09-17-2019, 03:04 PM
The merits for order of red star awarded on 15.05.1944:
"He arrived to the regiment in July 1943 and begun his combat work for expulsion of Germano-Fascist invaders on North-Caucasus front, Soviet Kuban, and Taman’s peninsula and Crimea.
During the period of his engagement, comrade MAKSIMENKO conducted 131 combat sorties.
After his first combat award, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO conducted 34 combat sorties. Of those: 8 ground assault sorties, 16 sorties for bombers and assault aircraft escort; 10 interception sorties. Participated in 12 air dogfights, in which he shot down 3 aircrafts: one personally, one in a pair, one as part of a group. In the ground assault missions, he destroyed: 3 trucks, 4 loaded horse carriages, killed or wounded up to 8 enemy troops.
On 19.04.1944, Guards Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO, flying second in a pair, flew a mission in a group of 6 LAGG-3, with the task to scout and patrol in the area of Sevastopol. Approaching the target area at altitude 3000m, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO spotted 2 groups of enemy bomber and reported to the leading pilot. After receiving the radio message, the leader immediately engaged the group of Ju-87. Their combat formation was broken. The subsequent attacks were aimed at individual enemy planes. Comrade MAKSIMENKO together with his leader approached one Ju-87 from the tail and set it ablaze from a distance of 50-20m. The enemy crushed near hill 173, 2-3km South-East of Sevastopol.
On 24.04.1944, comrade MAKSIMENKO, flying second in a pair, flew an escort mission in a group of 10 LAGG-3, with the task to escort IL-2 ground assault airplanes to the area North of Sevastopol. Approaching the target, at the altitude 2000m, they met up to 12 enemy fighter planes. Comrade MAKSIMENKO in a group of 4 LAGG-3 engaged the enemy fighters. During the ensuing fight, MAKSIMENKO noticed a damaged IL-2, which was approached by an enemy FW-190. Climbing sharply, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO attacked the FW-190, which after left turn crushed into a mountain.
He has never been in enemy captivity or encirclement.
For personal air victory, one victory in a pair, and one victory in a group, for excellent sound assault missions, for excellent escorting of our IL-2 - he is worthy of order “RED STAR”."
"He arrived to the regiment in July 1943 and begun his combat work for expulsion of Germano-Fascist invaders on North-Caucasus front, Soviet Kuban, and Taman’s peninsula and Crimea.
During the period of his engagement, comrade MAKSIMENKO conducted 131 combat sorties.
After his first combat award, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO conducted 34 combat sorties. Of those: 8 ground assault sorties, 16 sorties for bombers and assault aircraft escort; 10 interception sorties. Participated in 12 air dogfights, in which he shot down 3 aircrafts: one personally, one in a pair, one as part of a group. In the ground assault missions, he destroyed: 3 trucks, 4 loaded horse carriages, killed or wounded up to 8 enemy troops.
On 19.04.1944, Guards Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO, flying second in a pair, flew a mission in a group of 6 LAGG-3, with the task to scout and patrol in the area of Sevastopol. Approaching the target area at altitude 3000m, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO spotted 2 groups of enemy bomber and reported to the leading pilot. After receiving the radio message, the leader immediately engaged the group of Ju-87. Their combat formation was broken. The subsequent attacks were aimed at individual enemy planes. Comrade MAKSIMENKO together with his leader approached one Ju-87 from the tail and set it ablaze from a distance of 50-20m. The enemy crushed near hill 173, 2-3km South-East of Sevastopol.
On 24.04.1944, comrade MAKSIMENKO, flying second in a pair, flew an escort mission in a group of 10 LAGG-3, with the task to escort IL-2 ground assault airplanes to the area North of Sevastopol. Approaching the target, at the altitude 2000m, they met up to 12 enemy fighter planes. Comrade MAKSIMENKO in a group of 4 LAGG-3 engaged the enemy fighters. During the ensuing fight, MAKSIMENKO noticed a damaged IL-2, which was approached by an enemy FW-190. Climbing sharply, Guards Jr. Lieutenant MAKSIMENKO attacked the FW-190, which after left turn crushed into a mountain.
He has never been in enemy captivity or encirclement.
For personal air victory, one victory in a pair, and one victory in a group, for excellent sound assault missions, for excellent escorting of our IL-2 - he is worthy of order “RED STAR”."
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