For Combat Merits,0410253,Head Of Sniper Groups Section,1371st Rifle Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #410253.

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1. Family, Vashalomidze
2. Name And Patronym, Aleksandr Jasonovich
3. Military Rank, Guards Captain
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1917
6. Place Of Birth, Georgian SSR, Maharadze Region, Mtis-Liri
7. Party Membership, Member VKP(b) 1945
8. Education, 2 years at an institute.
9. Nationality, Georgian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 1941
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 414th Rifle Division, Commander Of A Company Of Submachingunners
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Kobuleti Region, Achkvistavi, Head of teaching units 8 year school
13. Current address of awarded, Kobuleti Region, Achkvistavi

Red Star 616999 4th May 1944
For Combat Merits 410253 11th August 1943

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Vashalomidze, Aleksandr Jasonovich
2. Rank. Senior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit. Commander Of A Company 1371st Rifle Regiment, 414th Rifle Division
Presented For The Medal "For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1917
5. Nationality. Georgian
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 8th August 1942.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Maharadze Regional Military Commissariat, Georgian SSR.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction) Not awarded.

From 25th April to 6th July 1943 performing in the position of head of a section of groups of snipers. In this period of time has made three groups and prepared 160 people as snipers.
Despite difficult conditions, such as: lack of training aid etc., Senior Lieutenant Vashalomidze by his conscientious and energetic work managed excellently to establish combat preparedness of groups.
His entire staff of the group were released as an excellent 40 people.
Discipline of the group was always maintained to excellence, and was not one case of violation of the daily routine. The quality of accounting was delivered to the proper level.
Especially noted work of Senior Lieutenant Vashalomidze was the conducting of instruction-methodology with junior command staff and in organising the conducting of combat shooting.
He is disciplined and demanding. Enjoys meritorious authority and lead from the side of his cadet groups.
At the front of the Patriotic War for over one year.
Loyal to the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist Homeland.
Worthy of the Governmental award Medal "For Combat Merits"

Deputy Commander Of The Division For Rifle Units
Lieutenant-Colonel Beruchashvili
6th July 1943

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Here is a trio of photographs of the recipient.