For Bravery,0104224,Gun Aimer,656th Artillery Regiment,216th Rifle Division,Don

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #104224.

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1. Family, Chanturidze
2. Name and Patronym, Mihail Semenovich
3. Military Rank, Starshina
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1922
6. Place Of Birth, Gurdzhaani
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ from 1944
8. Education, Average
9. Nationality, Georgian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 08-1941 to 12-1946
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 1364th Zenit Artillery Regiment, 27th Zenit Division Reserve Of The Supreme Command - Starshina of a battery.
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Currently not working.
13. Home address of awarded, Tbilisi, Dzhanashvili Street #2.

Medal For Bravery #104224 20-11-1942
For Bravery #722692 18-01-1944
Red Star #833342 22-09-1944

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Family, Name, Patronym. Chanturidze, Mihail Semenovich
Military Rank. Deputy Political Leader
Position and unit. Aimer of a gun, 656th Artillery Regiment, 216th Rifle Division
Presented For Award of the Medal "For Bravery"
1. Year of birth. 1922
2. Nationality. Georgian
3. From which time in Red Army. From 1941.
4. Party Membership. Candidate VKP(b)
5. Participation in War (where and when) Participant in the battle for Kuschevskaja from July 1942 for Grivenskaja from 20th August 1942
6. Has been wounded and contused. Not had.
7. Has received awards. Not awarded.
8. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Berija Regional Military Commissariat.

Comrade Chanturidze in battle with German occupiers showed himself, to be a persistent, bold, courageous fighter. Especially showing himself in battle in the region of the Don near Kuschevskaja. His gun covered the withdrawal of our units and with his fire Comrade Chanutridze destroyed up to a squadron of Romanian Cavalry.
In the region of Grivenskaja during a Romanian offensive his gun on 04-10-1942 dispersed and partially destroyed up to a battalion of Romanian soldiers and officers. Thanks to the accurate aim Comrade Chanturidze destroyed two enemy guns, 10 wagons with cargo and ammunition.
Commander Major Jazev
13th October 1942.