Red Star,1561892,Head Of Financial Allowances,1st Belorussian Front

[Tommy]

Record card

Order booklet nr. A-460280

1. Last name: Gez
2. First name and patronymic: Martyn Vasil’evich
3. Military rank: Guards Senior Lieutenant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1905
6. Place of birth: Dnepropetrovsk district, Kotovsky Region, Village or Novosemovsk
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member
8. Education: Average
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 09.39 to 5.40 and 8.41 to 9.46
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: 50th Independent Communications Battalion, 9th Guards Rifle Corps, 1st Belorussian Front, Head of Financial Allowances in the communications battalion
12. Current place of service and position: Collective farm named “Workers”, Deputy Head Accountant
13. Home address of the awardee: Collective farm named “Workers”, Kotovsky Region, Dnepropetrovsk District
14. Record of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal Serial number Number of the document Ground of award

Red Star 1561892 Temporary Cerificate Zh626972 Decree of the 61st Army no 526/N of 31.5.1945 

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

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

Military commissar of the Kotovsky region
Lieutenant Colonel / [signed] / Travnikov

4th November 1946

[Tommy]

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Gez, Martyn Vasil’evich
2. Rank: Guards Senior Lieutenant of the Quartermaster Service
3. Position and unit: Head of Financial Allowances, 50th “Brest” Independent Guards Communications Battalion

Nominated for: The Medal for Combat Service

4. Year of birth: 1905
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic war since July 1942 on the Western, Bryansk, Central, 1st Baltic and 1st Belorussian Fronts
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No wounds
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 15th August 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Kotovsky Region Military Commissariat, Dnepropetrovsk District
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): No Awards
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits

Guards Senior Lieutenant of the quartermaster service Gez, Martyn Vasil’evich has been in the battalion since its formation. During his stay in the battalion he has performed his assigned work honestly and in a timely manner. He has been promoted from Private to the ranks of Officer and currently works as the head of financial allowances. His work is carried out well. He always makes timely payments to the personnel. He has had no violations of financial discipline. 

Much work was done among the personnel for the subscription in the 4th State War Bond, with the participation payments reaching 236% above the standard.

Guards Senior Lieutenant Gez, Martyn Vasil’evich is deserving of recognition with the government award, the Medal for Combat Service.

Battalion Commander
Guards Lieutenant Colonel / [signed] / Myakov

10th May 1945

[Al-muell]

An unusual merit to get the ORS. very interesting.
Could You post the scan of the original citation?

[Tommy]

Here you are Kamil.



There are a few photos on this forum of the paper bonds from the 4th state war bond. I'd like to pick one up if I get chance.