Red Star,0592703,Writer,"Lenin's Banner",2nd Tank Army

[kiwiussr]

something a little different but cool all the same

cheers kiwi

Record card

Order booklet nr. B-156440

1. Last name: Plakhtin
2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Alekseyevich
3. Military rank: Captain
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1907
6. Place of birth: Debaltsevo station, Donbass
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1930
8. Education: Higher
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 1942 to 1944
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Special correspondent with the headquarters of the 2nd Tank Army, Central Front
12. Current place of service and position: Writer with the Writers’ Union, city of Kharkov
13. Home address of the awardee:
14. Record of all awards received:

Award name Award number Document number Reason for awarding
Medal for Combat Merit 218.503 Temporary certificate nr. 472772 Order of the 2nd Tank Army nr. 010/N of April 16, 1943
Order of the Red Star 592.703 Temporary certificate nr. B-313185 Order of the 2nd Tank Army nr. 026/N of May 3, 1944

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Chief of the 3rd Section of the Military Commissariat of the Dzerzhinsky Raion
Captain [signed] Shvetsov
May 10, 1946


Order

Secret

[Pencil: “2nd Ukrainian Front”]

Order

Of the 2nd Tank Army

May 3, 1944 – Nr. 026/N – Active Army

Contents: Awards to personnel

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 valour and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

[…]

The Order of the Red Star to:

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13. Captain Ivan Alekseyevich Plakhtin, literary contributor to the Leninskoye znamya newspaper of the 2nd Tank Army

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Commander of the 2nd Tank Army
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Colonel General of the Tank Forces [signed] S. Bogdanov

Acting member of the Military Council of the 2nd Tank Army
Guards Colonel [signed] N. Matyushin



Chief of the Personnel Section of the army
Colonel [signed] Tarasov


Award sheet

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Plakhtin, Ivan Alekseyevich
2. Rank: Captain
3. Position and unit: Writer with the editorial staff of the army newspaper Leninskoye znamya [Lenin Banner]
Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class
4. Year of birth: 1907
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): Has been participating in the Patriotic War on the Central, 1st Ukrainian, and 2nd Ukrainian Front in 1943 and 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: March 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: City of Almaty
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): Medal for Combat Merit
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family:

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

Captain Ivan Alekseyevich Plakhtin has been working as a writer with the editorial staff of the Leninskoye znamya newspaper. All his activities as a military writer are associated with the life at the frontline of the units, soldiers and officers. During our army’s period of combat actions at the beginning of 1943 he was awarded the Medal for Combat Merit. Since the very beginning of this year’s combat operations comrade Plakhtin has been situated with the frontline units (the 107th, 109th and 164th Tank Brigade), widely covering their combat actions and presenting the top heroes of the fighting, their self-sacrificing conduct and their military skills. As a military writer, comrade Plakhtin primarily works with the 11th Guards Brigade, where he has been spending his time since March 3 of this year. Comrade Plakhtin provides a lot of material for the newspaper. His articles ‘Guardsman Ivan Daibov’, recounting the courage and military qualities of a Soviet tank crew member, and ‘Yablonya’, dealing with hatred toward the enemy, were particularly brilliant, as well as many others. He has been maintaining a lot of correspondence with German-fascist scoundrels about atrocities, in which he demonstrated the barbaric psyche of the Hitlerites bandits.

Captain Plakhtin deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Managing editor of the Leninskoye znamya newspaper of the 2nd Tank Army
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] I. Grekov

[Blue pen: “Order of the Red Star”]

He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Chief of the ________ of the 2nd Tank Army
Lieutenant Colonel [signed]
April 17, 1944

He deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Member of the Military Council
Guards Colonel [signed]






Order

Secret

Order

Of the 2nd Tank Army

April 16, 1943 – Nr. 010/N – Active Army

Contents: Awards to personnel

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 valour and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

[…]

The Medal for Combat Merit to:

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6. Senior Lieutenant Ivan Alekseyevich Plakhtin, special correspondent to the Leninskoye znamya newspaper of the 2nd Tank Army

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Commander of the 2nd Tank Army
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces [signed] A. Rodin

Military Council of the army
Major General of the Tank Forces [signed] P. Latyshev



Chief of the Personnel Section of the army
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] G. Tarasov

[kiwiussr]

award cards and a link to more info on line

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cheers kiwi

[NTAT]

Kiwi,

Very nice Red Star citation! Actually I find this more interesting than a combat citation. Not to take away from their history...there's just more of them.

Come on...the last line of "He has been maintaining a lot of correspondence with German-fascist scoundrels about atrocities, in which he demonstrated the barbaric psyche of the Hitlerites bandits" is worth the price of admission alone.

Congratulations on obtaining what I feel to be a unique and rare award to a writer.:thumbsup


Gerry
NTAT

[PaulR]

All you need to do is track down one of his articles(especially the named one).

[kiwiussr]

The award card for the CSM

cheers

kiwi

Order

Secret

Order

Of the 2nd Tank Army

April 16, 1943 – Nr. 010/N – Active Army

Contents: Awards to personnel

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 valour and bravery displayed in the process, I award:

[…]

The Medal for Combat Merit to:

[…]

6. Senior Lieutenant Ivan Alekseyevich Plakhtin, special correspondent to the Leninskoye znamya newspaper of the 2nd Tank Army

[…]

Commander of the 2nd Tank Army
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces [signed] A. Rodin

Military Council of the army
Major General of the Tank Forces [signed] P. Latyshev



Chief of the Personnel Section of the army
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] G. Tarasov


Award sheet

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Plakhtin, Ivan Alekseyevich
2. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: special correspondent to the Leninskoye znamya [Lenin Banner] newspaper of the 2nd Tank Army
Nominated for: Medal for Combat Merit
4. Year of birth: 1907
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): Has been participating in the Patriotic War since January 1943 on the Central Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since April 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Issyk Raion, Almaty Oblast
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): No
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

During the period he has been working for the newspaper he showed himself a resourceful journalist and soldier, capable of taking initiative. He spends the majority of his time with the units, observing the lives of soldiers and officers. This provides him with rich material for correspondence. Using this material he wrote a number of essays and notes about the heroes of our units, and he prepared a series of articles in order to exchange combat experience among tank crew members. He wrote the following highly interesting essays and articles: ‘Tam, gde tanki Korolkova, tam pobeda’ [Where Korolkov’s Tanks are, There is Victory], ‘Konstantin Savelyev’, ‘U syn Donbassa’ [With the Son of the Donbass], ‘Osechka’ [Misfire], and ‘Goluboi motylyok’ [The Blue Moth,‘ Agitatory [Agitators], and others. During the entire period of offensive operations he was situated with the 11th Guards Tank Brigade. There he prepared his notes about men who had taken part in combat, covering the heroism, bravery and courage of the tank crews. For the men of this brigade he held several literary evenings prior to combat operations. All his activities with the brigade contributed to lifting the morale of the men and the fighting spirit of the tank crews. He always carries out all assignments from the editor and the chief of the Political Section honourably, and the material he provides the newspaper with is of high quality. He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

Chief of the Political Section of the 2nd Tank Army
Colonel [signed] Zelenkov
April 12, 1943


He is to be awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

Commander of the 2nd Tank Army
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces [signed] /Rodin/

Military Council of the army
Major General of the Tank Forces [signed] Latyshev

[Auke]

Great group! A true pearl :thumbsup

[Tommy]

Here's a painting of the man himself :)



Tom