Glory III,199202,Spotter,328th Artillery Regiment,150th Rifle Division
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AWARD CARD


Order booklet B № 896547


1. Last Name Vasil’tsev
2. Name and Patronymic Ivan Leont’evich
3. Military Rank Sergeant of the Reserves
4. Sex Male
5. Year of Birth 1911
6. Place of Birth Chernigov Region, Shakhtinsk District, Village Svirzh
7. Party Membership n/a
8. Education Elementary
9. Nationality Ukrainian
10. In the Red Army since 9.1939 till 3.1940, since 6.1941 till 8.1942, since 3.1944 till 11.1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at time of awarding 328th Artillery Regiment, 150th Rifle Division – Gun Commander
12. Place of service and duty position at current time Ukrainian SSR, Nikolaev Region, Voznesensk District, Aleksandrovka Village Council, Collective Farm “Kirova” – Collective Farmer
13. Home address of the awardee Ukrainian SSR, Nikolaev Region, Voznesensk District, Aleksandrovka Village Council, Collective Farm “Kirova”
14. Record of all awards presented:

Name of Orders, Medals Serial Number Numbers of Documents Awarder
Red Star 2544132Temp. Cert. K – 283465 Order of the 52nd Rifle Division № 025/N of 20.4.44
Glory 3rd Class 199202 - Perm. Cert. D – 266301 Order of the 150th Rifle Division № 05/N of 10.2.45
For Bravery 3018641 - Temp. Cert. E – 598790 Order of the 328th Artillery Regiment № 04/N of 20.4.45
For the Capture of Berlin - Perm. Cert. A – 241822 Edict of 9.6.45
For Victory Over Germany - Perm. Cert. O – 312585 Edict of 9.5.45


Signature of the awardee (Signed) Vasil’tsev

Correctness of the data and signature of awardee attested by:
Voznesensk District Military Commissariat
Lieutenant Colonel (signed)


28 April 1947 / Koshelev /

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1. Last Name, name and patronymic Vasil’tsev Ivan Leont’evich
2. Rank Red Army Man
3. Position, unit Spotter of the 1st Battery, 328th Artillery Regiment, 150th Idritsa Rifle Dvision
Is Recommended for the awarding of the order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth 1911
5. Nationality Russian
6. Party membership n/a
7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) Participant of the Patriotic War since 1941
8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War Lightly wounded on 5.7.42, Lightly wounded on 10.3.43
9. In the Red Army since 1941
10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Voznesensk District Military Commissariat, Odessa Region
11. Previous awards (for which feat) Order of the Red Star № 028/N
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Sumy Region, Shakhtinsk District, Village Svirzh


I. Brief description of personal feats or merits

In the battles between 14.1.45 and 16.1.45 in the region of Ostrolensk Comrade Vasil’tsev, while working as a spotter, demonstrated himself as a brave and courageous warrior. Under the enemy artillery firing of ? weapons he destroyed with his weapon three machine gun positions, smashed two bunkers, suppressed the fire of one mortar battery and smashed one weapon located on direct laying. In the deflection of the counterattack he killed up to 20 Hitleries.
Comrade Vasil’tsev deserves the governmental award, order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 328th Artillery Regiment
Major (Signed) / Gladkikh /
21 January 1945



Awarded the Order of Glory 3rd Class by order of the 150th Idritsa Rifle Division № 05/N of 10.2.45

Chief of the Personnel Department of the 150th Idritsa Rifle Division
Captain (Signed) / Penloukhov /
10 February 45
"If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there."
Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945
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Nice one Brendan:thumbsup

Simon
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Here is the original citation. His Red Star is listed under Vasil'tsov not Vasil'tsev.


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