Red Star,0063990,Sniper,193rd Rifle Regiment,NKVD

[desantnik]

From Echoes of War, p. 123

"During his combat internship against the German invaders, Comrade sniper Antonenko has proven himself steadfast, morally stalwart, tough, bold, courageous, and unquestionably devoted to the Motherland and the Party of Lenin and Stalin.
'Comrade Antonenko has taught two sergeants and one private to be a sniper. Comrade Antonenko has personally killed 23 Hitlerites, including three enemy snipers.
'During his combat duty Comrade Antonenko has received many accolades from the battalion and brigade commanders."