For Bravery,U/N 1983,Commander Of Rifle Team,61st Rifle Regiment,Stalingrad,Wounds

[Norm Braddock]

Art has once again helped.

Btw, the BM is an unserialized version.

Service Record and pic to follow.

Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Maricha, Nikolai Antonovich
2. Rank: Junior Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Rifle Platoon Leader – 61 Rifle Regiment, 45 Rifle Division, Stalingrad Front
Recommendation for the Order of the Patriotic War II Class
4. Born: 1907
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Stalingrad Front 28.9.42-6.10.42
8. Wounds or shell-shock: seriously wounded 6.10.42
9. Time in Red Army: 3.1942-1.1943
10. Previous awards: Victory over Germany Medal and Defense of Stalingrad Medal
11. Home of record: Kiev-105, Builders’ Street, Bldg 3, Apartment 76
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Comrade N.A. Marich was a participant in combat against the German fascist invaders. While in the 61 Rifle Regiment, 45 Rifle Division (Stalingrad Front) as a rifle platoon leader in fighting to hold the “Red October” Factory in Stalingrad, he killed more than 15 enemy soldiers and officers. During this fighting he was seriously wounded by a bullet in the left forearm, damaging his shoulder nerve.
His wounding is verified by a copy of injury certificate #35 dated 18 March 1943 issued by Evacuation Hospital #1246.
After the wounding he was in recuperation in the hospital of (?)insk, Stalingrad Oblast from 6 October 1942 through the end of November 1942.
Upon release from the hospital he was sent on two months’ leave. Then the #1246 Hospital Committee declared him unfit for military service and removed from eligibility rosters.
The First Secretary of the Communist Party (?)rnitskii Region Comrade V.V. Dankovii, Chairman of the Executive Committee Comrade A.M. Litvinko, as well as the overseeing organs are in agreement with this awarding. There has been no previous awarding.
Conclusion: He is deserving of the Order of the Patriotic War II Class.
Signed Darnitsa Regional Military Commissariat, Kiev – Lieutenant Colonel Tregubenko

[Norm Braddock]

SERVICE RECORD


1. Last Name, name and patronymic Marich Nikolaj Antonovich
2. Place and date of birth 6 December 1907, Kiev City
3. Nationality Ukrainian
4. Known Foreign languages Foreign languages not known
5. Social status and position Soldier
6. Party membership n/a
7. Education:
Common 2 years at the Construction Technical Institute, Kiev City, 1927
Military 2nd Omsk Military Infantry Institute, 1942
Political Doesn’t have

8. Participation on the frontline Stalingrad Front 10.42 – 11.42
9. Wounds or contusions Wounded in the left forearm, 1942
10. Awards (orders and medals) Medal “ For Victory Over Germany ”, 1945
11. Was he captured or did he surrender – when, where and for how long Was not captured and he did not surrender
12. Certificate №
13. In the roster at (name of the District Military Commissariat, region): Lenin District Military Commissariat, Kiev
14.
Assigned Officer Rank Whose Order № Order Date
Junior Lieutenant Siberian Military District 0523 4.12.1942

15. Staff Command
Reserve 2nd rank
16. Type of Forces Infantry
Military Record Specialization № 1
17. Physical condition Healthy
18. Meeting attendance
19. Place of service and position (or profession outside the Military) Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special Department’s Inspector
20. Permanent home address Wife: Parushkevich Galina Dmitrievna, 1912. Kiev, Kreschatik Alley, House № 12, Apartment № 7
21. Special notes Main – 024424


22. Service at the Soviet Army:

Position Name Name of the Unit Whose Order № Order Date
11.29 – 11.31
Clerk 151st Aviation Brigade, Bryansk City
In the Reserves 11.1931 – 03.1942
03.42 – 11.42
Platoon Commander 45th Schors Rifle Division
11.42 – 03.43
On leave Evacuation Hospital
№ 1246
Dismissed in the Reserves according to Article 43.
No information is available on the dismissal materials given Siberian Military District

Lenin District Military Commissariat
Lieutenant Colonel (Signed) / Ryabov /

Chief of the 3rd Unit
Major (Signed) / Zemskij /

23. Dismissed in the Reserves of 2nd Degree
with rank Junior Lieutenant
24. Retired with rank
25. Certification

At which Position Final Conclusion of the Certification
Rifle Platoon Commander Corresponds to the occupied position during war time


SERVICE RECORD


1. Last Name, name and patronymic Marich Nikolaj Antonovich
2. Date of birth 1907
3. Nationality Ukrainian
4. Known languages
5. Place of birth Kiev City
6. Social status and position Soldier
7. Party membership n/a
8. Education:
Common Aviator School – 1930. 2 years of Construction Institute
Military Infantry Institute – 1942
Political
9. Service in the Old Army Did not serve
10. Service in the White Army Did not serve
11. Whether was captured Was not captured
12.
Assigned Military Rank Date Whose Order № Order
Junior Lieutenant 8.8.42 People’s Commissariat of Defense

13. Participation in combats Patriotic War
Date 15.10.42
14. Wounds and contusions
15. Awards (Orders and Medals)
16. Marital status and home address Wife: Parushkevich Galina Dmitrievna, Novosibirsk Region, Verkh-Chevushenskij District, Novoivanovo Village, House № 247/10








17. Where and with which position joined the Red Army In the Red Army since 1929 – 32 and since 1942
18. Service in the Soviet Army:

Name of the Unit Position Name Year Month and day Whose Order № Order
45th Rifle Division, 61st Rifle Regiment,
2nd Rifle Brigade Commander of the 1st Platoon, 4th Rifle Company 1942 Siberian Military District
61st Rifle Regiment,
45th Rifle Division Aid of the Chief of the Regiment’s Headquarters for the Roster 1942 13.9 Volga Military District 01608
Wounded and undergoing treatment 1942 11.11

19. Dismissed in the Reserves with Rank
20. Reasons for Dismissal

[NTAT]

Sir,

From a collectors stand point this would be a jewel in one's collection. What a great write up. I take it you have the order that goes with the citation?

NTAT

[Soviet]

Lucky Kapustki! How did you find this numberless Bravery medal!

And by the way, what are again the possible numbers to check for Stalingrad medals? It might worth researching my early Braveries if I have one of these! ;)

[Norm Braddock]

Bryansky, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, there is this certain damn Aussie OG3 vaccuum in this here forum who sold it to me last year.:D

Dude, the best way is to get a copy of Echoes of War. I believe that you have an extensive collection and it's worth it's weight in gold for finding candidates for research.
I bought the other Stalingrad award based on the book and have done so many times with others.

[Soviet]

Hehe ... I bought that book the week it was out. I was just wondering how lucky you have to be to find a catch-up award for Stalingrad battle. One have to research a lot to find a needle like this in a haystack.

[Norm Braddock]

Hehe ... I bought that book the week it was out. I was just wondering how lucky you have to be to find a catch-up award for Stalingrad battle. One have to research a lot to find a needle like this in a haystack.

My understanding is that they are extremely rare or so I was told. One way to try for catch up awards is to look for high numbered BM's like in the book.
Like they say for the lottery, you don't play, you don't have a chance. Same with research.:thumbsup

[CtahhR]

This is a "Wounds" awards and not a "catch-up". This was awarded in 1983 rather than simply "issued" in 1983 (and awarded way back when).