Red Star,2605088,Sapper,35th Red Banner Mechanised Brigade,1st Belorussian Front

[Bill Garvy]

Award Card
Order Booklet A 813123
1. Last name: Tsymanovich
2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksandr Prokofevich
3. Rank: Reserve Private
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1912
6. Birthplace: Minsk Oblast, Pukhovinskii Region, village of Gorelets
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Belorussian
10. Time in Red Army: 7.44-11.45
11. Place of service at awarding: Sapper – 35th Mechanized Brigade, 1st Tank Corps, 2nd Army, 1st Belorussian Front
12. Place of work at present: Belorussian SSR, Minsk Oblast, Pukhovinskii Region, Gorelets Selsovet, “New Gorelets” Collective Farm – Collective Farmer
13. Home address: Belorussian SSR, Minsk Oblast, Pukhovinskii Region, Gorelets Selsovet, village of Gorelets

14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Bravery Medal 2.562.130 35th Mechanized Brigade dated 7.2.45
Bravery Medal 3.185.089 35th Mechanized Brigade dated 24.4.45
Red Star 2.605.088 35th Mechanized Brigade dated 5.5.45
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Liberation of Warsaw Edict dated 9.6.45
Capture of Berlin Medal Edict dated 9.6.45

Verified by Pukhovinskii Regional Military Commissariat Major Polenii(?) on 23rd April, 1947

[Bill Garvy]

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Tsymanovich, Aleksandr Prokofevich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Sapper – Engineer-Mine Company, 35th Slonimskaya Red Banner Mechanized Brigade
Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class
4. Born: 1912
5. Nationality: Belorussian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: 1 Belorussian Front since 14.01.1945
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. In Red Army: since 2nd June, 1944
10. Inducted by: Pukhovinskii Regional Military Commissariat, Minsk Oblast
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: Minsk Oblast, Pukhovinskii Region, Gorelitskii Selsovet, village of Gorelits. Wife – Tsymanovich, Nadezhda Gerasimovich

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

On (?).04.1945 near the village of Batslov* during an engineer reconnaissance of roads, the patrol encountered the enemy, but he did not panic and opened fire with his weapon, killing four German soldiers after which he disarmed eight enemy mines, thus supporting the passage of attacking vehicles.

On (?).04.1945 near Mi(?)khov* while under enemy fire he (?) in the established time, thus permitting the passage of the unit’s vehicles.

For displaying valor and courage during the accomplishment of combat missions, Private Tsymanovich is being recommended for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.
Signed Commander, Engineer-Mine Company, Senior Lieutenant Latynov on 23.04.1945

Recommended downgrade to Order of the Red Star by Commander, 35th Slonimsko-Pomeranian Red Banner Mechanized Brigade, Colonel Pe(?) on 30th April, 1945.

Awarded the Order of the Red Star by 35th Mechanized Brigade Order 016/N dated 5.5.45, compiled by Senior Lieutenant Vektin(?)

*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English.

[Bill Garvy]

Private Aleksandr Prokofevich Tsymanovich's Order of the Red Star, #2605088. . .