Zub, Mihail Ignat'evich, Junior Sergeant, Driver, 64th Separate Guards Tank Brigade

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Here is the remnants of a fantasy bar. A fantasy bar with a fake document at that. Fortunately whoever created this abomination kept Zub's first two awards together.

When I was offered this bar it had Medals "For Bravery" not belonging to Zub taking up the earlier suspensions (already researched and posted) and the document listed (in felt pen) all of the awards on the bar as well as a random Order Of Lenin (The recipient also didn't match up to anyone on "the site"). I told the dealer that the document was junk and they disposed of it and I got the bar (which never had a Lenin on it) for about metal value.

The fakers and fantasists are being undone by ever better resources for the collector.

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1. Family, Zub
2. Name And Patronym, Mihail Ignatovich
3. Military Rank, Junior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1907
6. Place Of Birth, Ligovka, Har'kov Oblast
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 22nd July 1941 to 13th December 1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 64th Separate Guards Tank Brigade - Driver
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Har'kov Oblast, Sahlovetsan Region, Collective Farm Black Steppe - Driver
13. Current address of awarded,Collective Farm Black Steppe, Sahlovetsan Region

"For Combat Merits" 533516 30th August 1943
"For Bravery" 780110 29th January 1944
"For Bravery" 2369750 1st May 1945

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Zub, Mihail Ignat'evich
2. Rank. Corporal
3. Position and unit. Driver, 253rd Tank Battalion, 49th Tank Brigade
Presented For Medal "For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1907
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Har'kov Direction Voronezh Front from 3rd August 1943 to 15th August 1943
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
9. From which time in Red Army. 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Sahnov Regional Military Commissariat, Har'kov Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Award not had.
Comrade Zub in offensive combat in the Har'kov direction Voronezh Front from 3rd August 1943 to 15th August 1943 showed himself to be a bold, resolute fighter with a good knowledge of driving affairs.
Comrade Zub and his machine delivered different cargo to places pointed out to him in a timely manner. The machine of his despite the fact that it went many kilometres all the same all the time was technically sound. 4th August 1943 Comrade Zub delivered cargo that was blown up by enemy German mines, the cargo was a necessary delivery. Comrade Zub with his force removed the parts from other knocked out machines and got his machine and delivered the cargo to the pointed out to him place.

Commander 253rd Tank Battalion Captain Fedorenko

Comrade Zub is worthy of the Governmental award Medal "For Combat Merits"

25th August 1943


A fourth battle of Har'kov action.

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Zub, Mihail Ignat'evich
2. Rank. Guards Junior Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Driver, 253rd Tank Battalion, 64th Guards Tank Red Banner Brigade
Presented For Medal "For Bravery"
4. Year of birth. 1907
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Kalinin Front 1942 Voronezh Front 1943 1st Ukrainian Front Vinnytsia Direction from 24th December 1943 to 23rd January 1944
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
9. From which time in Red Army. 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Sahnov Regional Military Commissariat, Har'kov Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For Combat Merits" Order #053/N of 30th August 1943.

In offensive combat from 24th December 1943 to 23rd January 1944 Vinnytsia Direction, Driver of a Logistics Vehicle Comrade Zub provided uninterrupted delivery of products and fuel-lubricant materiel to his battalion.
Especially distinguished Comrade Zub in the region of the village of Feliksovka 10th January 1944. All wheeled vehicles of the platoon of supply of the battalion were without fuel. The enemy were approaching the village of Feliksovka and all the heavy artillery-mortar fire was on the highway going towards the village, moreover enemy aviation controlled the roads. But Comrade Zub considering the importance of the existing situation, under heavy enemy fire brought fuel from his rear, thereby providing an exit for vehicles to other adjacent regions.

Commander 253rd Tank Battalion Captain Fedorenko

Comrade Zub is worthy of the Governmental award Medal "For Combat Merits"

27th January 1944