Glory III,090175,Lineman,118th Artillery Regiment,Belorussia 1944

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Award Card

Order Booklet B 111273

1. Last name: Tishchenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Nikolai Tikhonovich
3. Rank: Senior Sergeant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1913
6. Birthplace: Simferopol
7. Party membership: since 1942
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 6.1941-7.1945
11. Place of service at awarding: 69 Rifle Division, 118 Rifle Regiment – Scout Squad Leader
12. Place of work at present: Voroshilovgrad RU #6 – (?)
13. Home address: Voroshilovgrad, Stankostroitskii St. #63
14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization

Bravery Medal 1.242.683 118 Artillery Regiment dated 5.7.44

Glory III 90.175 69 Rifle Division dated 10.7.44

Red Star 1.444.689 69 Rifle Division dated 18.10.44

OPW II 358.310 18 Rifle Corps dated 15.2.45

Verified by Voroshilovrad Municipal Military Commissariat official dated 22 May 1947

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Order 96/N of the 69 Sevash Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division dated 10 July 1944

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s combat missions in battle against the German invaders and for displaying valor and courage, I award the following decorations:

Order of Glory III Class

(?). Senior Sergeant Nikolai Tikhonovich Tishchenko – Telephone Operator, 118 Artillery Regiment

Signed Division Commander, General-Major Sankovskii


Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Tishchenko, Nikolai Tikhonovich
2. Rank: Senior Sergeant
3. Duty position: Telephone Operator – 118 Artillery Regiment, 69 Sevash Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division, 65 Army

Recommendation for the Order of Glory III Class

4. Born: 1913
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: since 12.4.42
8. Wounds or shell-shock: lightly wounded 1.9.43 on the Belorussian Front
9. Time in Red Army: since 1941
10. Inducted by: Simferopol Municipal Military Commissariat
11. Previous awards: Bravery Medal by the 118 AR dated 5.6.44
12. Native of: Simferopol
13. Home of record: Simferopol, Sevastopol St. #38. Sister – Anna Tikhovna Tishchenko
14. Unit assigned at present: 118 Artillery Regiment

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

On 23 June 1944 in fighting for “No Name Hill” near Radin, Paricheskii Region, Polesse Oblast while situated in the lead observation post, Comrade Tishchenko maintained uninterrupted telephone communications with the battery commander. Disregarding his personal safety, Comrade Tishchenko repaired nine telephone line breaks under heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire.

While penetrating a heavily defended enemy defensive line in that same region on 24 June 1944 Comrade Tishchenko, while situated in the in the battery commander’s observation position, maintained uninterrupted telephone communications with the battery firing position.

Comrade Tishcheno repaired 12 telephone wire breaks under enemy artillery and mortar fire, thus supporting our quick delivery of artillery fire upon the enemy. As a result of our fire, the battery destroyed two heavy machineguns, four light machineguns, two bunkers, and suppressed the fire of one 81mm mortar battery.

Comrade Tishchenko was wounded in this engagement, but did not leave the battlefield and stayed in place to accomplish his assigned combat mission.

Comrade Tishchenko is deserving of the Order of Glory III Class.

Signed, Commander, 118 Artillery Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Ivanov on 2.7.44

Endorsed Artillery Commander, 69 Sevash Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division, Major Udushliviy on 4 July 1944

Endorsed Commander, 69 SRBOSRD, General-Major Sankovskii on 7 July 1944

Awarded the Order of Glory III Class by Order 96/N of the 69 Sevash Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division dated 10.7.44 as verified by the Chief of Personnel Major Kryutkov

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