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Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Division
Red Star #965158. Missing two arms of enamel.
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Re: Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Division
1. Family, Gonchar
2. Name And Patronym, Fedor Aleksandrovich 3. Military Rank, Major 4. Sex, Male 5. Year Of Birth, 1921 6. Place Of Birth, Har'kov Oblast, Petrovsk Region, Mechebilovo 7. Party Membership, Member CPSU since 1945 8, Education, Average 9, Nationality, Ukrainian 10, From Which Year In Red Army, October 1940 11, Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 305th Army Artillery Brigade, Battery Commander 12, Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 305th Army Artillery Brigade, Battery Commander 13. Current Address Of Awarded, Sarny, Rovnensk Oblast, Communal Building, Apartment #3. Red Star 965158 16-09-1944 Patriotic War II 425161 21-03-1945 For Combat Merits U/N 05-11-1954 For The Defence Of Leningrad For Victory Over Germany For The Liberation Of Prague 30 Years Of The Soviet Army And Navy Czech "For Bravery" - I believe this is the Czechoslovak Medal "For Bravery Against The Enemy".
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Re: Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Divi
1. Family, Name And Patronym, Gonchar, Fedor Aleksandrovich
2. Rank, Senior Lieutenant 3. Position, Unit, 76mm Gun Battery Commander, 258th Rifle "Habarov" Regiment, 140th Rifle "Sibirsk" "Novgorod-Seversk" Twice Red Banner Division Presented for the Order "Red Star" 4. Year Of Birth, 1921 5. Nationality, Ukrainian 6. Party Membership, Member VKLSM Card #9013233 7. Place Of Birth, Chkalov Oblast, Andreev Region, Village of Lavrent'evka 8. Participation In Civil War, Other Military Actions Of Defence Of The USSR And Patriotic War (Where, When), 1, Volhov Front - From December 1941 to January 1943 2, Leningrad Front From January 1943 to August 1943. 3, 1st Ukrainian Front From May 1944. 9. Had Which Wounds And Contusions In Patriotic War, Not Had 10. Since What Time In Red Army, From 1940 11. Which Regional Military Commissariat Conscripted, Barvankov Regional Military Commissariat, Har'kov Oblast 12. Received Which Awards (For Which Distinction), Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad" Decree of the Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The U.S.S.R. Whilst marching in a marching column, the regiment was approaching the village of Davyduv 26th July 1944, the advance was halted by enemy machine gun/mortar fire. Platoon Commander Senior Lieutenant Gonchar, ignoring danger, immediately deployed the 76mm guns and opened rapid fire in the direction from where he heard gunfire. Soon silencing the Hitlerites, leaving up to 20 dead, two destroyed auto-mobiles, one transporter in disorderly retreat. And in subsequent battles, thanks to the personal bravery, valour and courage Senior Lieutenant Gonchar, used devastating fire of his gun in no time on fleeing Hitlerites, providing assistance to the advancement of our infantry forward. Conclusion, Worthy of award of the Order "Red Star". Commander 258th Rifle Habarov Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Erygin 21st August 1944.
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These actions were part of the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. Davydov was along the strategic highway between L'vov and Zolychev. The enemy that was encountered will have been German forces escaping from the Brody Cauldron which had been encircled and destroyed on the 22nd July.
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Re: Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Divi
Here are the Acts for his Victory Over Germany and Prague Medals.
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Re: Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Divi
Here is a picture of the recipient showing at least one arm of enamel was lost long ago.
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