01-27-2014, 09:29 PM
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Khandrus, Stepan Kharitonovich
2. Rank: Captain
3. Duty position: Division Commander, 738th Light Armour Regiment
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Banner
4. Born: 1921
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Party member
7. Previous combat: In the Patriotic War since June 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: Wounded 2 times at Stalingrad
9. In Red Army: since 1939
10. Inducted by: Volochinsk RMC
11. Previous awards: Medal For Bravery, Medal For the Defense of Stalingrad, Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class, Order of the Red Star. For
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Participated the heroic defense of the city of Stalingrad. Has been in the battles against the German invaders from the first days of the Patriotic War. He is a bold and fearless commander who knows how to lead the division in battles in modern warfare.
In the battle in the direction of Vitebsk the personnel of his division demonstrated examples of the execution of command assignments.
In the battle for Koshkino, Captain Khandrus divison destroyed with their fire: 6 Pultochek?, two enemy observation posts, suppressed the fire of two artillery batteries and one mortar battery and he was personally in the combat formations of the advancing infantry and proceeding together with them, managing the fire of the division. In the fighting in the direction of Vitebsk on 19.12.43, Captain Khandrus while in the combat formations with the advancing infantry, despite the heavy small-arms and artillery fire of the enemy, the division with their firing destroyed 2 pultochki, scattered a group of machine gunners totaling more than a platoon, thereby helped the infantry advance.
In the fighting on 28/12/43 84 with the support of the 84 Guards rifle division, Khandrus repelled 6 counterattacks, while scattering a battalion infantry he supressed the fire if 4 pultochek and one mortar batteries.
Division Captain Khandrus represents a united, tight knit team and is the best in the regiment.
For showing courage and bravery in the fight against the German invaders Captain Khandrus is deserving of the governmental award the “Order of the Red Banner”
Commander of the 738th Light Artillery Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel / [signed] / Levin
2.1.44
Eventually downgraded to a Nevsky. This fact is scrawled all over the first page of the citation in brown pencil.
2. Rank: Captain
3. Duty position: Division Commander, 738th Light Armour Regiment
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Banner
4. Born: 1921
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Party member
7. Previous combat: In the Patriotic War since June 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: Wounded 2 times at Stalingrad
9. In Red Army: since 1939
10. Inducted by: Volochinsk RMC
11. Previous awards: Medal For Bravery, Medal For the Defense of Stalingrad, Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class, Order of the Red Star. For
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
Participated the heroic defense of the city of Stalingrad. Has been in the battles against the German invaders from the first days of the Patriotic War. He is a bold and fearless commander who knows how to lead the division in battles in modern warfare.
In the battle in the direction of Vitebsk the personnel of his division demonstrated examples of the execution of command assignments.
In the battle for Koshkino, Captain Khandrus divison destroyed with their fire: 6 Pultochek?, two enemy observation posts, suppressed the fire of two artillery batteries and one mortar battery and he was personally in the combat formations of the advancing infantry and proceeding together with them, managing the fire of the division. In the fighting in the direction of Vitebsk on 19.12.43, Captain Khandrus while in the combat formations with the advancing infantry, despite the heavy small-arms and artillery fire of the enemy, the division with their firing destroyed 2 pultochki, scattered a group of machine gunners totaling more than a platoon, thereby helped the infantry advance.
In the fighting on 28/12/43 84 with the support of the 84 Guards rifle division, Khandrus repelled 6 counterattacks, while scattering a battalion infantry he supressed the fire if 4 pultochek and one mortar batteries.
Division Captain Khandrus represents a united, tight knit team and is the best in the regiment.
For showing courage and bravery in the fight against the German invaders Captain Khandrus is deserving of the governmental award the “Order of the Red Banner”
Commander of the 738th Light Artillery Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel / [signed] / Levin
2.1.44
Eventually downgraded to a Nevsky. This fact is scrawled all over the first page of the citation in brown pencil.
