For Bravery,3337118,Sapper,32nd Engineer-Sapper Brigade,Vildaitik

[Norm Braddock]

Documents pertaining to Bravery Medal #3.337.118

1. Award card

Certificate #369967
1. Last name: Glovatskii
2. Name and Patrionymic: Nikita Lavrentevich
3. Rank: Corporal
4. Sex: Male
5. Birthyear: 1920
6. Birthplace: Rovno Oblast, Vysotskii Region, village of Vysaup
7. Party Membership: n/a
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Service in the Red Army: from 5.1941
11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 32 Engineer-Sapper Brigade, 17 Engineer-Sapper Battalion – Sapper
12. Place of service and duty position at the current time: same
13. Home of Record: Rovno Oblast, Vysotskii Region, village of Vysaup
14. Awards

Award Serial Number Awarder
Combat Service Medal 1.343.129 32 Engineer-Sapper Brigade 13.9.44
Bravery Medal 3.337.118 32 Engineer-Sapper Brigade 16.5.45
Defense of Moscow Medal Edict dated 1.5.44
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Victory over Japan Medal Edict dated 30.9.45

Verified by the Deputy Chief of Staff, 32 Engineer-Sapper Brigade, Captain Federov on 27 June 1946

2. Award Citation

Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Glavotskii, Nikita Lavrentevich
2. Rank: Corporal
3. Duty position: Sapper – 17 Order of the Red Star Engineer-Sapper Battalion, 32 Order of Kutuzov Engineer-Sapper Brigade
Recommendation for the Bravery Medal
4. Born: 1920
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Kalinin Front 2.8.41-1.4.1944, 3 Belorussian Front since 1.4.1944
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. Time in Red Army: since 6.5.1941
10. Inducted by: Vysotskii Regional Military Commissariat, Rovno Oblast
11. Previous awards: CSM by Order 32 Engineer-Sapper Brigade on 13.9.44, Defense of Moscow ID 022937
12. Home of record: Rovno Oblast, Vystotskii Region, Vysotsk, 17 September Street #18. Father – Glavatskii, Lavrentii Kolistranovich
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

While constructing an observation post near Vildaitik, Private N.A. Glavatskii was given the mission to create an observation hole in the attic of a four-story building, reinforce it with overhead cover, as well as the wall itself. His suspense was short, there were no provided materials, and the locale was under enemy shelling. Despite all this he displayed initiative and while observing camouflage discipline he accomplish his assigned task in an excellent manner.
He is deserving of the Bravery Medal.

Signed Commander, 17 Red Star Engineer-Sapper Battalion, Major Kozlov on 16 May 1945

Awarded the Bravery Medal by Order 017 of the 32 Order of Kutuzov Engineer-Sapper Brigade dated 16.5.45. Verified by the Third Section Captain Kazahan(?) on 16 May 1945

[EricFG]

Got a BM for blowing a hole in a roof. That's pretty underwhelming.

"Hey Comrade, let me borrow your grenade, please" (polite frontnovik, him) [goes upstairs] KaBOOM! [comes back down] "BM, please!". :)

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation. Also awarded an OPW2'85.