Red Star,0874605,Scout Observer,13th Guards Mechanised Brigade

[Norm Braddock]

Why wasn't this guy awarded a RB or HSU?


Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Tereshchenko, Pantelei Pavlovich
2. Rank: Guards Private
3. Duty position: Scout Observer
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1907
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Comsomol member
7. Previous combat: since July 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: shell-shocked 27.05.42
9. Time in Red Army: July 1941
10. Inducted by: Odessa Water (?)
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: Odessa, Gogol St. #13, Apt. 6. Wife – Tereshchenko, (?) Vladmirovna
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
The enemy opened up with heavy rifle and automatic weapons fire while attempting to break out of encirclement on 26.08.44, when providing security for an Observation Post (OP) Comrade Tereshchenko moved forward 250 meters during the enemy attack and opened fire with a machinegun fire, killing as many as 50 Germans. When his ammunition was expended Comrade Tereshchenko entered into hand-to-hand combat with fifteen Germans, eight of whomn he bayoneted to death and took seven prisoner. Comrade Tereshchenko is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Battalion Commander, Guards Captain Gaizhev on 28.8.44.
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order #027/N of the 13 Guards Novobug Mechanized Brigade dated 29 August 1944 as verified by Administrative Services Guards Captain Vasilenko on 29 August 1944.


Award Card
Order Booklet A 405607
1. Last name: Tereshchenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Pantelei Pavlovich
3. Rank: Guards Private
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: July 1907
6. Birthplace: Odessa
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: mid-level
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 8.1941-9.1945
11. Place of service at awarding: 58 Guards Dnepropetrovsk Twice Red Banner Mortar Regiment, 13 Guards N. Bug Mechanized Brigade, 3 Ukrainian Front – Gv. #9 (?)
12. Place of work at present: Chelyanbinsk Oblast, Ufalei, Nickel Factory Club – Company Artisan Leader
13. Home address: Chelyabinsk Oblast, Ufalei, 2 October Crossing #3
14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 874.605 13 Guards Mechanized Brigade dated 29.8.44
Verified by Ufalei Regional Military Commissariat Major Povarishchev on 13 March 1946

SECRET

13 Guards Novobug Mechanized Brigade Order 027/N dated 29 August 1944

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary mission accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for displaying valor and courage:
The Order of the Red Star
34. Guards Private Pantelei Pavlovich Tereshchenko – Scout Observer, 3 Battalion, (?) Guards Mortar Regiment
Signed Commander, 13 Guards Novobug Mechanized Brigade, Guards Colonel Trotsenko

[EricFG]

Why wasn't this guy awarded a RB or HSU?

Maybe high command had a tough time believing the 15 to 1 part? :)

[deValcourt]

Normsky, I would certainly vote for the ORB, but who knows, maybe an ORS was what a good private wanted because they did look really cool on the uniforms.;)

At the same time, a "secret" mission tended to involve more risk and be of more importance than your everyday "shoot to kill" routine. I guess we would have to know what he did for the second one.:confused:

Phillip

[UQWozza]

Hi Norm,

I agree with you - I would have thought that this would attract a higher award. The deeds that led to the awarding of a medal/order seem to vary greatly e.g. just look at the citations for the BMs on site. I guess that, like a lot of things, the awards were subjective. In some locales they were "easy" and awarded lesser awards than others, and vice versa.

Simon

[CtahhR]

Here is the original Citation.