Glory III,477399,Rifleman,91st Rifle Regiment,Wounds 1945

[Norm Braddock]

Thought you fellas might like this one. 41 and a great write up for a private.:thumbsup


Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Topchii, Aleksei Pavlovich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Rifle Battalion, 91 Rifle Regiment, 992 Rifle Division. On file with the Aktyubinsk Municipal Military Commissariat
Recommendation for the Order of Glory III Class
4. Born: 1906
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: no
7. Previous combat: Southern Front 13.8.41-2.10.41
8. Wounds or shell-shock: lightly wounded 17.8.41, seriously wounded 2.10.41
9. Time in Red Army: 10.8.41 – 28.2.42
10. Inducted by: Kamenskii Regional Military Commissariat, Zaporozhe Oblast
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: Aktyubinsk, Stalin St. #5, Apt. 1. Family’s address: Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ordzhonokidze Spring
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Comrade Topchii participated in combat operations while in the 91 Rifle Regiment, 992 Rifle Division, 3 Army on the Khortitsa Island and near Kakhovka from 13.8-2.10.41 as a rifleman.
According to records he repeatedly participated in combat and killed 11 German soldiers.
While crushing an enemy assault on the island of Khortitsa, a group of six men of which he was a member killed six fascists and took three prisoners.
On 30.8.41 while in a seven-man reconnaissance patrol, they killed three fascists and took three prisoner, additionally damaging a communication line in the enemy’s rear area and capturing a telephone equipment. On this mission Comrade Topchii killed one German.
On 2.10.41 near the village of Mikhailovka, Comrade Topchii participated in three attacks in one night, during which he personally killed two fascists soldiers in a bayonet fight. He was wounded twice. As a result of his serious wound he was removed from service. At the present he is an Invalide III Class. Prior to his military service he worked as an accountant at the Ordzhonokidze Spring in Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. He now works as the chief accountant at the (?) Railroad, Aktyubinsk Station.
For combat excellence in the Patriotic War, Comrade Topchii is deserving of the Order of Glory III Class.
Signed Aktyubinsk Municipal Military Commissariat Guards Major Korabelshchikov on 25.12.1944
Endorsed Aktyubinsk Oblast Military Commissariat, Lieutenant Colonel Alek(?) on 9 December 1944
Endorsed Commander,Okrug Forces, General-Colonel Reiter and Member of the Military Committee General-Major Chekalovskii on 5 January 1945

Award Card
Order Booklet 670836
1. Last name: Topchii
2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksei Pavlovich
3. Rank: Private
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1906
6. Birthplace: Dalynskii Region, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 4.41-3.42
11. Place of service at awarding: 91 Rifle Regiment, 41 Rifle Division - Private
12. Place of work at present: on reserve file in the Aktyubinsk MMC. Works as chief accountant Aktyubinsk Station
13. Home address: Aktyubinsk, Voroshilov #20
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Glory III 477.399 Supreme Soviet dated 6.11.45
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Verified by Aktyubinsk Okrug Military Commissariat Deputy Chief of Personnel Senior Lieutenant Sazr(?) on 4 June 1946