Patriotic War II,0815381,Rifleman,88th Rifle Regiment,North Caucasus Front,Wounds
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Award Card

Last name: Merabishvili

Name and patrionymic: Stepan Pavlovich

Rank: Private

Gender: Male

Birthyear: 1907

Birthplace: Ude village, Adigen Region

Party membership: n/a

Education: elementary

Nationality: Georgian

10. Time in Red Army: since 23.06.41

11. Place of service at awarding: Rifleman – 32 Rifle Division, 42 Army

12. Place of work at present: unemployed due to injury

13. Home address: Ude, Adigen Region, GSSR

14. Awards:

Designation

Number

Organization

Patriotic War II 815.381

Verified by Adigen Regional Military Commissariat Major A(?)zashvili on 27.06.1947
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Last name, name, and patrionymic: Merabashvili, Stepan Pavlovich

Rank: Private

Duty position: Private – 88 Rifle Regiment

Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star

Born: 1904

Nationality: Georgian

Party membership: n/a

Previous combat: 10.4.42-15.12.42 on Northern Caucasus

Wounds or shell-shock: seriously wounded 15.12.42

In Red Army: 6.41-15.12.42

10. Inducted by: Adigen Regional Military Commissariat, GSSR

11. Previous awards: n/a

12. Home of record: GSSR, Adigen Region, village of Ude

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

Comrade S.P. Merabashvili was an active participant of the Patriotic War in the 88 Rifle Regiment from July 1941 through 15.12.42 on the Northern Caucasus Front as a private. Near Svone(?) while assigned as a mortarman in the end of 1942, the platoon in which he was assigned captured 20 German soldiers. Comrade Merabashvili participated in three attacks. He was seriously wounded in the last one, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.

At present Comrade S.P. Merabashvili is a Patriotic War Veteran I Class and pensioner.

While working on the labor front in the “Rustaveli” Collective Farm as a collective farmer he was active in the local Party organizations, receiving positive evaluations.

The above was compiled from the awardee’s oral report. He has a memorandum concerning his wounded issued by Evacuation Hospital #4640.

He is deserving of the Order of the

Signed Commissar, Adigen Regional Military Commissariat, Senior Lieutenant (?) on 31 July 1944

Endorsed Military Commissar, Georgian SSR, Colonel (?)zhazhi on 31 August 1944

Endorsed Transcaucasus Front Commander General of the Army T(?) and Member of the Military Committee General-Major Efimov on 31 July 1945, compiled by Transcaucasus Front Personnel Department Chief of the 3 rd Section Major of Administrative Services Sharonov.
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Here's my beat up beauty.

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Tom
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#4
"Unemployment due to injury" does it for me every time.
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
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Tommy Wrote:Here's my beat up beauty.

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Tom

Looks like he was short on money at some point and had to sell the gold?
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