For Bravery,0181761,Senior Driver,56th Guards Mortar Regiment,Stalingrad

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #181761.

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1. Family, Kravets
2. Name And Patronym, Aleksandr Maharovich
3. Military Rank, Guards Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1913
6. Place Of Birth, Chirkovka, Orzhitsa Region, Poltava Oblast
7. Party Membership, Candidate VKP(b) from 1943
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 09-1942 to 10-1945.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 56th Guards Mortar Regiment - Mechanic Of The Workshop
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Heat-Electricity Station #3 - Brigader for repairs.
13. Home address of awarded, Kiev, Solomenka, Ukritskij Street, House #14 Apartment #14.

Surprisingly a solo award.

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Senior Driver of the Management Of The Regiment Guards Sergeant Kravets, Aleksandr Makarovich.

10-01-1943 in the region of Height +3.0 through heavy artillery fire was disabled two transport vehicles, supplying ammunition. Comrade Kravets under enemy fire during the day restored the vehicles, thereby allowing the performance of combat tasks.

1913 year of birth, Ukrainian, Non-Partisan, Called to the RKKA by Luben Regional Military Commissariat, Poltava Oblast.

Reading through the rest of the Prikaz, locations mentioned include the Stalingrad Tractor Factory. The 56th Guards Mortar Regiment (BM-13s - Katjushas) were right in the middle of it. Crushing the last of the German resistance with their rockets. The ammunition on those transports would have really gone bang if they were hit by artillery.

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Surprisingly a solo award.

More surprizing I find is the medal has never been converted. Nice!