Berezenko, Vladimir Ivanovich, 168th Separate Battalion Of Communications

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Remains of a larger group - just 3 docs to father and son.
First we have 2 documents to Ivan Nikitich Berezenko

1. August 1945 Pass allowing entrance past the control points 1,2 and 3 in the Poltava Steam engine Repair Plant.
The pass was valid untill 31st December 1945 and was prolonged untill 31 December 1946.

His category and possible position was explained here: http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-mi...post297502

2. Supreme Soviet of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ID stating that he was an instructor of the informational and instructing group of the Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet of the MASSR.
Issued in 1950, but since the blank document was from 40's, the one filling it in probably made a mistake and first wrote 1949 - at least tht's what it looks to me.

Aparently the cover of the ID got very dirty (did Berezenkocontinue to work with the railway?) and at some point someone (original owner or next owners) took an effort to clean the gold letters on the cover, as there's a stain around the text and some dirt remains in the corners of the letters. The cover looks better than on this scan.

To be continued...

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A uniform booklet to sr. lt. Vladimir Ivanovich Berezenko of the 168th Independent communcation battalion.

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Next pages
remark about receiving the items he had to pay for (materials)...

Coupons for various items (they remind me of reglamentation coupons from 1980's)

Remarks on return of the items.

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also remarks on lost items.

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A receipt for a postal money transfer of 50 roubles to Berezenko in Lugansk with a stamp of the post office in Saransk, capital of the MASSR.
This receipt was placed in the uniform booklet, even though its much later - post-1953.

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Berezenko junior was a decorated officer, he got OPW2 and ORS:

OPW2:
Bereznko, Vladimir Ivanovich
Sr. Lieutenant
Commander of the cable-pole company of the 168th Independent communciation battalion of the 128th Rifle Corps
Proposed for Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class
Born in 1918
Russian
Member of the VLKSM since1942
Participant of the GPW – 1 Belorussian Front since April 1944, 3rd Belrussian Front since October 1944
Not wounded
In the army since August 1941
Drafted by Kaganovich RVK of the Voronezh Oblast.
Earlier awarded Order of the Red Star – order of the 128th Rifle Corps of 9th July 1944

“Comrade Berezenko, for the period of the advance fights for breaking the enemy lines in East Prussia proved himself a full of initiative, demanding and energetic officer. At the moment of breaking the German line, com. Berezenko’s company was placed in the most proper part was granting communication [paper damage] movement of the troops, just step after the rifle battalions.
Thanks to the proper placement of the personnel , it’s mobilization for quick fulfillment of tasks[,] feeling of responsibility of every soldier and sergant for the assigned task[,] in the condition of lack of roads, in the night time, in area with abundance of landmines, under heavy artillery fire it secured uninterrupted work of the communication.
Personaly com. Berezenko was a chief of the axis direction he was with the personnel , securing with his personal example of courage and indefatigability in work punctual fulfillment f tasks.
For the exceptional organizational skills and skillful leading of the personnel, securing the uninterrupted work of the line, by which he enforced the successes of our troops.”
Signed on 6th February 1945 y the battalion commander, but a day later it as dongrded to the 2nd class by the chief of communication of the 128th Rifle Corps.


earlier Red Star:
At this time he was still a commander of the telegraphic-able platoon:
“On 24 June 1944 during the period of combat operation for breaking the defense of the enemy n the region o Derbin-Zalesie [not identified] and its [?] he excellently secured uninterrupted communication between NP[?] of the Corps commander and NP of the 152th rifle division.
He personally , disregarding artillery and mortar fire of the enemy, constructed [?] ad by this, giving his personal example secured concrete leadership in [?] of the communication securing the successes of our troops. On 27th August 1944 during the crossing of the river [?] he created uninterrupted communication and at the enemy’s resistance he managed to secure the communication on the axis of the combat”
A really hard handwriting here...