For Bravery,1088100,T-34 Radioist-Machinegunner,231st Separate Line Tank Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #1088100.

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1. Family, Ermakov
2. Name And Patronym, Ivan Nikitovich
3. Military Rank, Senior Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1925
6. Place Of Birth, Orol Oblast, Zhizdra Region, Dubrovka
7. Party Membership, Member VLKSM
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, January 1943
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, Armoured Tank And Mechanised Troops of the 48th Army - Radioist-Machinegunner
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 79th Separate Local Rifle Company, Starshina of the Company
13. Home address of awarded, Kursk Oblast, Rylsk Region, Ivanovskoe.

For Bravery 1088100 22-05-1944
For Bravery 1185178 17-06-1944
Red Star 880333 04-11-1944

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1. Family, name and patronym, Ermakov, van Nikitovich
2. Rank, Sergeant
3. Position, Unit, Radioist-Machinegunner of a T-34, 231st Separate Line Gomel Tank Regiment
Presented for the Order "Patriotic War 2nd Class"
4. Year Of Birth, 1925
5, Nationality, Russian
6, Party membership, Member VLKSM from 1942
7, Participation in Civil War and subsequent military activities in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War (Where, When) In the Patriotic War from 11th November 1943.
8, Has had wounds or contusions during the Patriotic War, Not had
9, From which time in the Red Army, From 1943
10, To which Regional Military Commissariat called, Nizhnij Tagil Regional Military Commissariat
11, Has been awarded (for what distinction), Not awarded

Sergeant Comrade Ermakov in battle has show himself to be a bold, brave, excellent operator of radio and machinegun. In battle for the settlement point Kalinovka, Gomel Oblast the crew of the tank T-34 in the staff of which included Comrade Ermakov destroyed 2 cannons with crew and up to 20 soldiers and officers, the caterpillars of the tank crushed 2 machinegun nests.
In the period of battle uninterruptedly kept communication with sub-units.
For showing bravery and valour is presented for the Governmental Award The Order "Patriotic War 2nd Class".
Commander of the Tank Company Senior Lieutenant Zlovin
20th May 1944