Red Star,0517416,Deputy Commander Of Supply,218th Separate Sapper Battalion

[Bill Garvy]

Some interesting research on this one; I'm surprised he wasn't issued a "duplikat" inasmuch as his originally issued Red Star was "lost". . .

Award Card
Order Booklet B 971138
1. Last name: Federov
2. Name and patrionymic: Timofei Illarionovich
3. Rank: Reserve Medical Service Senior Lieutenant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1901
6. Birthplace: Leningrad Oblast, Plyuskii Region, village of Z(?)
7. Party membership: since 1945
8. Education: advanced
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 8.1941-4.1946
11. Place of service at awarding: 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division, Leningrad Front – Deputy Commander Sapper Battalion
12. Place of work at present: Patriotic War Invalid I Class
13. Home address: Leningrad, Dostoevskii St. Bldg. 30, Apt. 25
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 580.939 (LOST) 131st Rifle Division dated
8.6.1944

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Abbreviated Award Card
Card attests that Deputy Commander for Supply Senior Lieutenant Timofei Illarionovich Fedorov (218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division) was awarded Red Star #517.416 in Order Booklet B 462545 by Leningrad Front, 2nd Shock Army Order 0102/N dated 2.6.44 for fighting against the German invaders.

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Order of the Red Star 517416. . .

Note the "lightness", for lack of a better word, of the serial number engraving. . .

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Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Fedorov, Timofei Illarionovich
2. Rank: Quartermaster Senior Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Deputy Commander for Supply – 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Ropsha Rifle Commander
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1901
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: candidate member since 1942
7. Previous combat: Stalingrad Front July-September 1942, Leningrad Front since February 1943
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. Previous awards: Defense of Leningrad and Defense of Stalingrad Medals
10. Inducted by: Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Leningrad
11. Home of record: Leningrad, Dostoevskii St. Bldg. 30, Apt. 25. Wife – Fedorova, S.N.

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

During the division’s offensive operations Comrade T.I. Fedorov has unceasingly provided portable anti-tank mines, explosive materiel, and engineer equipment. On the night of 17th March, 1944 when the situation required covering a flank and threats from tank forces against the 482 Rifle Regiment sector near Terrain Reference Point 30.2. Comrade Fedorov personally delivered anti-tank and anti-personnel mines to the mine obstacle sector. At dawn while emplacing the minefields the enemy collected large forces for a counterattack and Comrade Fedorov actively participated in repelling the counterattack with the sapper and infantry units.

He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Signed Commander, 218th Independent Sapper Battalion, 131st Rifle Division Captain Ivanov on 5th April, 1944

Endorsed Division Engineer, 131st Rifle Division, Major Korobkin

Endorsed Commander, 131st Ropsha Rifle Division, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Romanenko on 10th April, 1944

Endorsed Commander, 3 Rifle Corps, Guards General-Major Andreev on 21st April, 1944

Endorsed Deputy Commander of the Rear Area, 2nd Shock Army, Quartermaster Colonel Timchenko on 21st May, 1944


Does anyone have a picture of Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Romanenko?

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Пётр Логинович Романенко.

[Bill Garvy]

Thank you!