent Sapper Company since January 1944. Throughout the period he has been with the platoon he showed himself a disciplined, dedicated, dignified, and exemplary soldier of the socialist motherland and a demanding junior commander, capable of taking initiative.

During the construction of an observation post for the corps command during the preparation period for the June 25, 1944 offensive and during the offensive itself, assistant platoon leader Senior Sergeant Tsup, despite heavy enemy artillery fire, enabled the delivery of wood for the construction, which allowed for its construction to be finished in a timely manner.

Comrade Tsup deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the Independent Sapper Company
Guards Senior Lieutenant [signed] /Ovseyenko/

Comrade Tsup deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Chief engineer of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Lieutenant Colonel-Engineer [signed] /Avdulov/
July 7, 1944

He is to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Major General [signed] /Shafranov/
July …, 1944


Senior Sergeant Ivan Petrovich Tsup's Order of the Red Star, #781467. Photographs/scans used with permission. My thanks to Auke for his invaluable assistance!

[Bill Garvy]

Order

Secret
Copy nr. 1

Order

Of the 36th Guards Neman Rifle Corps

(On decorating personnel)

February 8th, 1945 – Nr. 08/N – Active Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

[…]

In the corps’ Independent Sapper Company:

The Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class to:

1. Senior Sergeant Ivan Petrovich Tsup, assistant platoon leader

[…]

Commander of the 36th Guards Neman Rifle Corps
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Koshevoi/



Award sheet

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[Pencil: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class]

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Tsup, Ivan Petrovich
2. Rank: Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Assistant platoon leader in the Independent Sapper Company of the 36th Guards Neman Rifle Corps
Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class
4. Year of birth: 1911
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): At the front during the Patriotic War since August 1943
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Wounded twice: on June 5, 1943 and on September 30, 194__
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since July, 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Stalin Raion, city of Yerevan
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps nr. 050/N of July 21, 1944
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Caoutchouc manager, district 3, house 2, entrance 2, apartment 16, Yerevan. Wife: Anna Ignatyevna Tsup

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Comrade Tsup has been serving at the front during the Patriotic War since August 1943. Repeatedly participating in the fighting with the German invaders, he showed his dedication to the motherland.

During the preparation period for the October offensive and during the offensive itself, assistant sapper platoon leader Tsup under enemy fire organized the uninterrupted activities of his unit, equipping the command post and observation post of the corps command.

While equipping the command posts near the village of Pogornevo and height 165.8, the enemy shelling was heavy to such an extent, that there didn't seem to be a possibility of continuing the activities. Nevertheless comrade Tsup and his group didn't abandon their positions. By personal example he inspired his men to display courage, which enabled the task assigned to them to be accomplished in time.

In combat with the German invaders comrade Tsup was wounded twice.

He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Commander of the Independent Sapper Company
Guards Captain [signed] /Ovseyenko/
February 4th, 1945

By Order nr. 08/N of February 8th, 1945 awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Assistant chief of the Personnel Section of the 36th Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Captain of the Administrative Service [signed] /Ivanenko/
February 8th, 1945