Petrosjan, Garnik Mkrtichevich, Driver, 492nd Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment

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Award Card
Certificate 624973
1. Last name: Petrosyan
2. Name and patrionymic: Garnik Mkrtichevich
3. Rank: Corporal
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1 April, 1924
6. Birthplace: Tbilisi
7. Party membership: candidate member since 1945
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Armenian
10. Time in Red Army: February, 1943 to March, 1947
11. Place of service at awarding: 492nd Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, 8th Independent Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade – Driver
12. Place of work at present: temporarily unemployed
13. Home address: Tbilisi, Gonkadze St. #11/13
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Bravery Medal 1.451.938 492nd RBDATAR dated 5.08.44
Combat Service Medal 2.011.880 492nd RBDATAR dated 27.02.45
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Verified by Beriya Regional Military Commissariat, Tbilisi Major Vageishvili on 7th July, 1947

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492nd Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, 8th Independent Melitopol Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade, RGK, 1st Belorussian Front
Order 02/N dated 27 February, 1945
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR I award the Combat Service Medal to:
38. Driver Corporal Garnik Mkrtychevich Petrosyan, who from 13 – 16.2.1945 completed a 600km drive of significant operational importance without an accident or breakdown.
b. 1924, Armenian, Comsomol members since March 1944, inducted into the Red Army 8.2.1943 by Beriya Regional Military Commissariat, Tbilisi. Home of record – Tbilisi, Chonkadze St. #11. Father Umur Shotovich Mkrtich.
Signed Commander, 492nd Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Pleshakov

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492nd Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, 8th Independent Melitopol Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade, RGK, 1st Belorussian Front
Order 09/N dated 5 August, 1944
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR I award the Bravery Medal to:
7. Vehicle Driver Corporal Garnik Mikertychevich Petrosyan, who in fighting to expand the bridgehead on the left shore of the Vistula river from 2-3 August, boldly and decisively moved a gun to a new fighting position while under enemy fire, thus completing his combat mission.
b. 1924, Armenian, Comsomol members since March, 1944 Booklet #21035258, inducted into the Red Army 8.2.1943 by the Beriya Regional Military Commissariat, Tbilisi. Home of record – Tbilisi, Chonkadze St. #11. Father – Mkertych Umurshatovich Petrosiyan
Signed Commander, 492 Red Banner Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Pleshakov

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Bravery & Combat Service Medals. . .

[UQWozza]

Nice - I love artillery awards!

Simon