For Bravery,3019149,Carriage Driver,120mm Mortar Battery,457th Rifle Regiment
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Here is Medal "For Bravery" #3019149.

Although rather over-loved, this one hasn't been found in the archive.


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It has now been found. This record card certainly didn't help.


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Family, Zajtsev
Name, Akim
Patronym, Pavlovich
Rank, Sergeant
Position and unit, Signaller 457th Rifle Regiment 129th Rifle Division

Medal "For Combat Merits" 043/N 29th February 1944
"For Bravery" 28th May 1945 Issued
3019149 129th Rifle Division #262 of 14th April 1945

1 Year of birth, 1906
3 Party Membership, Non-Partisan
4 Nationality, Russian


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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Zajtsev, Akim Pavlovich
2. Rank. Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Carriage Driver, 120mm Mortar Battery, 457 Rifle Belostok Regiment, 129th Rifle Orlov Red Banner Order Kutuzov Division
Presented For The Order "Red Star"
4. Year of birth. 1906
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ In the Patriotic War: From September 1941 to July 1942 Central Front, From December 1942 South-West Front, From October 1943 Belorussian Front
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Wounded 25th August 1942 Heavy, 11th July 1943 Heavy
9. From which time in Red Army. From 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Makeev Regional Commissariat, Stalingrad Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For Combat Merits" on 29th February 1944 Order 043/N of 457th Rifle Regiment

Comrade Zajtsev from the first day of the offensive in a timely manner and uninterruptedly provided the delivery of ammunition to the front area. Regardless of conditions of battle, under enemy fire 22nd February 1945 in combat for the village of Lilienthal he delivered 700 mines to the front area. At the time of enemy counter-attack took active participation, in reflecting the enemy counter-attack. In this battle Comrade Zajtsev destroyed two Germans and one took captive.

For showing boldness, bravery and valour in combat with German invaders, Comrade Zajtsev is worthy of the Governmental award - Order "Red Star"

Commander Of The Regiment Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Frolov

20th March 1945


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A nice one !
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