For Combat Merits,1766254,Signaller,930th Rifle Regiment,256th Rifle Division

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #1766254.

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1. Family, Gaidamakin
2. Name And Patronym, Lavrentij Petrovich
3. Military Rank, Soldier
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1909
6. Place Of Birth, Smolensk Oblast, Gmenkov Region, Borodino
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ since 8th January 1945.
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, From June 1941 to June 1945.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 930th Rifle Regiment, 256th Rifle Division - Private Rifleman
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Smolensk Oblast, Gmenkov Region, Collective Farm "Ukrainian" - Private Collective Farmer.
13. Current address of awarded, Smolensk Oblast, Gmenkov Region, Borodino

For Bravery 1809536 21st November 1944
For Combat Merits 1766254 29th January 1945
Glory III Class 559405 27th March 1945
For The Defence Of Leningrad
For Victory Over Germany

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Signaller, 2nd Rifle Battalion, Red Army Soldier Gaidamakin, Lavrentij Petrovich for that, whilst in battle from 24th to 29th January 1945 south of the village of Dadze, Volosti Saldus, Islgav Uszda, Latvian SSR under heavy enemy machinegun-rifle and artillery fire quickly and in a timely manner delivered combat dispatches of the commander of the company.

1909 year of birth, Russian, Member VKP/b/ from 1943. In the Red Army from 1941. Called to Ruzov Regional Military Commissariat, Moscow Oblast, Wound not had, Awarded the Medal "For Bravery" 9th November 1944.