Nikulina, Natal'ja Petrovna, Junior Lieutenant, Clerk, SMERSH, 53rd Guards Division

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Documents group of Guards Junior Lieutenant Natalya Petrovna Nikulina. She was born in 1922 and could not have been any older than 22 or 23 at the time these awards were initially conferred. At the time of her being awarded her Combat Service Medal, fall 1944, her rank was noted as Guards Private, but by the time her Victory over Germany, spring 1945, and 30th Anniversary Medal had been awarded, she had been promoted.

Document for the Medal Victory over Germany dated March 22nd, 1945 by the Commander of the 53rd Guards Order of the Red Banner Rifle Division, Serial #E0214902

Document for the Medal 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces dated July 11th, 1948 by the Commander of the 1st Guards Rifle Brigade, Major General Vasilenko

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Archival documents for the Medal Victory over Germany; she is #16, listed on the top of page 2.

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Award Sheet

Last name, name, and patrionymic: NIKULINA Natalya Petrovna
Rank: Guards Private
Duty position: Clerk Typist Department of Counter-Intelligence 53rd Guards Order of the Red Banner Rifle Division, 1st Shock Army, 3rd Baltic Front

Recommendation for Medal “For Combat Service”
1. Born: 1922
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Time in the Red Army: from October, 1942
4. Party Membership: member VLKSM
5. Participated in battles: from 1942 on the Northwest and from 1943 Leningrad and Baltic Fronts
6. Wounds or Contusions: none
7. Previous Awards: none
8. Inducted by: through Zuevsky Office NKVD
9. Home of record: (intentionally obscured)

Comrade NIKULINA working as a Clerk-Typist Department of Counter-Intelligence “SMERSH” Division honestly and accurately in any frontline circumstances carries out the assignments of command.

Clearly and coherently organizing the top secret clerical work of department, she facilitates the work of the operational units and staff of the division.

Her selfless work helps the combat mission, facing the entire operational staff of the Department of Counter-Intelligence “SMERSH” Division.

Worthy of the governmental award Medal “For Combat Service”.

Chief of the Department of Counter-Intelligence “SMERSH” 53rd Guards Order of the Red Banner Rifle Division
Guards Major F. Eremenko
30th August, 1944


Worthy of the governmental award Medal “For Combat Service”.
Commander of the Division
Guards Major-General Burlakin
August 31st, 1944

By order of the 53rd Guards Order of the Red Banner Rifle Division No. 021/N of 7th September 1944 awarded the Medal “For Combat Service”.
Chief of Staff
Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Sorokin

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Secret

Prikaz

53rd Guards Order of the Red Banner Rifle Division
Third Baltic Front

7th September, 1944 No. 021/N Regular (?) Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for having displayed valor and bravery:

Medal “For Combat Service”

6. Guards Private NIKULINA Natalya Petrovna, Clerk-Typist Department of Counter-Intelligence “SMERSH” Division

Division Commander
Guards Major-General I. Burlakin

Chief of Staff
Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Sorokin

September 6th, 1944