Red Star,1241011,Company Commander,146th Army Reserve Rifle Regiment

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[SIZE="3"]Award Sheet

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Mitroshin, Aleksandr Sazonovich
2. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Company Commander – 146 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1910
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: yes
7. Previous combat: Patriotic War participant since 22 June 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: two serious, one light
9. Time in Red Army: since 1941
10. Inducted by: Manorov Regional Military Commissariat, Saratov Oblast
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: Saratov Oblast, Manarov Region, Perevesenskaya Tractor Station

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
In fighting for Zhlobin on 26.06.44, A.S. Mitroshin and his company conducted a forced river crossing of the Dnepr, crossed an enemy mine field and wire obstacle, rushed into the southern edge of Zhlobin, and developing the attack, engaged in street fighting, thus permitting the advance of other units.
He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Commander, Composite Detachment, 146 Reserve Rifle Regiment, Major Gorlov on 5 July 1944
Endorsed Commander, 146 Reserve Rifle Regiment, Guards Colonel Loshakov and Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Rubanovich
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order 48/N of the 48 Army dated 19 July 1944


Award Card
Order Booklet 361343
1. Last name: Mitroshin
2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksandr Sazonovich
3. Rank: Captain
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1910
6. Birthplace: Saratov Oblast, Makarov Region, village of Yusupovo
7. Party membership: since 1939
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Time in Red Army: 12.1934-12.1936, since 6.1941
11. Place of service at awarding: 146 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment, 48 Army, 3 Belorussian Front – Mortar (?) Commander
12. Place of work at present: Kirov Oblast, Salobelyanskii Region, Regional Military Commissar
13. Home address: Kirov Oblast, Salobelyanskii Region, village of Salobelyak
14. Awards:

Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Banner 199.994 13 Army dated 12.10.43
Red Star 1.241.011 48 Army dated 15 July 1944
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.45
Capture of Koenigsberg Medal Edict dated 9.6.45

Verified by Chief of Kirov Oblast Military Commissariat, Major Devyatov on 19 February 1946

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Senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Sazonovich Mitroshin's Order of the Red Star, #1241011. . .

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Order Book. . .

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Award Card. . .

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Citation. . .

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Biographical pages, translation to follow. . .

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Thank You!

I love this RS - it's an honest combat award!

Alexei

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[SIZE="3"]Biography Sheet
1. Last name, name, patrionymic: Mitroshin, Aleksandr Sazonovich
2. Time and place of birth: 15.08.1910. Village of Yusupovo, Makarov Region, Saraganov Oblast
3. Nationality: Russian
4. Knowledge of foreign languages: n/a
5. Social standing: office worker from peasant family
6. Party membership: since 1939 ID #2497427
7. Education: sixth grade in 1925 village of Zubrilovka, Saratov Oblast. Mortar-Machinegun Academy (6 mos) 1942 in Alma-Aty [trans: now Almaty, Kyrgyzstan]
8. Participation in combat: Western Front 6.41-8.41, Voronezh Front 10.42-3.43, Central Front 5.43-8.43, 1 Belorussian Front 1.44-7.44, 2 Belorussian Front 10.44-3.45, 3 Belorussian Front 3.45-5.45
9. Wounds or shell-shock:
10. Decorations: RB 10.43, RS 7.44, Koenigsberg Medal, Victory over Germany Medal
11. Captive or encircled:
12. ID:
13. On file: (?)dimelskoe Regional Military Commissariat
14. Promotion: Captain by 2 Belorussian Front on 1.3.1945
15. Category: Commander, 1 Degree
16. Branch of service: Artillery, Specialty #20
17. Health condition: healthy
18. Mobilizations:
19. Place of employment and duty: Moldovan SSR (?) Canning Factory – Section Chief
20. Family status: married, wife – Mitroshin, Lyudmilla Fedorovna b.1922; MSSR [trans: illegible]
21. Special remarks: Military ID P-15500
22. Service
Cadet Regimental School, 96 RR, 32 RD, (?), Eastern Region
Deputy Platoon Leader Same as above
MG Platoon Leader 59 Independent Ski Battalion, 18 Rifle Division, Finnish War
Recon Platoon Leader 465 RR, 60 RD, 21 Army, Western Front
Medical Convalescence Evac Hospital #2446 in Petropavlovsk
Cadet 118 RR, 32 Reserve RBde
Cadet Higher Mortar-MG Academy, Alma-Ata
Deputy Mortar Company CDR 1885 RR, 322 RD, 60 Army, Voronezh Front
Medical Convalescence Medical Battalion, 322 RD, Voronezh Front
23. Released to reserves:
24. Retired:
25. Remarks:

[trans: Another, similar though brief biography card adds the following information:

22. Service
Mortar Company Commander 322 RD, 60 Army, Central Front
Medical Convalescence Evacuation Hospital #5184
Mortar Training Company Commander 146 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment, 48 Army, 1 BeF
Medical Convalescence Evacuation Hospital #25755
Mortar Training Company Commander 146 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment, 48 Army, 2 BeF
Mortar Battalion Commander 146 Army Reserve Rifle Regiment, 48 Army 3 BeF (as of 18.5.45)
Regional Military Commissariat Solobelyanskii Regional Military Commissariat, Baltic Military District (as of 31.12.45)
Verified by Guards Major Zagrebelnii and Captain (?)
23. Released to the reserves, 1 Category in the rank of Captain by Order of the Baltic Military
District dated 15.4.46

My thanks to Paul Schmitt!

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