Red Star,1703554,Telegraph Mechanic,324th Separate Communications Battalion

[jefflgarrison]

Name, surname and patronymic name: Dorozhkin Vasiliy Ivanovich

Military rank: sergeant

Division, position: mechanician of "Morze" machine, HQ company of Brandenburgh's 324 division in the name of Alexander Nevskiy communication batallion

Awarded with: order of "Red Star"

Year of birth: 1925

Nationality: russian

Party: member of All-soviet Lenin's Communist Youth Union

Part in Civil war, and other war actions in defence of USSR: Patriotic War from 28th April 1943

Wounds: none

From which year in Red Army: from March 1942

Which commission called-up to the Army: military commission of Purdoshansk, Mordovskaya Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Earlier awards: "For the battle services", order on the 25th rifle corps from 4th July 1944

Home address and address of family: Purdoshansk district of Mordovskaya Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, village of Malaya Brolovka, mother Dorozhkina Natalya Efimovna

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Brief description of personal deed or achievement:

Was in the 324th communications batallion since it was formed. Maintains the given communication devices in excellent condition and ready for action. During the offensive actions of 25th rifle corps from 16th to 30th April 1945, in the hours of maximum load was personally transmitting battle orders to the subordinate military units, that helped in the success of the offensive. Deserves the order of "Red Star".

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Agreed, head of communications of 25th corps (sign) Kostin.
31st May 1945

Awarded in accordance with the order on the 25th rifle Radomskiy corps
#0111/n from 6th June 1945
Order of "Red Star

Major Mishustin


List of decorations:

Red Star - #1.703.554 - order on the 25th rifle corps from 6th June 1945

For the battle services - #1.040.585 - # of document - order on the 25th rifle corps from 4th Jule 1944

"For the victory over Germany" - #0-101.339 - decree from 9th May 1945

"For the liberation of Warsaw" - decree from 9th June 1945

"For the takeover of Berlin" - decree from 9th June 1945

[jefflgarrison]

ok, so several quick questions.

This is for action in Berlin, right? Timeline, 69th Army, 25th Rifle division and all fits.

Finally, what is a "Morze" machine? Is this a misspelling by my translator and it is a "Morse Code" machine?

[ericlida]

Originally Posted by jefflgarrison

Finally, what is a "Morze" machine? Is this a misspelling by my translator and it is a "Morse Code" machine?

"Morse Code" machine

[desantnik]

It's impossible to tell without seeing the original citation.

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation.