An interesting group Purchesed long ago, recently researched by podvignaroda site (to my surprise, as both of the researched awards were awarded post-war)
The group is incompleate - ORS and OPW2 are missing, as well as some badges and medals. Note that the BM from this Group was already shown in the "fake alert" section, as it has the number altered (last digit).
To summarise:
Yaroslav Zbytkovskiy, Ukrainian, born in 1922, joined the army in June 1941,served on the Kalinin Front and Voronezh Front. He was wounded on 9th August 1943 and after treatment sent to the rear to the training units. Despite the permanent negative effects of his wound, he remained in the army for a long time, most likely until 1973, when he retired holding the renk of Colonel. He later had something to do with the with the rural construction.
So, let us start:
1.The overview of the group
2.The awards themselves (those in my possesion, that is)
3.Close-up of the BM and CSM obverses
17.1973 socilist competition winner badge doc - issued by the ministry of Rural construction and republican committee of the 22-I trade union
18.1975 socialist competition winner badge doc - issued by the Ukr. SSR ministry of the Rural Construction and Construction materials workers trade union.
26-27.Citation for the OPW2:
1.Surname, name and patronimic: Zbytkovskiy Yaroslav Vasilievich
2.Rank: Guards Senior Liutenant
3.Function, unit: Platoon commander of the 5th training tank regiment of the 2nd training tank brigade
Presented for: awarding the order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
4.Year of birth: 1922,
5.Nationality: Ukrainian
6.Participation in the Civil War and later fights in defense of the USSR (Where, when): Patriotic War – From February to March 1943 – Kalinin Front and from March to August 1943 – Voronezh Front.
7.Has wounds or contusions in the Patriotic War: One Heavy Wound – 9.08.1943
8.Since when in the Red Army: 1941
9.Mobilised by which RVK: Vinnitsa RVK, Vinnitsa Oblast.
10.Earlier awarded with what awards: Wasn’t awarded.
11.Last Home address (of the person or his family):***
Short, concrete description of the combat deed or merits:
Guards Senior Lieutenant Zbytkovskiy Yaroslav Vasilievich being in the 1st Tank Brigade, 3rd mechanized Corps, 1st Shock Tank Army holding the post of aide-de-camps of the Tank Battalion during the fights of the Village M-Pisarevka, Sum Oblast on 9th August 1943 was heavily wounded – [here goes a medical description of a wound that brok his leg-feet joint] – makes prolonged walking difficult. On the fronts of the Patriotic War he participated from February 1943 to March 1943 and From March 1943 to August 1943. He was not a POW nor encircled. On the territory temporarily occupied by the Germans he was not.
In the 5th Training Tank Regiment he serves July 1946. Has a very good attitude toward his work. Disciplined. For the wound received in the fights with German invaders he deserves to be awarded with the order “Patriotic War 2nd Class”
Commander of the 5th TTR Lt. Colonel Fedorov
8th August 1946 (almost exactly 6years after the wound)
Deserves the award “Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class”
Commander of the 2nd YTBr (Shock Tank Brigade?) Guards Colonel Skuba
12th August 1946
Deserves the awarding of Order “Patriotic War 2nd Class”
Commander of the TV (tank troops) and MV (?) of the URVO Guards General-lieutenant of the Tank Troops Getman.
Interestingly, it seems he got his BM for exactly the same thing. And he was even to be awarded the same opw2. Possibly this happened due to his reasignment.
28-29.Citation for the BM
1.Rank, surname, name and patronimic: Sr. Lieutenant Zbytkovskiy Yaroslav Vasilievich
2.Function and unit (current): Assistnt to the commander of the mechanized (mechanical?) unit of the 1st Independent Training Tank Battalion of the 5th Guards Mechanized Division
3.Place of registration (RVK), workplace and function:--
4.Year of birth: 1922,
5.Nationality: Ukrainian
6.Party membership: in the VLKSM
7.Participation in the Patriotic War (Where, when): Patriotic War – From 12th February to 8th March 1943 – Kalinin Front, 1st Shock Tank Army 1st Guards Tank Brigade and from 8th March to 9th August 1943 – Voronezh Front 1st Shock Tank Army, 1st Guards Tank Brigade.
8.Wounds and contusions: One Heavy Wound
9.Since when in the Soviet Army: since 16th of July 1941
10.Earlier awarded with what awards: “Victory Over Germany” medal
11.Last Home address of the person and his family:***
Presented for: Order “Patriotic War 2nd Class”
Short, concrete description of the combat deed or merits (If they are confirmed by the documents, the documents should be added to the citation) and short service or general conduct characteristics in current times.
(It is obligatory to show in the text Surname, Name and patronymic type of wound and later under what circumstances wounded and where. In the ranks of which front, army, division, regiment took part on the front, in what function, from and to when).
Senior Lieutenant Zbytkovskiy Yaroslav Vasilievich took partin the fights of the village Malaya Pisarevka of Velikaya Pisarevka Raion, Sum Oblast in the function of aide-de-campsof the 2nd Tank Battalion 1stGuards Tank Brigade was heavily wounded on 9.08.1943 in the right leg foot joint.Afterthat was evacuated in the rear for medical treatment. After medical treatment he served in the rear training units.
For the time of service in the 1st Independent Training Tank Battalion Sr. Lt. Zbytkovskiy Ya. V. proved himself disciplined, cultural, demanding from both himself and his subordinates officer. He has a positive attitude towards the service duties. In the work he is full of initiative and hard-working. He uses ??? authority.
To the cause of the party of Lenin-Stalin and Socialist Motherland he is devoted.
Conclusion: For the blood shed in the fights for our motherland he deserves the awarding of the order “Patriotic War 2nd class”
Commander of the1st Independent Training Tank Battalion Guards major Zin’kov
Deserves to be awarded with the order “Patriotic War 2nd Class”
Commander of the 5th Guards Mechanised Division Guards Major-General Kremer
25 June 1947
I ask for the awarding for the wound with the order “Patriotic War 2nd Class”
Commander of the 1st Rifle Corps Guards Lt-General Valiliev
22 July 1947
Deserves to be awarded with medal “For Bravery” (Deputy of the) Commander of TURKWO Army-General (Iv. Petrov).
30.08.47
