Glory III,491102,Sub-Machine Gunner,1089th Rifle Regiment

jefflgarrison · 03-22-2009, 11:18 AM

This is the second of three award that were dug up between the cities of Luban and Zgorzelec Poland.

The recipient was Junior Sargent Michael Ivanovich Kovagin. Comrade Kovagin was 32 years of age when he recieved his award.

His award was an "Order of Glory 3" for the following reason:

In combat on August 21-22, 1944 in the region of the village of Baranów, junior sargent Kovagin showed courage and bravery. Operating a heavy machine gun comrade Kovalin repulsed two enemy counterattacks, personnaly eliminating 12 German soldiers and in addition to that comrade Kovagin killed with the butt of his gun a German officer who had previously killed the company commander. Through his heroic action comrade Kovagin also saved the life of a soviet officer.

Another interesting thing about the awarding of the order is that in the "Prekas" that Marco provided (extra bonus with all his work), 35 OG3's were awarded, with 19 going to men within his own 1089th Rifle Regiment. These guys must have seen some pretty intense fighting.

03-22-2009, 11:18 AM	#1
jefflgarrison Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gdańsk, Poland Age: 59 Posts: 381	Glory III,491102,Sub-Machine Gunner,1089th Rifle Regiment This is the second of three award that were dug up between the cities of Luban and Zgorzelec Poland. The recipient was Junior Sargent Michael Ivanovich Kovagin. Comrade Kovagin was 32 years of age when he recieved his award. His award was an "Order of Glory 3" for the following reason: In combat on August 21-22, 1944 in the region of the village of Baranów, junior sargent Kovagin showed courage and bravery. Operating a heavy machine gun comrade Kovalin repulsed two enemy counterattacks, personnaly eliminating 12 German soldiers and in addition to that comrade Kovagin killed with the butt of his gun a German officer who had previously killed the company commander. Through his heroic action comrade Kovagin also saved the life of a soviet officer. Another interesting thing about the awarding of the order is that in the "Prekas" that Marco provided (extra bonus with all his work), 35 OG3's were awarded, with 19 going to men within his own 1089th Rifle Regiment. These guys must have seen some pretty intense fighting. __________________ "Who will come to us with a sword - will be killed by a sword. Who will come to us with a feather - will be tickled by a feather!" - citation of Alexander Nevski Last edited by jefflgarrison; 03-23-2009 at 09:06 AM.

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