For Bravery,0840686,Gun Aimer,1478th Zenit-Artillery Regiment,Revoked,15 Years Prison

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Here is Medal "For Bravery" #840686.

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Family, name, patronym, Vojstrik, Nikolaj Petrovich
Rank, Guards Red Army Soldier
Position and unit, Gun Aimer, 2nd Battery, 1478th Smolensk Zenit Artillery Regiment
Current address, Chernigov Oblast, Novgorod Seversk Region, Smjach'. Mother Vojstrik, Anastasija Maksimovna
Year of birth, 1922
Awarded Order of 1478th Smolensk Zenit Artillery Regiment, 31st Army, Western Front 25th March 1944 #05/N
With the Medal "For Bravery" #840686
Place of issue 1478th Smolensk Zenit Artillery Regiment, 31st Army 29th March 1944

Commander 1478th Smolensk Zenit Artillery Regiment, 31st Army Lieutenant Colonel Moiseenko


Gun Aimer, 2nd Battery, Vojstrik, Nikolaj Petrovich participant in the Patriotic War since July 1942, for that, whilst in the composition of a gun crew downed 4 enemy planes and knocked out 2. For perseverance and bravery in battle with enemy aviation.
Year of birth 1922, Harvester, Chernigov Oblast, Seversk Region, Smjach, Ukrainian, Candidate VKP(b) from 1943, Called by Novgorod-Seversk Regional Military Commissariat.

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1. Family. Vojstrik
2. Name. Nikolaj
3. Patronym. Petrovich
4. Rank. Guards Red Army Soldier
5. Year Of Birth. 1922
6. Party Membership. VKP(b)
7. Nationality. Ukrainian
9. Place Of Service (Denomination Of Unit) and occupied position at the moment of award. Gun Aimer 1478th Zenit Artillery Regiment
10. Awards
For Bravery 05/N 25th March 1944
Information On Deprivation By Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet 10th January 1975
11. Current address of awarded. 1478th Zenit Artillery, 3rd Belorussian Front, Chernigov Oblast, Novgorod-Seversk Region, Smjach

Special Notes

The awarded in 1948 was convicted to a term of 15 years, prison sentence.
Lieutenant-Colonel Halchenko 16th June 1953

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Not only did he have his Medal "For Bravery" revoked but he lost Red Star #1121918 before it was revoked.

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The Citation for Red Star #1121918.