Red Star,2662489,Anti-Tank Gun Platoon Commander,88th Rifle Regiment

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Here is #2662489. Another example with a rather high engraving.

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1. Family, Korchazhnov,
2. Name And Patronym, Viktor Vasil'evich
3. Military Rank, Senior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1924
6. Place Of Birth, Udmurt ASSR, Zav'jalov Region, Zarja
7. Party Membership, Candidate for membership VKP/b/ since October 194
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, Fro August 1942 to April 1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, Commander Of A Gun, 88th Rifle Regiment, 28th Nevskij Red Banner Division
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Picker, Alushta Aromatic Plants Nursery, Alushta, Crimean Oblast
13. Current address of awarded, Crimean Oblast, Alushta, Karl Marx Street #32

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Karchazhnov, Viktor Vasil'evich
2. Rank. Private
3. Position and unit. Commander Of A Gun Platoon Anti-Tank Guns, 2nd Rifle Battalion, 88th Rifle Regiment, 28th Rifle Nevel Red Banner Division
Presented For award of the Order "Red Star"
4. Year of birth. 1924
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Member VLKSM since 1942 Ticket #11489574
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Patriotic War Kalinin, 2nd Baltic Front from August 1942.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Wounded 13th December 1942
9. From which time in Red Army. From August 1942.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Akmolin Regional Military Commissariat, Akmolin Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not awarded

Private Karchazhnov for the period of offensive combat with German invaders from 14th September to 20th September showing himself courageous and brave. He destroyed a 75mm gun along with its crew, as well as smashing a dugout. Also destroying 2 machinegun points. Thereby giving the opportunity to the infantry to advance forward.

Conclusion: Comrade Karchazhnov for showing these feats is worthy of the Governmental award Order "Red Star".

Commander Of The Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel Loginov
Head Of Staff Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Kujal'

6th October 1944.

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Here is a photograph of the recipient.