For Bravery,2231883,Senior Telephonist,47th Heavy Mortar Brigade

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #2231883. It has had a hard life, heavily polished, chrome plated, plating removed and after being born with a wonky serial number.

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Awarded to Fedor Antonovich Shevchenko.

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1 Family, Name and Patronym, Shevchenko, Fedor Antonovich
2 Rank, Corporal
3, Position, Unit, Senior Telephonist, 3rd Section, 47th Heavy Mortar Brigade, 24th Artillery Breakthrough Division Reserve Chief Command
Presented from award of the Medal "For Bravery"
4 Years of birth, 1918
5 Nationality Ukrainian
6 Party Membership, Non-Partisan
7 Participation in the Civil War, following military actions in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War (Where, When), From 1st October 1941 until 25th December 1941 Southern Front. From 10th March 1945 4th Ukrainian Front
8 Has been wounded or contused in Patriotic War, Light wound 17th December 1941 Sevastopol, Southern Front
9 Since which time in the Red Army, Since 23rd September 1941
10 To which Regional Military Commissariat Called, Nikolaev Town Military Commissariat, Nikolaev Oblast,
11 Has received awards (for which distinction), Not awarded
Comrade Shevchenko showed himself to be a brave warrior in the battles for Habichev 27th April 1945, Velká Polom 28th April 1945 and Janova 30th April 1945 (Czechoslovakia). During the breakout at Habichev Shevchenko managed to ensure uninterrupted communication of the divisional commander to the battery, despite of strong enemy artillery fire and sniper activity. During this he eliminated 24 breaks in the lines. The combat mission of the battery was carried out. Worthy of presentation of the governmental award Medal "For Bravery".

Commander, 3rd Section, 47th Heavy Mortar Brigade, 24th Artillery Breakthrough Division Reserve Chief Command Guards Major Petrov.

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Habichev lines up with what is now called Chlebičov (as it is reported in Army reports as just outside Opava).

His advance here goes from north to south.