Red Star,0213227,Telephonist,55th Corps Artillery Regiment,Western Front

[Tommy]

Award Card

Order Booklet: 894909

1. Last name: Glonti
2. Name and patronymic: Aleksandr Dmitrievich
3. Rank: Private
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: January 1912
6. Birthplace: Makharadze district, Natanebi, Georgian SSR
7. Party membership: N/A
8. Education: Average
9. Nationality: Georgian
10. Time in Red Army: From 04.1941 to 12.1945
11. Place of service at awarding: 55th Corps Artillery Regiment, 7th Guards rifle Corps, 33rd Army, Western Front, Signalman
12. Place of work at present: Temporarily Unemployed
13. Home address: Batumi, No.18 Kirov Street
14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Document Number Awarding Organization

Medal for Bravery 268191 Temporary Certificate 713177 Decree of the 55th Corps Artillery Regiment of 10th May 1943 No.3/N
Order of the Red Star 213227 Temporary Certificate 990680 Decree of the 33rd Army of 18th August 1943 No.09/N


Signature of the awardee: [signed]

Verified by the Chief of Regional Military Commissariat of the Adjara Region
Senior Lieutenant / [Signed] / Kolviya

25th August 1946

[Tommy]

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patronymic: Glonti, Aleksandr Dmitrievich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Telephonist, 55th Howitzer Artillery Regiment
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star

4. Born: 1912
5. Nationality: Georgian
6. Party membership: Party Candidate
7. Previous combat: Participated in the Patriotic War from May 1942
8. Wounds or shell-shock: None
9. In Red Army: Since July 1941
10. Inducted by: Kabuletsky Region Military Commissariat, Georgian SSR
11. Previous awards: None
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

During the fight on 7.8.1943 for the village of Sluzna he worked on the communication link between the division commander, observation post and regimental observation post. The communication line ran along the most advanced trench, it was constantly shelled and torn in various places. Despite the exploding shells and mines and the hail of bullets, without thought for his life comrade Glonti stayed on the line, repairing the breaks in the cable and at the same time was on duty at his equipment. Comrade Glonti eliminated up to 30 breaks. The communications worked without fail, which made it possible for the battery to conduct crushing fire on enemy firing positions. The task posed to the battery was executed.

Comrade Glonti deserves the governmental award – the Order of the Red Star

Commander of the 55th Howitzer Artillery Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel / [signed] / Bryzgalin

Regimental Chief of Staff / [signed] / Timko

13th August 1943

[marsino]

And where is the Red Star?

[Tommy]

Here you go Marsino. Replaced enamel on 3, 7 & 9 o'clock arms.

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Hope you like it :).

Tom