For Bravery,2085239,Submachinegunner,483rd Rifle Regiment,21st Rifle Division

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #2085239.

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Here is an example of poor bureaucracy, the award number is incorrect on the award card, either the recipient lost his award and cheekily replaced it or one of the pen pushers wasn't too attentive.


1. Family, Semenchenko
2. Name And Patronym, Mihail Aleksandrovich
3. Military Rank, Private
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1906
6. Place Of Birth, Stalino Oblast, Nikitovka
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 12-01-1944 to 10-1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 483rd Rifle Regiment, 21st Rifle Division, Leningrad Front - Rifleman
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Stalino Oblast, Omutnyj, Transport Workshop Gorlovka Transport - Steam Engine Machinist
13. Current address of awarded, Stalino Oblast, Nikitovka, Sverdlov 37

"For Bravery" 2857825 Temporary Document K#255821 Order of the 483rd Rifle Regiment 010/N 01-06-1945

Fortunately the Protocol verifies the recipient,

Semenchenko, Mihail Aleksandrovich Red Army Soldier 12-11-1946 2085239 K405009 Order of the 483rd Rifle Regiment 0164 01-06-1945

Fortunately retaining my 100% success record on researching this award.

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Submachinegunner, Company of Submachinegunners Red Army Soldier Semenchenko, Mihail Aleksandrovich, for that, he was in the active army from 1944 and in the struggle with German occupiers showed himself to be a bold, braver defender of the homeland. In offensive battle repeatedly reflected enemy counter-attacks, where he personally killed 2 German soldiers. In combat and political preparedness has good results.

1906 year of birth, Ukrainian, Non-Partisan, In the RKKA called 28-01-1944 by Kizilov Regional Military Commissariat, Wounds and awards not had.