Glory III,757389,Deputy Platoon Commander,209th Rifle Regiment,Wounds 1970

[patricko]

Record card

Order booklet nr. Zh-245421

1. Last name: Kapanadze
2. First name and patronymic: Aleksandr Konstantinovich
3. Military rank: Senior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1916
6. Place of birth: City of Borjomi, Borjomi Raion, Georgian SSR
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a party member
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Georgian
10. Since which year in the Soviet Army: From November 1939 to December 1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at the time of the award: Platoon leader in the 809th Rifle Regiment, 3rd Ukrainian Front
12. Current place of service and duty position: Woodworker at Gruzgidroenergostroi [Georgian Hydropower Company]
13. Home address of the awardee: 155a Goriyskaya Street, city of Kutaisi, Georgian SSR
14: Record of all awards presented:


Order of Glory, 3rd Class 757389 Zh-245421 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 7, 1970

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee:

Military commissar of the city of Kutaisi
Colonel [signed] /Pachuashvili/
June 22, 1970

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Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Kapanadze, Aleksandr Konstantinovich
2. Rank: Senior Sergeant
3. Duty position and unit: Deputy platoon leader in the 209th Rifle Regiment, 50th Rifle Brigade, 3rd Ukrainian Front
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1916
5. Nationality: Georgian
6. Party affiliation: Not a party member
7. Participation in combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War from June 22, 1941 to March 15, 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Severely wounded on March 15, 1944
9. Since when in the Soviet Armed Forces: From March 1, 1939 to December 15, 1945
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Kharagauli Raion, Georgian SSR on March 1, 1939
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: 150a Goriyskaya Street, city of Kutaisi

Short, concrete description of the personal combat feat or merits:

He took active part in the fighting from June 22, 1941 to March 15, 1944. In the city of Krakow (Czechoslovakia) he served with the 209th Rifle Regiment of the 50th Rifle Brigade as deputy rifle platoon leader.

While located with the attacking units he was caught under enemy mortar fire and severely wounded by mine shrapnel in his left leg. He has incurable scars and walks with a limp, and furthermore received a severe wound in his right shoulder on December 15, 1943 near Budapest (Hungary). The wound is confirmed by disease testimony nr. 1471642 of December 1, 1945. After his recovery he didn’t serve in the Soviet Army.

At the present time he works at Gruzgidroenergostroi [Georgian Hydropower Company] in the city of Kutaisi as concrete worker. At his workplace he is characterized positively.

Local party and Soviet bodies agree with the matter of his award recommendation.

Conclusion: for active participation in the Great Patriotic War and for having received two wounds he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Military commissar of the city of Kutaisi
Colonel [signed] /Pachuashvili/
January 29, 1969



He deserves to be awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

Military commissar of the Georgian SSR
Major General [signed] /Murusidze/
October 31, 1969



The award sheet has been reviewed positively by the district’s Military Council on November 26, 1969, log sheet nr. 17.
He deserves to be awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

First deputy commander of the Red Banner Transcaucasian Military District
Lieutenant General of Tank Troops [signed] /Kozhanov/
December 10, 1969

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Капанадзе, Александр Константинович ' OGIII

[Al-muell]

I believe the town listed is not Kraków (this one is in Poland ant I doubt they would make a mistake like this), there's a settlment of Krakov in the central Czech Republic, it could be it (it does, however, make me wander why is there aletter "g" - for "gorod" before the name.

[patricko]

I believe the town listed is not Kraków (this one is in Poland ant I doubt they would make a mistake like this), there's a settlment of Krakov in the central Czech Republic, it could be it (it does, however, make me wander why is there aletter "g" - for "gorod" before the name.

There is indeed a "Krakow/Krakov" in Czech Republic (50km West of Prague). That said, this citation is puzzling me. First, the date of the wound received in Budapest: it must be Dec. 1944 (and not 1943!). Hence, it doesn't match the "he took active part in the fighting ... to March 15, 1944". Futhermore, if the "Krakow/Krakov" is the one in Czech Republic, it must be during spring 1945. I guess that unfortunately some informations are missing to link accurately all the dots.

Patrick

[Alfred]

Patrick,

:thumbsup Nice medal.

I also have a soldier book with wrong awarding dates. This happens from time to time. Writing mistakes and so on....
In my case, the award time for Glory 3rd class is given as 10/1942 in the soldier book and it was awarded in 10/1944 due to the papers from Padolsk. A writing mistake.

best regards from Cologne
Andreas

[desantnik]

Likewise, I've seen wrong Fronts, wrong unit designations, impossible dates, etc. all caused by faulty records, memories, clerks, or a combination of the above.