Red Star,0735579,Senior Telephonist,86th Separate Regiment Of Communications

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Here is Red Star #735579.

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1. Family, Rybalka
2. Name And Patronym, Nikolaj Emel'janovich
3. Military Rank, Corporal
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1918
6. Place Of Birth, Zaporozh'e
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ from 1942
8. Education, 6 Classes
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 1941
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, Line Supervisor, 86th Separate Regiment Of Communications, 5th Army
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Mechanic of the telephone station, 86th Separate Regiment Of Communications
13. Current address of awarded, Zaporozh'e, Red Guards #23

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1. Family, Name and Patronym Rybalka, Nikolaj Emel'janovich
2. Rank, Corporal
3. Position, Unit, Senior Telephonist, 86th Separate Regiment Of Communications
Presented For - The Order "Red Star".
4. Year of birth, 1918
5. Nationality, Ukrainian
6. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ 1942
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent combat activities in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /Where, When/ In the Patriotic War from 1941.
8. Has been wounded or contused in the Patriotic War, Not had.
9. From which time in the Red Army, From 15-04-1941.
10. To which Regional Military Commissariat called, Stalin Regional Military Commissariat, Zaporozh'e
11. Has been awarded /for what distinction/ Medal "For Bravery" 03-02-1943 #05/N of 86th Separate Regiment Of Communications and Medal "For The Defence Of Stalingrad" Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 22-12-1942.

Comrade Rybalka for all throughout the offensive battle from 23rd June to 7th July, showed courage and valour providing exemplary telephone communications to the Staff of the 5th Army. 23rd June in the region of Zaguz'e, despite of enemy artillery fire, in a timely manner deployed all internal communications to the observation point, providing them with uninterrupted work.
5th July under machinegun fire of enemy planes in the region of Kozjarniki provided line communications to the forward Command Point of the commander and provided timely communication with the troops. No regard to difficulties or rest, in any conditions all tasks for providing the internal telephone communications were performed qualitatively and in time. His selfless labour encourages Comrade to perform all tasks.
For exemplary providing of uninterrupted telephone communications to the Command Point of the Staff of the 5th Army in the period of offensive battle and showing during it courage and valour, Comrade Rybalka is worthy of the Governmental Award - Order "Red Star".

Commander of the 86th Separate Regiment Of Communications Colonel Tkachenko
10th July 1944