For Combat Merits,1537537,Section Commander,379th Battalion Of Aerodrome Supply

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #1537537.

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1. Family, Novitskij
2. Name And Patronym, Nikolaj Trofimovich
3. Military Rank, Junior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1917
6. Place Of Birth, Har'kov Oblast, Chuguev Region, Grakovo
7. Party Membership, Member VKP(b) from 1944
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From June 1941
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 23rd Region Air Base, 379th Battalion Aerodrome Supply - Driver.
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 5th Aviation-Technical Division, 21st Aviation-Technical Regiment
13. Current address of awarded, Har'kov Oblast, Chuguev Region, Grakovo

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Novitskij, Nikolaj Trofimovich
2. Rank. Corporal
3. Position and unit. Commander Of A Section/Driver 379th Battalion Of Aerodrome Supply
Presented For Medal "For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1917
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Candidate VKP/b/ since July 1943
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Participant in the Patriotic War since June 1941.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
9. From which time in Red Army. From 23rd June 1941.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Chuguev Regional Military Commissariat, Har'kov Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For The Defence Of Stalingrad" in 1944. Chest Badge "Excellent Driver" in 1944.

Corporal Novitskij in the 379th Battalion Of Aerodrome Supply since March 1942 with it from the first days of its organisation.
Picking up a trophy vehicle "Dodge", renovating it and without a single failure it runs to the current time. In exceptionally difficult conditions without roads and transporting loads continuously provided the timely delivery of ammunition, aircraft equipment, food and other cargo.

As the best driver, was appointed commander of a section. With this work copes well, serving as an example to the personal staff of the company by his high discipline and resourcefulness

Only for the period of offensive of the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front, provided combat work to the bases of the aviation regiments of the 9th Guards Interceptor Division and 304th Guards Interceptor Aviation Division, passing in his car 14,500 kilometres and carried more than 315 tons of military cargo, that contributed to the accelerated rout of the German troops and equipment.
For excellent work in auto-transport in March 1944 as awarded the Chest Badge "Excellent Driver".
Morally sound. To the affairs of the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist Homeland loyal.

Conclusion: For excellent performance of tasks of the command in transporting military cargo and timely deliver of it is worthy of award of the Medal "For Combat Merits"

Commander 379th Battalion Of Aerodrome Supply Major Moskaljuk
24th August 1944

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A reconstructible group with the addition of an "Excellent Driver" and Medal "For The Defence Of Stalingrad".

His Stalingrad Act.