Gold Star "Hero Of The Soviet Union".

[Koopyetz]

From warheroes site with babelfish translation


[Roditelev] Alexander Mikhaylovich
18. 12. 1916 - 7. 7. 1966
Hero of the Soviet Union

Dates of the edicts

1. 19.04.1945 (medal of № 7274)


[Roditelev] Alexander Mikhaylovich - commander of the platoon 51- GO of the guard separate combat engineer battalion (13th guard rifle corps, 43- I army, the 3rd Belorussian front) of guards Junior Lieutenant.

It was born on December 18, 1916 in the village [Berlyakino] of the now Velikie Luki region of the Pskov province in the family of peasant. Russian. Member of CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union) from 1943. After finishing 7 classes, he worked as turner at the engine-repair plant in Velikie Luki. In the Red Army since 1937.

Participant in the World War II since June 1941. Of guards Junior Lieutenant [Roditelev] differed on April 7, 1945 in combat for the city Koenigsberg (Kaliningrad).

In the composition of assault team together with eight field engineers swift with a throw he left to the artillery positions of enemy. Without losing time, [Roditelev] ordered to attack artillerymen. In the tied hand-to-hand fighting itself it destroyed six fascists. Without having maintained strong pressure of Soviet soldiers, 25 German soldiers were returned to the captivity, rest ran, after leaving 15 heavy instruments. After several minutes the Hitlerites undertook the attempt to return the left instruments. Field engineers repulsed three counterattacks and held artillery positions to the approach basic forces. In this battle the group of field engineers under the command Of [roditeleva] destroyed to 40 Hitlerites and took 15 proper heavy instruments. Next day, on April 8, [Roditelev] with twelve field engineers exploded the bunker of enemy, cleaned Hitlerites from 6 quarters of city and took into the captivity to 200 soldiers and the officers.

The Title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and medal “gold star” (№7274) to Alexander Mikhaylovich [Roditelev] is awarded on April 19, 1945.

In 1945 graduated from Moscow military-engineering school and service in the army continued. It died on July 7, 1966.

It is rewarded with the Order of Lenin, of patriotic war of 2 degrees, of Red Star, with medals.

Its name named street in Velikie Luki.

[Art]

Nice Job :thumbsup Thank You!

[Henry Sakaida]

I've been meaning to post this. With the passing of Mariya Dolina earlier this month, there are now only 6 women Heroines of the Soviet Union still living.
They are:

Rufina GASHEVA
Nadezhda POPOVA
Yevdokiya PASKO
Ludmila KRAVETS
Mariya SHCHERBACHENKO
Nadezhda TROYAN

92 women received this title, 50 were posthumous. There is an excellent internet site on HSU/HRF, and Cavaliers at ����� ������
It's Russian text, but they do have machine translation of the text. In many cases, they will list the serial number of the HSU.

HENRY

[Nota Bene]

OMG! There are only 6 of them left! So sad ...

Alexei

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Nice document (obverse/reverse) and associated HSU photo. Note Admiral Tributs' signature as presentation authority.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[ph3s]

Nice doc, I especially like the stamp "ОБМЕНЕНО" . :)

[Pobeda45]

I like this man's biography on the warheroes.ru site:
http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=4708

Interesting how he was attached to the Navy and had success in sinking many transport and supply ships.

George

[desantnik]

Now that's something you don't see every day!

[Nota Bene]

That's the first time I see one for the HSU!

Alexei

[Lapa]

Originally Posted by Nota Bene

That's the first time I see one for the HSU!

Same here :o

Marc