For Bravery,3601976,Machinegunner,690th Rifle Regiment,126th Rifle Division,Catch-Up

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #3601976.

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Issued to Ivan Vasil'evich Ivanov on 14th June 1955.

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Unfortunately the information in the booklet is all but useless without further confirmation.

1. Family, Ivanov
2. Name And Patronym, Ivan Vasil'evich
3. Military Rank, Private
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1924
6. Place Of Birth, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Novo Ajdar Region, Smoljaninovo
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 2-1943 to 7-1946.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, Machinegunner, 690th Rifle Regiment, 126th Rifle Division
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Mine #7 Named Mel'nikov - Forester
13. Home address of awarded, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Lisichansk, Sholohov Street #49.

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Machinegunner, Machinegun Company, 3rd Rifle Battalion, Red Army Soldier Ivanov, Ivan Vasil'evich, for that, whilst participating in the Patriotic War from August 1943 has had three wounds to him: First - 10-10-1943 in the village of Kamyshovka, Second - 26-11-1943 in the village of Vasil'evka and 25-02-1944 in the village of Greater Belozerka, Zaporzh'e Oblast, participating in battle to liquidate an enemy group during the Nikopol' offensive, 25-02-1944 with the crew of the heavy machinegun being only one left Comrade Ivanov, despite of this, Comrade Ivanov reflected two enemy attacks during this he was wounded but did not leave the field of battle until ordered by a Commander.

1924 year of birth, Ukrainian, Member VLKSM, Participant in the Patriotic War from August 1943, 4th Ukrainian Front, Had three wounds, Called to the RKKA in 1943 by Lisichansk Regional Military Commissariat, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Has not been awarded.