For Combat Merits,2177207,Musician,78th Guards Rifle Division,1st Ukrainian Front

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Medal for Combat Service 2177207, awarded to Feodor Yakovlevich Dengivsky by decree 036/N of the 78th Guards Rifle Division of 3.6.1945



Award Sheet

1. Family name, Name and Patronymic: Dengovsky, Feodor Yakovlevich
2. Rank: Guards Private
3. Duty position: Musician

Recommended for: The Medal for Combat Service

4. Year of birth: 1922
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War and the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR and the Patriotic War: In the Patriotic War from 4.44 to 6.44 on the […] Ukrainian Front and from 6.44 to 9.5.45 on the 1st Ukrainian Front
8. Wound and contusions in the Patriotic War: None
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 4.1944
10. Inducted by which Regional Military Commissariat: Rabnitsky Region Military Commissariat, Moldavian SSR
11. Previous awards: None
12. Permanent home address of the awardee: [Intentionally obscured]

Short concrete description of his combat feat or accomplishment:

During the period of the offensive battles from 3.1944 to 05.09.45 Guards Private Dengovsky was in the Division orchestra, during his military service he performed in the orchestra and participated in amateur performances of which up to 200 were concerts performed for soldiers and officers. Most of the concerts were performed in extremely close proximity to the front lines.

During the period of the battle for the city of Brig, Dengovsky worked as an orderly in a Medical Sanitary Battalion, for which he received commendation.

During the period of being deployed with the division, the orchestra of which Dengovsky was a participant, played for and accompanied the divisional units, for which he received two personal gratitude from the divisional commander

Guards Private Dengovsky deserves the Medal for Combat Services.

Bandmaster of the 78th Guards “Vislensky” Rifle Division
Guards Junior Lieutenant / [signed] / Tezin

Deserves the Award, the Medal for Combat Services
Chief of Staff of the 78th Guards Rifle Division
Guards Colonel / [signed] / Stroganov


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