08-21-2015, 02:09 PM
This fellow must be the most pissed off and very upset personnel in the whore Red Army.....or he did something bad to his senior officers.......he been recommended 5 times to be a HSU and he ended up with an ORB ...
Order
Secret
Copy nr. 2
[Stamp: 1st Ukrainian Front]
Order
Of the 5th Guards Army
March 24, 1945 – Nr. 022/N – Active Army
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:
The Order of the Red Banner to:
[…]
22. Guards Senior Sergeant Stepan Filippovich Kokhan, platoon leader in the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment, 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
[…]
Commander of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Colonel General [signed] /Zhadov/
Member of the Military Council of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Major General [signed] /A. Krivulin/
Army chief of staff
Guards Major General [signed] /Lyamin/
Chief of the Personnel Section
Guards Colonel of the Quartermaster Service [signed] /Kaplenko/
Award sheet
All fields to be filled out fully
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Kokhan, Stepan Filippovich
2. Rank: Guards Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Platoon leader in a 45-mm cannon battery of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment, 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Nominated for: Hero of the Soviet Union title
4. Year of birth: 1914
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1943
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War since July 28, 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Received three wounds
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since April 29, 1939
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Bayevo Raion, Altai Krai
11. Awards received previously (for which accomplishments): Medal for Courage by Order of the 1155th Rifle Regiment nr. 09/N of February 12, 1943; Order of Glory, 3rd Class by Order of the 97th Guards Rifle Division nr. 049/N of November 30, 1943; Medal for Courage by Order of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment nr. 01/N of January 4, 1944; and the Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: _______________
Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:
During the fighting surrounding the crossing of the Oder River and the expansion of the bridgehead on the western bank, he displayed exceptional bravery and heroism while carrying out combat missions aimed at destroying enemy firing positions and manpower. His platoon was active among the ranks of the infantry, firing solely on direct lay. Near the town of Steine, where the enemy undertook vicious counterattacks, he and his platoon moved forward and from open firing positions at a distance of 300 meters opened fire at the enemy infantry, destroying 4 firing positions and killing up to 10 Hitlerites, which allowed for our infantry to push forward. On January 28, 1945, on the approaches to the city of Olau, the enemy, who had garrisoned inside the houses, was firing continuously with machine guns. Having moved his gun forward, comrade Kokhan, who personally looked through the gun sight, opened fire at the houses and suppressed all enemy firing positions, killing up to 40 Hitlerites. Afterward our infantry burst into the city and by the end of the day had fully seized the city. The assigned mission was accomplished.
For exceptional bravery and heroism, displayed during the fighting for the bridgehead on the Oder River, he deserves the Hero of the Soviet Union title and the Order of Lenin.
Commander of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Colonel [signed] /Kharitonov/
Regimental chief of staff
Guards Major [signed] /Smirnov/
February 1, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title with simultaneous issuing of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal.
Commander of the Artillery of the 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kutaryov/
February 3, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title with simultaneous issuing of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal.
Commander of the 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Guards Colonel [signed] /Garan/
Divisional chief of staff
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Bokov/
February 4, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Commander of the Artillery of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Colonel [signed] /Tsipilyov/
February 16, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Commander of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Rodimtsev/
February 18, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the Artillery of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Major General of the Artillery [signed] /Poluektov/
February 28, 1945
He will be awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Colonel General [signed] /Zhadov/
Member of the Army’s Military Council
Guards Major General [signed] /A. Krivulin/
March …, 1945
By Order of the 5th Guards Army nr. 022/N of March 24, 1945 awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Assistant chief of the 2nd Subsection of the Personnel Section
Guards Captain of the Administrative Service [signed] /Albiter/
Order
Secret
Copy nr. 2
[Stamp: 1st Ukrainian Front]
Order
Of the 5th Guards Army
March 24, 1945 – Nr. 022/N – Active Army
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, I award:
The Order of the Red Banner to:
[…]
22. Guards Senior Sergeant Stepan Filippovich Kokhan, platoon leader in the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment, 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
[…]
Commander of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Colonel General [signed] /Zhadov/
Member of the Military Council of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Major General [signed] /A. Krivulin/
Army chief of staff
Guards Major General [signed] /Lyamin/
Chief of the Personnel Section
Guards Colonel of the Quartermaster Service [signed] /Kaplenko/
Award sheet
All fields to be filled out fully
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Kokhan, Stepan Filippovich
2. Rank: Guards Senior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Platoon leader in a 45-mm cannon battery of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment, 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Nominated for: Hero of the Soviet Union title
4. Year of birth: 1914
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1943
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War since July 28, 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Received three wounds
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since April 29, 1939
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Bayevo Raion, Altai Krai
11. Awards received previously (for which accomplishments): Medal for Courage by Order of the 1155th Rifle Regiment nr. 09/N of February 12, 1943; Order of Glory, 3rd Class by Order of the 97th Guards Rifle Division nr. 049/N of November 30, 1943; Medal for Courage by Order of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment nr. 01/N of January 4, 1944; and the Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: _______________
Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:
During the fighting surrounding the crossing of the Oder River and the expansion of the bridgehead on the western bank, he displayed exceptional bravery and heroism while carrying out combat missions aimed at destroying enemy firing positions and manpower. His platoon was active among the ranks of the infantry, firing solely on direct lay. Near the town of Steine, where the enemy undertook vicious counterattacks, he and his platoon moved forward and from open firing positions at a distance of 300 meters opened fire at the enemy infantry, destroying 4 firing positions and killing up to 10 Hitlerites, which allowed for our infantry to push forward. On January 28, 1945, on the approaches to the city of Olau, the enemy, who had garrisoned inside the houses, was firing continuously with machine guns. Having moved his gun forward, comrade Kokhan, who personally looked through the gun sight, opened fire at the houses and suppressed all enemy firing positions, killing up to 40 Hitlerites. Afterward our infantry burst into the city and by the end of the day had fully seized the city. The assigned mission was accomplished.
For exceptional bravery and heroism, displayed during the fighting for the bridgehead on the Oder River, he deserves the Hero of the Soviet Union title and the Order of Lenin.
Commander of the 294th Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Colonel [signed] /Kharitonov/
Regimental chief of staff
Guards Major [signed] /Smirnov/
February 1, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title with simultaneous issuing of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal.
Commander of the Artillery of the 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kutaryov/
February 3, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title with simultaneous issuing of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal.
Commander of the 97th Poltava Red Banner Order of Suvorov Guards Rifle Division
Guards Colonel [signed] /Garan/
Divisional chief of staff
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Bokov/
February 4, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Commander of the Artillery of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps
Guards Colonel [signed] /Tsipilyov/
February 16, 1945
He deserves to be granted the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Commander of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] /Rodimtsev/
February 18, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the Artillery of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Major General of the Artillery [signed] /Poluektov/
February 28, 1945
He will be awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the 5th Guards Army
Guards Colonel General [signed] /Zhadov/
Member of the Army’s Military Council
Guards Major General [signed] /A. Krivulin/
March …, 1945
By Order of the 5th Guards Army nr. 022/N of March 24, 1945 awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Assistant chief of the 2nd Subsection of the Personnel Section
Guards Captain of the Administrative Service [signed] /Albiter/
