10-12-2014, 10:05 AM
Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Rudenko, Vasilii Ivanovich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Deputy Platoon Leader – 328 Independent Penal Company, 1 Guards Army
Recommendation for the Order of Glory III Class
4. Born: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Patriotic War since 1941 on the Northern Caucasus and 4 Ukrainian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded November 1942 near Novorossissk and October 1943 at Taman
9. In Red Army: since 1931
10. Inducted by: Krenatkinskii Regional Military Commissariat, Krasnodar Krai
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
As deputy platoon leader, Comrade Rudenko has proven himself disciplined, self-possessed, and efficient. In fighting for the settlement of Kozamu he was the first to raise his platoon to the attack against the enemy defense and overcoming a wire obstacle under enemy fire, he suppressed an enemy firing position and captured a machinegun. Repelling repeated enemy infantry counterattacks. In fighting for the settlement of Bystre he killed four German soldiers; in combat he is bold and decisive.
He is deserving of the Order of Glory III Class.
Signed Commander, 328 Independent Penal Company, Guards Captain Litvinov
Recommended downgrade to Bravery Medal by Commander, 161 Stanislav Rifle Division, Colonel Pershevich on 8 February 1945
Awarded the Bravery Medal by 161 Stanislav Rifle Division 03/N dated 12.2.45. Signed Division Chief of Personnel Captain Buzhik on 14.2.45.
*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Rudenko, Vasilii Ivanovich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Deputy Platoon Leader – 328 Independent Penal Company, 1 Guards Army
Recommendation for the Order of Glory III Class
4. Born: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Patriotic War since 1941 on the Northern Caucasus and 4 Ukrainian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded November 1942 near Novorossissk and October 1943 at Taman
9. In Red Army: since 1931
10. Inducted by: Krenatkinskii Regional Military Commissariat, Krasnodar Krai
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
As deputy platoon leader, Comrade Rudenko has proven himself disciplined, self-possessed, and efficient. In fighting for the settlement of Kozamu he was the first to raise his platoon to the attack against the enemy defense and overcoming a wire obstacle under enemy fire, he suppressed an enemy firing position and captured a machinegun. Repelling repeated enemy infantry counterattacks. In fighting for the settlement of Bystre he killed four German soldiers; in combat he is bold and decisive.
He is deserving of the Order of Glory III Class.
Signed Commander, 328 Independent Penal Company, Guards Captain Litvinov
Recommended downgrade to Bravery Medal by Commander, 161 Stanislav Rifle Division, Colonel Pershevich on 8 February 1945
Awarded the Bravery Medal by 161 Stanislav Rifle Division 03/N dated 12.2.45. Signed Division Chief of Personnel Captain Buzhik on 14.2.45.
*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English
