11-15-2015, 01:02 AM (This post was last modified: 10-25-2016, 11:44 AM by Bill Garvy.)
[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Corporal Fedor Yakovlevich Gorelov dated December 5th, 1944 by the Chief of the Border Guard Troops of the NKVD, Gruz District, Lieutenant-General Labadze, Serial #M048824
Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Senior Sergeant Orest Kuz’mich Gavrish (here misspelled "Gavroch") dated October 10th, 1944 by the Commander of the 288th Fighter Pavlogradskaya-Vienna Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division, Colonel & Hero of the Soviet Union (#193), Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov, Serial #I005588
- Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Elena Mikhailovna Mentselv (?) dated September 13th, 1946 hand signed by the Chairman & Secretary of the Presidium of the Kabardian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Serial #G012055
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This isn't listed on "the site" yet. I've noticed the Georgian issued ones are considerably more scare in the archive. This may be due to the political situation between Russia and Georgia or just chance but there are also some GSSR NKVD awards listed. I found a listing for this Medal to a Captain of Justice of the Military Procurator Troops Of The NKVD Georgian Okrug (ВП войск НКВД Грузинский округ). Hopefully there will be many more awards listed before they call it a day.
09-08-2016, 10:45 PM (This post was last modified: 03-07-2017, 11:34 PM by Bill Garvy.)
[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Guards Petty Officer, 1st Class, Dmitriy Andreyevich Kotelenets dated February 11th, 1945 by the Commander of Guards Cruiser “Red Caucasus”, Black Sea Fleet (Гвардейская Крейсер "Красный Кавказ", ЧФ, Черноморский флот), Captain, 2nd grade, V. Eroshenko, Serial #M031975
Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Guards Petty Officer Petr Arkad’yevich Semistrok dated May 22nd, 1945 by the Commander of the 384th Independent “Nikolaev” Red Banner Marine Battalion, Black Sea Fleet, (384 ОНКБМП ЧФ, 384 Отдельного Николаевскому Краснознаменному Батальону Морской Пехоты), Lieutenant-Colonel Kotanov, Serial #R023854
Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Petik (Petros) Galustovich Avetisyan dated June 6th, 1945 by the Chairman & Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR, Serial #Sh011468[/SIZE]
09-25-2016, 06:17 PM (This post was last modified: 09-26-2016, 11:15 AM by Bill Garvy.)
Defense of the Caucasus Medal document issued to Guards Senior Sergeant Gerasim Ivanovich Ochigava dated December 16th, 1946 however the difficulty lies in deciphering the issuing Commissariat, which appears to be Georgian judging by the stamp, as well as the title and signature. Any and all assistance appreciated, and thank you!
I just picked up my first Defense of the Caucasus document. I believe it was issued by a city military commissariat.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
That would be Kirovograd to Guards Red Army Soldier Grigorij Kuz'mich Mamalyga on 24th July 1947. He was also awarded the Red Star and Medal "For Bravery".
[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Aleksandra Andreevna Obiraeva dated November 12th, 1946 by the Chairman & Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ACCP), serial #D013912.
Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Ivan Stepanovich Piskun dated January 7th, 1946 by the Chairman & Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Stavropol Region, Serial #E005259.
Document for the Medal Defense of the Caucasus issued to Grigoriy Kirillovich Palamarchuk undated by the Chairman & Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Grozny Region, Zh012826.
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