For Bravery,3417837,Commander Of Zenit-Machinegun Calculation,Catch-Up 1948

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #3417837.

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Issued to Petr Ivanovich Chizhik on 24th November 1948.

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Chizhik, Petr Ivanovich
2. Rank. Guards Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Commander Of A Zenit-Machinegun Crew, Separate Zenit-Machinegun Company, 61st Guards Rifle Slavjansk Red Banner Division
Presented For Awarding the Medal "For Bravery"
4. Year of birth. 1922
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Candidate for membership VKP/b/ from 10th August 1944
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ In Civil War participation didn't have.
At the front of the Patriotic War from 11th July 1941 to 20th August 1941 Western Front from 20th August 1941 to 8th February 1942, In hospital with wounds from 8th February 1942 to 2nd September 1943 Izyum Offensive from 2nd September 1943 to 29th September 1943. In hospital with wounds from 29th September 1943. 3rd Ukrainian Front
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Wounded 19th August 1941 at Zhitomir. Wounded 2nd September 1943 at Izyum
9. From which time in Red Army. From 20th May 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Dimersk Regional Military Commissariat, Kiev Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not Awarded

Participant in battles of the Patriotic War since the month of June 1941.
In combat for the Socialist homeland against German Fascist invaders has had 2 wounds.

23st January 1945 opened fire on enemy infantry advancing in the region of the 181st Guards Rifle Regiment. Thanks to his mastery of fire from his heavy-calibre machine-gun the enemy infantry scattered, 9 Germans killed and destroyed an enemy firing point.

Worthy of presentation of the award For Bravery.

Commander Of The Separate Zenit-Machinegun Company, 61st Guards Rifle Slavjansk Red Banner Division Guards Captain P. Nadtochij.
27th January 1945.

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The Divisional journal for the day - a rather heavy counterattack.