OGPW II #155369 Senior sergant mortar crew commander of 1st battery 469th Army Ostropol Mortar regiment

[Marcel Banziger]

My latest addition to the family, a nice looking in good condition Order of the Patriotic War IInd class from the Krasnokamsk Mint.

Registration card

Order booklet nr. 783789

1. Last name: Yeryomin
2. First name and patronymic: Miron Mikhaylovich
3. Military rank: Senior sergant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1910
6. Place of birth: Orlovsky region, Volodarsky district, Povetkino village
7. Party membership (since which year): 1944
8. Education: Primary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: April 1941 to November 1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Traction commander of 496th Mortar regiment, 18th Army
12. Current place of service and position: Deputy to NKVD collective farm chairman, Payusov village council, Volodarsky district, Orlovsky region.
13. Home address of the recipient: Orlovsky region, Volodarsky district, Payusov village council, Povetkino village.
14. List of all awards he received:

Name of the order or medal Serial number/Number of the document/Ground of award
Medal for Bravery #1168910, Temporary certificate nr. v/u B#538647, Order of 496th Mortar regiment #014/n from October 5th 1943

Order of Great Patriotic War IInd class # 155369, Temporary certificate nr. v/u B#475883, Order of Commander of 18th Army artillery #024/n from 19 of May 1944

Medal for Victory over Germany, Certificate nr. p/u L#0223536, Decree from 9 of May 1945

Signature of the recipient: [signed]

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

Assistant chief of Orlovsky military commissariat 5th department
Captain Logvinov
July 15th 1946



ORDER
Secret

Of Commander of Artillery of 18th Army of 1st Ukrainian front #024/n

May 19th 1944 Fighting Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR for the excellent fulfillment of the combat assignments of the command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders and the valor and courage shown that time I reward:

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4. Senior sergant Yeryomin Commander of Mortar crew of 1st
Miron Mikhaylovich battery, 469 Army Mortar Ostropols Regiment




Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Yeryomin Miron Mikhaylovich
2. Rank: Senior sergant
3. Position and unit: Mortar crew commander of 1st battery 469th Army Ostropol Mortar Regiment
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star

4. Year of birth: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Candidate to CPSU membership
7. Service in the Civil War, the subsequent combat operations to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): in GPW since June 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Wounded once
9. Since when in the Red Army: 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Volodarsky Military Commissariat
11. Previous awards (for which achievements): Never awarded before
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family’s address: _______________

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

During regiment’s combat actions from 4th of March to 24 of April, fighting on Ostropol, Proskurov and Stanislav directions, Senior sergant Yeryomin’s mortar crew, acting under enemies artillery and mortar fire, destroyed 9 machine gun points, 7 ammunition carts and suppress fire of German’s 75mm canon. Ensured the fulfillment of the combat mission of the battery.
On 4th March of 1944 during the breakthrough in German defense in area of Bolshiye Derevichi under the enemy fire and aviation impact comrade Yeryomins crew in short time destroyed German machine gun which stopped our infantry advance.
On 12 of March during liberation of Golovchitsi village under the enemies mortar fire, killed about a platoon of enemy soldiers, crossed the South Bug river, opened mortar fire from its western coast and destroyed 2 fire points on highway Vinnitsa-Proskurov. As a result our infantry unit cut the most important highway.
Comrade Yeryomin is worthy to be awarded the Order of Red Star.

Commander of 469th Mortar Regiment
Colonel-Lieutenant Zaikin
15 of May 1944


Worthy to be awarded the Order of Great Patriotic War of 2nd degree.

Commander of 18 Army’s Artillery
Guards Colonel Naydenkov
19 of May 1944


According the order 024/n from 19th of May 1944 of Commander of 18th Army Artillery awarded the Order of Great Patriotic War of 2nd degree

18 Army HR office officer
Colonel-Lieutenant Girshik
22 of May 1944



And the Order of Great Patriotic War # 155369

[Bill Garvy]

Very nice researched award, elegantly presented; well done!

[Marcel Banziger]

In all fairness, as you could notice I used your way of presentation, which is in my eyes a very nice way of presenting! So thank YOU!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Very nice indeed.

[Dom]

Very nice

I have an order of this series ( with curved down mintmark ) , I must think to do the research ...

[Marcel Banziger]

Also a nice one! Feel free to show the frontside as well.
Research does make these medals and orders come to life. It can be expensive though when having a lot of medals and orders haha

[Dom]

Also a nice one! Feel free to show the frontside as well.
Research does make these medals and orders come to life. It can be expensive though when having a lot of medals and orders haha

Of course, here is the frontside

Unfortunately when we do not do research right away we do not know where to start

[Marcel Banziger]

Indeed, it is difficult to choose which medals and orders get priority with research haha

[Egorka]

Thanks for sharing!

Two small comments.
Firstly, the “kolkhoz NKVD” means that kolkhoz was named after NKVD. So, NKVD is kolkhoz’ name.
Secondly, the term “Great Patriotic war” came to be since May 1945. Otherwise, in practicaly all war time documents it is called “Patriotic war”, i.e. without “Great”.

[Marcel Banziger]

Thanks for correcting me!!
Makes sense indeed that the kolkhoz is named after the NKVD and that it isn't a NKVD-kolkhoz.