"Gratitude" Certificates.

[desantnik]

Certificate of appreciation

[Al-muell]

For participation in capture of the city of Preussisch Eulau (or Eilau? I don't know if the spelling is góod - it's Preysish aylau in cyrilic).

[UQWozza]

Preysish Aylau is in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Simon

[Jeffrey Meffert]

Do you know why these would be issued? Obviously not a "medaled" liberation or capture event. Here are the other 4 that were with this one.

[Al-muell]

Originally Posted by UQWozza

Preysish Aylau is in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Simon

They DID keep the german name???
Quite unusual

Preussish indicates that it must be somewhere in the former german baltic sea coast. so this would fit.

[kiwiussr]

Hi
just trying to find out some information on some documents I have.
I am looking to see what type and for what the documents are awarded and to whom

cheers for all and any help
wayne

[EricFG]

These two are hopefully for actions against Hitlerite invaders. Classic Stalinist propaganda at the very least.

Again, I've made no attempt to decipher these, yet. I'm just tossing them out here to generate a little interest in case anyone really cares.

OK. The first image translates to:

УЧАСТНИКУ БОЕВ В ВОСТОЧНОЙ ПРУССИИ
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Приказом Верховного Главнокоиандующего Марщала Советского Союза товарища СТАЛИНА от 10 (unrecognizable) 1945 года за #272 войскам, участвовавшим в боях за овладение городом ПРЕЙСИШ АИЛАУ, об`явлена БЛАГОДАРНОСТЬ за отличные боевые действия.
Командир части-----

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To the PARTICIPANT of FIGHTS In EAST Prussia [trooper's name] by the Order of Supreme Glavnokoiandujushchego Marshchala of Soviet Union of companion STALIN from 10 (not readable) 1945 for #272 armies participating in fights for mastering by city of PREJSISH АИЛАУ*, about ` it is shown GRATITUDE for excellent operations. The commander of a part [Officer's sig.]

*or Preysish Aylau

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Took me about a half-hour to translate this, letter by letter.

Can anyone help with the blue colored parts please?

I also find this about the possible town:
The town of Preussisch Eylau was renamed Bagrationovsk to honour the Russian Field Marshall P.I. Bagration*, who, together with the Prussian** army under l’Estocq, fought Napoleon here on February 7-8 1807.

The outcome was undecided, but still a major setback for Napoleon, who nevertheless went on to win the Battle of Friedland and conquer Königsberg.

* AKA Operation Bagration (of the GPW)
** Oh the irony...

Originally Posted by EricFG

To the PARTICIPANT of FIGHTS In EAST Prussia [trooper's name] by the Order of Supreme Glavnokoiandujushchego Marshchala of Soviet Union of companion STALIN

I'll just guess:
To the Participant of the battles in East Prussia [Ivan Frontovik] by the Order of Supreme & Exalted Grand Poobah of the Soviet Union comrade Stalin

...or something along those lines...:rolleyes:

[marcotk]

Ciao Eric,

верховного главнокомандующего маршала советского союза товарища Сталина

is

Supreme Commander in Chief Marshal of the Soviet Union Stalin

[ps/edit]

I love unit citations.. if I were you, I would frame them! :D

[EricFG]

Thanks for the help Marco! I knew I was close. :)

And yes, I love these citations as well. I was lucky to find these.
They will be well kept in my ever expanding Soviet paper collection.

Got this one today from Lithuania as well but this time I didn't get such a good deal.
This one's heavily faded and has some heavy water damage as well. It looks like someone has pasted the document to a heavier piece of cardboard sometime in the medium past.
Still, the price was right and it's not too terribly common.
Anyone wanna take a stab at the name and the battle for me? Please? :)

[Eryk]

Is that "Stettin", and is the date 20 March 1945? (Date is right for when the east bank of the Oder was cleared at Stettin.)