For Bravery,3646600,T-34 Mechanic/Driver,225th Tank Regiment,Kursk,Catch-Up

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #3646600.

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1. Family, Putilenko
2. Name And Patronym, Georgij Mihajlovich
3. Military Rank, Starshina
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1922
6. Place Of Birth, Zaporozh'e
7. Party Membership, Member VLKSM from 1942
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From August 1941
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 1818th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment - Senior Motorist-Adjuster of a company.
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 56th Tank Regiment - Mechanic/Driver T-34 Tank
13. Current address of awarded, Zaporozh'e, Róża Luksemburg Street, House #32

Red Star 1432603 2nd April 1945
Patriotic War 2nd Class 701420 30th April 1945
For The Capture Of Berlin
For Victory Over Germany
For Bravery 3646600 17th August 1943

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Family, Name, Patronym. Putilenko, Georgij Mihajlovich
Rank. Junior Sergeant
Position and unit. Mechanic Driver T-34 Tank Company 225th Tank Regiment
Presented For Governmental Award Order Of The Red Star
1. Year of birth. 1924
2. Nationality. Ukrainian
3. From which time in Red Army. Since August 1942.
4. Party Membership. Member VLKSM
5. Participation in War /where, when/ From 20th July 1943
6. Has been wounded and contused. 21st July 1943
7. Has received awards (for which distinction) Not awarded
8. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Kujbyshev Regional Military Commissariat

In the period of combat 21st July 1943 Comrade Putilenko was the Mechanic Driver of the tank of Commander of the platoon Voroshilov fearlessly and boldly manoeuvring the tank. He personally extinguished the flames twice of the burning tank, wounded did not give up control of the tank, thereby contributing to the commander of the platoon destroying enemy life force and materiel, with fire from the tank, as well as the caterpillars. Moreover Comrade Putilenko took from the field of battle wounded tankist Vornosov.

Commander 225th Tank Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel Fomin

28th July 1943

Voroshilov was presented for an Order Of Lenin but was awarded a Red Star for the same day's action.

[Al-muell]

Nice one!
Will You post the ORS citation as well?

[CtahhR]

Probably. It has lots of extra details - and this chap was along for the ride!

Comrade Voroshilov for the time of combat on 21st June 1943 showed himself to be a bold and devoted to the nation Commander.

He together with his squadron destroyed 3 bunkers, 2 handheld machineguns, up to 75 soldiers and officers and repelled a counter-attack of up to 30 enemy submachinegunners. Comrade Voroshilov first burst into an enemy location, needing them to leave the trenches and retreat. Propelling our infantry to attack the enemy, soon he was compelled by weapon machinegun fire issues and took to the defensive. Then the tank of Comrade Voroshilov was forced to return, making a new approach and enabling our infantry to advance and continue to attack the enemy, at the same time destroying all that came in the path under the tracks and with the destructive fire of his tank. Comrade Voroshilov had gone through 2 times and when he went in the third time, from enemy fire the tank caught fire. Flames of the fire by skilful manoeuvres were extinguished and the following shell to hit the tank ignited it a second time, and Voroshilov was wounded in the hand. And overcoming the pain in the hot tank quickly departed destroying 2 enemy anti-tank guns.