For Bravery,0256278,Rifleman,1st Guards Rifle Battalion,Mount Lombana Caucasus

[UQWozza]

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AWARD LIST

Last Name, name and patronymic: Panchenko Mikhail Ivanovich
Rank: Guards Red Army Man
Position, unit: Rifleman of the 1st Guards Rifle Battalion
Is recommended for the Government Award Medal "For Bravery”

1. Year of birth: 1903
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. In the Red Army since November 1941
4. Party membership: n/a
5. Participation in military actions aimed (where and when): Krasnodar Region, Mountain "Lombana" 18.01.43
6. Does he have wounds or contusions: No
7. In the Red Army since 1940
8. Previous awards (for which deeds): None
9. Drafted by which district military commissariat: Maslino Military District Commissariat
10. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Stalin Region, Maslino, State Farm Ogorodino (of the person presented the award or his family) Stalin Region, Maslino, State Farm Ogorodino

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I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

In the advancing battle on 18-19 January 1943 Comrade PANCHENKO manifested courage and bravery in the fight against the German Invaders.

During the conquest of an unknown height by our unit, PANCHENKO bravely went into the attack carrying along with himself the rest of the soldiers and with his gun's sharp fire he hit the enemy and in the course of one day neutralized 8 Romanian soldiers. He deserves to be awarded with the Medal "For Bravery".

Commander of the 1st Guards Rifle Battalion Guards Senior Lieutenant (signed) / Koshchits /

09.02.43

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command
III. Conclusion of the 18th Army Military Council
IV. Conclusion of the Front Military Council

Notes on the Awarding

By the order N2 04/N of 12 February 1943 of the 9th Guards Rifle Brigade is awarded with the Medal "For Bravery".
Chief of 4th Department of the Headquarters of the 9th Guards Rifle Brigade Guards Quartermaster 3rd Class (Signature) / Gurskij /
27 February 1943

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Record Card

Order book No. B- 067636

1. Last name: Panchenko
2. First, middle names: Mikhail Petrovich
3. Military rank: Guards Senior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1903
6. Place of birth: village of St. Vodolaga, Kharkov oblast
7. Party membership: since 1943 member VKP (b)
8. Education: Middle
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. In the Red Army: 1941-1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 309th Guards Rifle Regiment, 109th Guards Rifle Division, 3rd Ukrainian front- battalion clerk
12. Current place of service and position: Kharkov Auxiliary Military District 7th Battalion Troops MVD 1st Kharkov- director
13. Home address of the recipient: village of Danilov, Semenovka Street, 11, Kharkov raion and oblast
14. Record of previous awards

Medal for Bravery #256.278 Doc #553.148 Decree of 9th Guards Rifle Brigade 04/n 12.02.43
Glory 3rd class #63.185 Doc #385.889 Decree of 109th Guards Rifle Brigade 022/n 13.04.44

Data correctness and signature of recipient attested by: Head of 3rd Unit Kharkov RVK Captain

04 September 1947

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Simon

[desantnik]

Glory 3rd class #63.185 Doc #385.889 Decree of 109th Guards Rifle Brigade 022/n 13.04.44

That should probably read 109 Guards Rifle Division, I don't think that number existed as a brigade.

[UQWozza]

Well spotted Paul! I guess another example of an administrative error. I checked the original document and it does have the br abbreviation.

The 109 GRD was formed from the 6 GRB and 9 GRB in July(?) 1943.

Simon

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation.