For Bravery,3221073,Range Finder,1372nd Zenit-Artillery Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #3221073.

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1. Family, Shubkin
2. Name And Patronym, Nikolaj Pavlovich
3. Military Rank, Guards Private
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1925
6. Place Of Birth, Novosibersk
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From 1943.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 1372nd Zenit-Artillery Regiment - Gun Aimer
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 1342nd Zenit-Artillery Regiment - Gun Aimer 23rd Zenit-Artillery Division
13. Current address of awarded, Novosibersk, Saucharedok, 18 Ablek, House 6 Apartment 9.

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Shubkin, Nikolaj Pavlovich
2. Rank. Guards Red Army Soldier
3. Position and unit. Range Finder, 2nd Battery, 1372nd Zenit-Artillery Chestohovsk Order Kutuzov Regiment, 29th Zenit-Artillery Pervomaj Red Banner Order Bogdan Hmel'niskij Division Reserve Of The Supreme Command
Presented For Order "Glory 3rd Class"
4. Year of birth. 1926
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Member VLKSM
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ From October 1944 to current time 1st Ukrainian Front
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Wound not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From December 1943.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Dzerzhinskij Regional Military Commissariat, Novosibersk.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not Awarded.

Guards Red Army Soldier Shubkin N. P., working as range finder, distinguished in combat with on ground enemy in the region of the village of Saalhausen.

He was sent to scout the village, which was held by the enemy, Guards Red Army Soldier Shubkin N. P. showed bravery and courage, with a group of submachinegunners burst into the village, opening fire and with his personal weapon destroyed three enemy soldiers.
After the occupation of the extreme houses of the village correct the fire of the battery, directly shells exactly on target, his resourcefulness helped destroy up to 40 enemy soldiers.
For bravery and courage shown in combat with on ground enemy, for destroying with his personal weapon three enemy soldiers.

Worthy of the Governmental award Order "Glory 3rd Class"

1372nd Zenit-Artillery Chestohovsk Order Kutuzov Regiment, 29th Zenit-Artillery Pervomaj Red Banner Order Bogdan Hmel'niskij Division Reserve Of The Supreme Command Hero Of The Soviet Union Major Vedin

7th May 1945