Here's my second set of awards for service in the war with Japan, to Technical Services Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) Shulga Ivan Safronovich.
The set includes:
Order or Red Star 1.784.345; 1945 award for Manchuria service
Order of Red Star 3.098.339; long service award
Jubilee Order of Patriotic War, II Class 1.373.642 (should have been I class, unfortunately common mistake)
Combat Service Medal u/n; long service award
Medal for 20 Years of Long Service in Armed Forces, in Silver
05-19-2015, 01:27 AM (This post was last modified: 05-20-2015, 07:22 PM by Pobeda45.)
..and the 1945 Red Star. :thumbsup
I am also including a map which includes the Greater Hinggan Range, for which the order was awarded.
Award Citation
1. Last name, name and patronymic : Shulga Ivan Safronovich
2. Rank : Sr Technician Lieutenant
3. Duty: Assistant Technical Company Commander, 61 Separate Repair and Restoration Company, 61 Motorized Rifle Order of Lenin Division
Recommended for: Order of Red Star
4. Birth year: 1915
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party Membership: Member of CPSU since 1942
7. Participation in civil war, subsequent combat operations at the defense of the USSR in patriotic war: against Japanese invaders from 09.08.1945 to 16.08.1945
8. Wounds or contusions in patriotic war: none
9. In Red Army: Since 1937
10. Inducted by: Nikopolsky, voluntary
11. Previous Awards: not awarded
12. Permanent address of recommended for award and family address: -
I. Short, concrete description of personal combat feat or accomplishment:
During the period of battles against Japanese invaders from 9 to 16 August 1945, demonstrated courage and bravery, provided for uninterrupted troop movement, repair, and restoration of vehicles during a lengthy march in difficult road conditions during conquering the Greater Hinggan mountain range, completed on time tasks for the advancement march.
Dedicated to the Party of Lenin-Stalin. Deserving of being awarded government award Order of Red Star.
Commander of 61 Separate Repair and Restoration Company, Sr Technician Lieutenant Kurnosov
4 October 1945
II. Conclusions of higher ranked staff
Deserving of being awarded government award Order of Red Star.
Commander of Automobile [Troops], 36 Motorized Rifle Division
Major Ul’chenko
30 September 1945
Awarded the Order of Red Star
Commander of 36 Motorized Rifle Division,
Major General Hohlov
4 October 1945
It's nice to find groups for service in the war against Japan. For a few years I have been looking for a group that actually listed the recipient as killing Japanese soldiers with their own weapon in combat (rather than as part of a unit, tank crew or the such) and finally got lucky the other day (I'll post it soon).
As this was the fastest military advance in history logistics were essential.
