Red Star,1725896,Mortar Platoon Commander,115th Guards Rifle Regiment

[ade stevenson]

Hi Guys, a new addition now on it's way to me. Once in the collection of Bill and then Norm, now me. :thumbsup

Cheers, Ade.

[ade stevenson]

Order book

[ade stevenson]

Record card

Order booklet nr. B-756044

1. Last name: Mironov
2. First name and patronymic: Sergei Mikhailovich
3. Military rank: Senior Lieutenant-Technician
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1910
6. Place of birth: City of Vetluga, Gorky Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1944
8. Education: Higher
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since August 1942
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Machine-gun platoon leader in the 38th Guards Division
12. Current place of service and position: Head of the Planning Bureau of the 25th Military Construction Unit, city of Voronezh
13. Home address of the awardee: 28 May 11 Street, city of Voronezh

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 1725896 Temporary certificate nr. Z-685620 Order of the 38th Guards Rifle Division nr. 069/N of September 17, 1944


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 Voroshilov Raion
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Ioffe/
February 4, 1947

[ade stevenson]

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Mironov, Sergei Mikhailovich
2. Rank: Guards Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Mortar platoon leader in the 115th Guards Rifle Regiment, 38th Lozovsky Red Banner Guards Rifle Division, 70th Army
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1944
7. Participation in the Patriotic War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): From May 12, 1943 through September 1943 on the Southwestern Front and from November 1943 through August 15, 1944 on the Belorussian Front. On August 15, 1944 he was admitted to a hospital because of an illness
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the city of Vetluga, Gorky Oblast
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: _______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

On July 22, 1944, during the crossing of the Western Bug River and the capture of the town of Slavatyche, comrade Mironov’s mortar platoon crossed the river by wading through the water. He organized for the ammunition and wagons to be ferried across, and in one massive salvo he destroyed a mounted machine-gun, killed its crew, silenced a mortar battery, and dispersed or killed up to 40 Germans.

On July 27 and 28, 1944 he supported the advancing infantry of the 110th Guards Rifle Regiment by thoroughly observing the village of Vulka Dobrynskaya, which ensured the success of the infantry and the capture of a height near the village of Dobryn-Duzhe. He repelled 7 counterattacks by enemy infantry, which contributed to the quick capture of the village of Dobryn-Duzhe.

Conclusion: He deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 115th Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Glazkov/
September 15, 1944

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #1725896. . .

[ade stevenson]

Hi Bill, I thought it was once yours, as I searched the serial number :)

I have ordered his service record now to complete the research.

Cheers, Ade.

[Tommy]

Good stuff Ade!

Finding a photo was a goal of mine for ages. It took a couple of goes then I finally struck lucky. Its a good excuse to order lots more research!

Tom

[ade stevenson]

Hi Tommy, I have struck out four times now. One service record could not be found and the other 3 were sans photo. Now you know why I have never been in a bookmakers in all my life :D

Still got a few more research targets to go at.

Cheers, Ade.

[CtahhR]

I've found that the more focused you become on finding something the more frustrating it becomes and the lesser the chance of accomplishing the mission. With a rather laissez faire attitude to collecting I've managed to obtain items I'd never imagine could exist let alone put away in the collection.

"Peace will come.... according to the plan".