Red Star,0989536,Telephone Commander,348th Rifle Division,Belostok Oblast
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Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Jakers, Evgenij Mihailovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Commander of the Signals Headquarters Platoon, 1170th Belostok Rifle Regiment, 348th Bobruisk Red Banner Rifle Division
Recommendation for the Order "Red Star"
4. Born: 1908
5. Nationality: Jewish
6. Party membership: None
7. Previous combat: Participant in Patriotic War since 28th June 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: None
9. Time in Red Army: since 23rd June 1941
10. Inducted by: Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Tashkent
11. Earlier awards: None
12. Home of record: Tashkent, Education Street #20. Wife – Jakers, Evdokija Platonovna
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During offensive operations on the river Narew on 24th June 1944 in the region of the city of Ostrołęka, Belostok Oblast, commander of the Headquarters signal platoon Lieutenant Jakers has provided continuous telephone communications between the regimental commander’s observation post and his battalions.
During an enemy armoured counter-attack near the villages of Rabeldy and Rostki on 3rd September 1944 (Belostok Oblast) Lieutenant Jakers repaired a broken telephone line under enemy fire. This provided the regiment’s command with uninterrupted communications during the assault on the city of Ostrołęka and to a significant degree helped enable its capture.
In total Comrade Jakers personally repaired twenty broken telephone lines while under enemy fire.
For displaying courage and capable organisation of telephone communications, he is deserving of the Order "Red Star".
Signed Commander, 1170th Belostok Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Chernavtsev 26th September 1944.
Endorsed by the Chief of Communications, 348th Rifle Division, Lieutenant Colonel O? 21st October 1944.
Awarded the Order "Red Star" by Order 348/N of the 348th Bobruisk Red Banner Rifle Division. Verified by the Divisional Chief of Personnel, Captain Mihailov


The first two pictures are from Podvignaroda and the third is from the original research.


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I believe the city is written as "Ostrolenka" (with "a") in the doc, a phonetical transscription of "Ostrołęka" to Russian.
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Order Booklet 312598
1. Last name: Jakers
2. Name and patrionymic: Evgenij Mihajlovich
3. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1908
6. Birthplace: Gomel, Byelorussian SSR
7. Party membership: candidate member since 1944
8. Education: 7th grade
9. Nationality: Jewish
10. Time in Red Army: since 23rd June 1941
11. Place of service at awarding: 1170th Rifle Red Banner Order "Kutuzov" 3 Class Order "Alexander Nevsky" Regiment – Commander of Signals Unit
12. Place of work at present: 1170th Rifle Red Banner Order "Kutuzov" 3 Class Order "Alexander Nevsky" Regiment – Commander of Signals Unit
13. Home address: Tashkent, Education Street #20
14. Awards:
Order "Red Star" 989536 348th Rifle Division dated 16th November 1944
Medal "For Combat Merits" 2333245 348th Rifle Division dated 16th April 1945
Verified by the Chief of Staff, 1170th Rifle Regiment, Captain Suslov
19th October 1945


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1. Last name, name, and patronymic: Jakers, Evgenij Mihajlovich ID Number: G 151665
2. Birthdate: 10th January 1908
3. Birthplace: Gomel, Byelorussian SSR
4. Nationality: Jewish
5. Party membership: since 1945
6. Education: Seventh grade in 1925 in Gomel, Electro-mechanical Courses (6 months) in 1928 in Takhodade. Military: Junior Lieutenant Course in Central Asian Military District 1942 in Tashkent
7. Knowledge of languages: Russian
8. Promotions:
a. Junior Lieutenant Central Asian Military District March 1942
b. Lieutenant Bryansk Front September 1942
c. Senior Lieutenant 2nd Belorussian Front February 1945
9. Combat operations:
a. Iranian Operation August 1941 - November 1941
b. Bryansk Front April 1942 - May 1944
c. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Byelorussian Fronts May 1944 - May 1945
10. Marital status: married. Jakers, Evgenija Platonovna, born 1912. Daughter, Larisa, born 1935
11. Inducted by: Initially 20th September 1930. Ashkhabad Municipal Military Commissariat 20th August 1941, mobilised by Frunze Regional Military Commissariat – Tashkent
12. Service record:
Cadet 1st Rifle Division, Regimental School (Ashkhabad) September 1930
Deputy Platoon Leader 57th Ural Division, Signals Company, Chelebinon, Bryansk Military District October 1931
Platoon Leader 6th Cavalry Division, Independent Signals Squadron, November 1932 Samarkand
In reserve October 1935 -August 1941
Deputy Platoon Leader 52nd Army, 392nd Signals Battalion, Iran August 1941
Cadet Junior Lieutenant Courses November 1941
Platoon Leader 438th Signals Battalion, Bryansk Front, 3rd Army
Company Commander 1st, 2nd, 3rd Byelorussian Fronts, 3rd Army, 348th Rifle Division, 1170th Rifle Regiment May 1944
Released from the Soviet Army according to Directive #43 for advanced age 23rd November 1945
Verified by Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Lieutenant Colonel Zaharov
13. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Jakers, Evgenij Mihajlovich
14. Designated for:
15. On record: Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Tashkent
16. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
17. Category: Commander
18. Branch of service: Signals
19. Speciality code: 49a
20. Reserves: 3 Category
21. Health: fit for service
22. Call-ups:
23. Place of employment and job position: Uzbek Cotton Factory, Mattechenazh T. 31018
24. Home of record: Education Street #20. Telephone 51494
25. Military ID: V 19203 issued 25th September 1948


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Even more!


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Order "Red Star" #989536.


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For completion here is his citation for his Medal "For Combat Merits" awarded for actions (once again telephone related) on 17th February 1945 near "Mel'zak".

Thank you for the assistance!


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To add to the rest, his photograph.


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