Ivanidze, Iradion Vasil'evich, Guards Corporal, Mortar, 38th Guards Artillery Brigade

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Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Ivanidze, Iradion Vasil'evich
2. Rank: Guards Corporal
3. Position and unit: Gun crew member in the 7th Battery, 3rd Battalion, 38th Kalinkovichi Red Banner Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade

Nominated for: Medal for Courage

4. Year of birth: 1914
5. Nationality: Georgian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since August 1942; party membership booklet nr. 5300376
7. Participation in the Civil War and the subsequent combat actions to defend the motherland: Has been participating in the Patriotic War since September 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since July 1940
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Lenin Raion, city of Tbilisi
11. Awards received previously: None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: _______________

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or merits:


On 3rd July during the fighting for the town of Smolin, comrade Ivanidze, who served as a gun loader, displayed fortitude and worked efficiently and quickly. Comrade Ivanidze's gun fired at its maximum rate of fire. An enemy battery, which had been impeding the advance of our infantry, was suppressed and the infantry broke through to the outskirts of Smolin.

On 26th July 1944, during the fighting for the city of Brest, comrade Ivanidze and his gun crew suppressed an enemy artillery battery, which had brought down a massive onslaught on our infantry and had prevented the infantry from advancing; the infantry subsequently achieved success.

He deserves the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 38th Kalinkovichi Red Banner Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade Guards Major [signed] /Grigor'ev/ 9th August 1944