For Combat Merits,2380277,Signaller,1354th Separate Company Of Communications

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Here is #2380277, very much showing its age but it has a great feel to it.

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1. Family, Zubakin
2. Name And Patronym, Afanasij Antonovich
3. Military Rank, Soldier
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1908 18th January
6. Place Of Birth, Molotov Oblast, Kizel, V-Vilova
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, June 1942
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 1354th Separate Company Of Communications - Signaller
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Kurgan, 1st Section Of Militia - Regional Inspector
13. Current address of awarded, Kurgan Oblast, Kurgan, Karl Marx Street 70

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05-02-1945 while laying the cable-post lines of communications of the command post of the 57th Army to the command post of the 3rd Guards Motorcycle Regiment - (Balaton)Földvár -Zamárdi, Enemy artillery fire fired at the region in which was built the line of communications, moving by horse was not possible, Red Army Soldier Zubakin put the horses in shelter and on his shoulders the communications assets, thereby providing the performance of the task ahead of time.

19-03-1945 while servicing combat lines of communications Fonyód - Balaton - from bombing of enemy aviation and artillery fire was destroyed the line of communications, Red Army Soldier Zubakin went on the line and despite of ongoing fire restored the damaged parts of the line of communication.

11-04-1945 while laying the lines of communications cable Murska Sobota - Puconci from the command post of the 57th Army to the command post of the 32nd Moto-Brigade, despite of rain, mud Zubakin successfully advanced forward, thereby successfully performing the tasks of the platoon.