"Gratitude" Certificates.

[RedBanner1920]

I really love the artwork here .The soviet union really had some talented artists.

[CtahhR]

Here's a trio of "Gratitude"s for Junior Sergeant Shalva Sergeevich Mesropov, which I picked up at the marketplace here. Mesropov was also awarded a "For Courage" medal and possibly more but I only have these three documents in my possession.

The first document is for service in the Caucasus from January 1943, The second for the Taman Peninsula dated October 1943 and finally from 11th April 1944 (The actual day of liberation of the city), Kerch.

[CtahhR]

Here is a 21st November 1945 dated gratitude certificate for participation in the Great Patriotic War named to Senior Sergeant Georgij Malakovich Majsuradze

And here's what the Russian State Archive website told me for free.
Shame that there's another split group out there......

Here is the citation for his Medal "For Bravery". I'm not so good with the Russian handwriting so to sum it up 27th September 1943 at the battle for Farm "Dzheginskij" he destroyed the enemy bunker.

No doubt this farm was somewhere close to or on the Taman Peninsula.

[ricopa]

I got this document with Stalin on it,Could anyone please help me with translation and what it is worth??Thanks a lot.

[UQWozza]

A certificate for involvement in the capture/liberation of the city of Belgorod, city in western Russia, situated on the Seversky Donets river 40 km north of the Ukrainian border.

Simon

[Norm Braddock]

Got this awhile back. Translated by Monsur Pavlo

[trans: ripped portion, missing] We won! Germany is fully crushed!
THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941-1945
Certificate to a Participant of the Capture of Berlin
(April –May 1945)
45 Guards Gulshanskaya Red Banner Tank Brigade, Guards Junior Lieutenant Smelyakov, Semyon Mikhailovich(?)
You fulfilled your duty to the Motherland in the Patriotic War until the end, glorifying the Russian force on the fields of great battles with the German occupiers, forever glorifying the Stalin Guard.
The 1 Guards Tank Army Military Council notes your heroic participation in the historic battle for Berlin, the capital of German imperialism, and congratulates you with victory.
Commander, 1 Guards Tank Army (GTA) Member Military Council 1 GTA
Guards General-Colonel Guards General-Lieutenant of Tank Forces
M. Katukov N. Popel

Berlin, 9 May 1945

[deValcourt]

Wow! A timely award.:thumbsup

Phillip

[Soviet]

Does it have something to do with medals ?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Soviet

Does it have something to do with medals ?

No, these were certificates awarded to individuals who took part in the various campaigns indicated on them. They could indicate that someone was probably awarded a medal for a certain battle, but they don't have any direct correlation to medals.

Dave

[Jeffrey Meffert]

I found 4 or five of these tucked into an order book in a medal set I have. Has anyone seen such a thing before and know for sure what it is?