Patriotic War I,1714733,1985 Jubilee Award
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Here is the Document for OPWI 1714733 awarded to Petr Nikolaevich Prohorov. This name was fairly common but only one was a recipient of this award so I've been able to attribute it.


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He also received the Medal "For Bravery" for his actions in the storming of Fort Friedrichsburg on 8th April 1945 - only one day before the capitulation of Königsberg. A long journey from being conscripted in Tashkent.

1. Family, Name, Patronym. Prohorov, Petr Nikolaevich
2. Rank. Red Army Soldier
3. Position and unit. Line Supervisor, Cable-Post Company, 993rd Separate Battalion Of Communications, 90th Rifle Corps
Presented For Award Of The Medal "For Bravery".
4. Year of birth. 1924
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Member VLKSM
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ September 1943 2nd Baltic Front October 1944 1st Baltic Front
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had
9. From which time in Red Army. From October 1942.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Kujbishev Regional Commissariat, Tashkent
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Not awarded.

In offensive combat during the storm of Konigsberg 7th April 1945 in the region of the main road to Trankwitz Comrade Prohorov under a burst of enemy mines and shells repaired 12 breaks in the lines of communications of the Commander to the observation point of the 70th Rifle Division.
8th April 1945 in the region of the main road to Fort Freidrichsberg under heavy enemy fire repairs 7 breaks in the line of communications of the commander to the observation point of the 70th Rifle Division providing the command of the 90th Rifle Corps with uninterrupted management of troops for the time of offensive combat.

For being brave and courageous is worth of award of the Medal "For Bravery".
Commander 993rd Separate Battalion Of Communications Major Kizilov.

11th April 1945


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Unbelievably and completely randomly reunited, different sellers, different countries, same recipient.

Very common name but only one recipient of the OPW1'85 and the Prikaz here is the exact same person.


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