Red Star,3751968,Deputy Commander Scout Platoon,220th Cavalry Regiment,Catch Up 1977

[Bill Garvy]

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Order Booklet 528454
1. Last name: Marchenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksei Akimovich
3. Rank: Guards Master Sergeant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1914
6. Birthplace: Stalino Oblast, Stalino
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: sixth grade in 1929
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 1935-1938 and since 1941
11. Place of service at awarding: 4 Guards Kuban Cossack Cavalry Corps, 10 Guards Cavalry Division, 42 Guards Cavalry Regiment – Reconnaissance Platoon Deputy Platoon Leader
12. Place of work at present: Stavropol Territorial Okrug, 10 Independent Reserve Cavalry Regiment – HQ Squad Leader
13. Home address: Kharkov Oblast, Izyum, Stalinskaya #2

14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Combat Service Medal 919.678 63rd Cavalry Division dated 29.2.1944
Glory III 400.135 10th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division dated 15.5.45
Victory over Germany Medal Edict dated 9.5.1945

Verified by Commander, 10th Independent Reserve Cavalry Regiment, Guards Colonel Puchinskii on 26th March, 1946
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[Bill Garvy]

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Order Booklet I 009396
1. Last name: Marchenko
2. Name and patrionymic: Aleksei Akimovich
3. Rank: Reserve Master Sergeant
4. Gender: Male
5. Birthyear: 1914
6. Birthplace: Donetsk
7. Party membership: n/a
8. Education: elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Time in Red Army: 6.1941-11.1947
11. Place of service at awarding: 220th Guards Cavalry Regiment, 63rd Guards Cavalry Division, 5th Guards Don Cavalry Corps – Squad Leader
12. Place of work at present: “North Dawn” State Farm – Master Fisherman
13. Home address: Gizhiga, Northern Evenskii Region, Magadan Oblast

14. Awards:
Designation Serial Number Awarding Organization
Red Star 3.751.968 63rd Cavalry Division dated 6.10.44

Verified by Northern Evenskii Regional Military Commissariat Major Berezenko on 28th August, 1977
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[Bill Garvy]

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1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Marchenko, Aleksei Akimovich
2. Rank: Master Sergeant
3. Duty position: Deputy Commander – Reconnaissance Platoon, 220th Cavalry Regiment, 63rd Korsun Cavalry Division
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: candidate member
7. Previous combat: Transcaucasia Front 20.05.42-11.42, Southern Front 11.42-9.05.43, Steppe Front 9.05.43-8.09.43, 4 Ukrainian Front 8.09.43-1.01.44, and 2 Ukrainian Front since 1.01.44
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded July, 1942
9. In Red Army: 27.10.38-1941 and since 27.07.41
10. Inducted by: Izyum RMC
11. Previous awards: Combat Service Medal
12. Inducted by: Stalingrad Oblast, Stalingrad, Pochtovaya St. #69. Wife – Kudenko, Valentina Semenovna

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

During combat operations from 27.08.44 through 31.08.44 while the regiment moved into the enemy’s rear area near the settlement of Oitoz, Master Sergeant A.A. Marchenko repeatedly conducted reconnaissance missions. Thus on 29.08.44 as the senior member of a reconnaissance patrol , he had the mission to determine the enemy’s firing positions along their heavily reinforced defensive belt. Having returned from the enemy’s rear area and accomplished their mission, the reconnaissance group encountered an ambush of enemy submachine gunners. As a result of the engagement as many as 30 enemy submachine gunners were killed and twelve captured. In this fight Master Sergeant A.A. Marchenko personally killed five Germans and captured two. Master Sergeant Marchenko delivered the valuable reconnaissance information to the regimental HQ in a timely manner.

I am applying for Master Sergeant Marchenko to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Commander, 220th Cavalry Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Vdovi(?)
Endorsed Commander, 63rd Korsun Cavalry Division, General-Major Krugovskii on 22nd September, 1944

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[Bill Garvy]

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[trans: stamped “2 Ukrainian Front”]

63rd Korsun Cavalry Division, 5th Guards Don Cossack Red Banner Cavalry Corps, 2nd Ukrainian Front
Order 033/N dated 6th October, 1944

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s combat missions in battle against the German invaders and for displaying valor and courage, I award the following decorations:
Order of the Red Star

4. Master Sergeant Aleksei Akimovich Marchenko – Deputy Platoon Leader, Recon Platoon, 220th Cavalry Regiment, 63rd Korsun Cavalry Division

Signed 63rd Korsun Cavalry Division Commander General-Major Krutovskikh and Division Chief of Staff Colonel Danidenko
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[Bill Garvy]

Master Sergeant Aleksei Akimovich Marchenko's Order of the Red Star, #3751968. . .

[Alfred]

Interesting research. A Red Star with that high serial nuber awarded for action in 1944.

Andreas

[Bill Garvy]

That's what I thought too, but I have a few like this in my collection now, very high serial numbers awarded for action in World War II. I have one which was awarded in 1992!

[patricko]

A really nice citation. I like these awards for Cavalry units ! Thanks for sharing, Bill ! :thumbsup