Shalygin, Mihail Andreevich, Deputy Head Of Political Affairs, Locomotive Column #33

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Order booklet nr. 373002

1. Last name: Shalygin
2. First name and patronymic: Mikhail Andreyevich
3. Military rank: Captain-Engineer
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1906
6. Place of birth: Village of Uvsk, Saratov Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1931
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From 1933 through 1936 and since 1941
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Deputy Chief for Political Affairs of Locomotive Convoy nr. 33, Special Reserve of the People’s Commissariat of Transportation
12. Current place of service and position: Deputy Chief for Political Affairs of Locomotive Convoy nr. 33
13. Home address of the awardee: 32 Vokzalnaya Street, village of Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast

14. List of all awards received:

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

Order of the Red Star 1059704 Temporary certificate nr. 901722 Order of the 1st Baltic Front nr. 01091 of November 22nd, 1944

Order of the Red Star 1674298 Temporary certificate nr. 401991 Order of the 3rd Belorussian Front nr. 0624 of June 11th, 1945

Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad / Permanent certificate nr. 24179 Decree of December 22nd, 1942

Medal for the Victory over Germany / Permanent certificate nr. 0136098 Decree of May 9th, 1945

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

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

Chief of the Personnel Department of the Northern Group of Forces
Colonel [signed] /Sergeyenko/
January 24th, 1946

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First Baltic Front Order 01091/N dated 22 November 1944

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, I award the following decorations for exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for having displayed valor and bravery to members of the Lithuanian Railroad:

Order of the Red Star to:

14. Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin – Deputy Chief of Column #33, NKPS Steam Engine Special Reserve

Signed First Baltic Front Commander General of the Army I. Bagramyan, Member of the Military Committee General-Lieutenant Lesnov, and Chief of Staff General-Colonel Kurasov

Typed in four copies, by Kh.A. on 12.11.44 #1390.
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1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Shalygin, Mikhail Andreevich
2. Rank:
3. Duty position: Deputy Chief – Column #33, Peoples Commissariat of Transportation and Communications (NKPS) Reserve
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1906
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: yes
7. Previous combat: since December, 1942
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. In Red Army:
10. Inducted by:
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record:
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment


Comrade M.A. Shalygin has worked in railroad transportation since 1942. He worked as a machinist since 1931 and in management since 1935. He has worked as a technical unit column chief since December, 1942.

During his work on the Zhitonskaya railroad column Comrade Shalygin he has proven himself an energetic, Party leader. He has organized socialist competitions among the Comsomol brigades in a fine manner and by his initiative the brigades with their own means prepared material for heating train engines and 80% (?) were already prepared. With their own means they conducted the painting of (?) and preserved it (?) cultural (?). (?) conducted Party massive work and achieved (?) among the column’s personnel (?). (?) of the disciplinary regulations. (?) accomplishment of the plan to repair (?) Kaunus. By his optimism the train brigades accomplished quality repairs on four train engines in the first ten days of December.

Comrade Shalygin also conducts massive work with the workers of Kaunus depot.

Signed (?) Kozhukovskii on 24.10.44
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Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin's Order of the Red Star, #1059704

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Third Belorussian Order 0624/N dated 11th June, 1945

Contents: Concerning Awarding of Personnel of the Front’s Railroad
For exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s mission in railroad transportation I Award the:

Order of the Red Star to:

208. Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin – Deputy Chief of Political Affairs, Column #33, NKPS Steam Engine Special Reserve

Signed Third Belorussian Front Commander General of the Army Bagramyan, Member of the Military Committee General-Lieutenant Makarov, and Deputy Chief of Staff General-Colonel Pokrovskii

Signed Third Belorussian Front Deputy Chief of Personnel General-Major of Engineer Troops and Chief of Military Communications General-Major of Tank Troops Dobryakov on 11th June, 1945

Typed in four copies, by Kh.A. on 12.11.44 #1390.
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[trans: date handwritten “25.05.45”]

1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Shalygin, Mikhail Andreevich
2. Rank: n/a
3. Duty position: Deputy Chief for Political Affairs – Column #33, Peoples Commissariat of Transportation and Communications (NKPS) Reserve
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1906
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: yes
7. Previous combat: n/a
8. Wounds or shell-shock: n/a
9. In Red Army: in special formation
10. Inducted by: on special roster
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obscured]

Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment

Working on the railroad frontal sectors he mobilized the column’s entire personnel to exemplary mission accomplishment in military transportation. His personal example of discipline under difficult working conditions on the front is an example of valor and self-sacrifice. Repeatedly risking his life, he personally participated in extinguishing fires, thus saving military equipment from destruction.

Signed Deputy Chief of the Column, NKPS Special Reserve, Engineer-Major (?) K. Zverkov on 10th May, 1945
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Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin's Order of the Red Star, #1674298

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Order Book (#G745359) dated October 30th, 1953 for the Order of Lenin, #231289, August 1st, 1953, possibly for 20 years of service.

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Mikhail Andreevich Shalygin's Order of Lenin, #231289, Leningrad Mint

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Order Book (#G271313) dated May 15th, 1951 for the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, #151373, April 10th, 1951.