Red Star,0989536,Telephone Commander,348th Rifle Division,Belostok Oblast

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Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Jakers, Evgenij Mihailovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Duty position: Commander of the Signals Headquarters Platoon, 1170th Belostok Rifle Regiment, 348th Bobruisk Red Banner Rifle Division
Recommendation for the Order "Red Star"
4. Born: 1908
5. Nationality: Jewish
6. Party membership: None
7. Previous combat: Participant in Patriotic War since 28th June 1941
8. Wounds or shell-shock: None
9. Time in Red Army: since 23rd June 1941
10. Inducted by: Frunze Regional Military Commissariat, Tashkent
11. Earlier awards: None
12. Home of record: Tashkent, Education Street #20. Wife – Jakers, Evdokija Platonovna
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During offensive operations on the river Narew on 24th June 1944 in the region of the city of Ostrołęka, Belostok Oblast, commander of the Headquarters signal platoon Lieutenant Jakers has provided continuous telephone communications between the regimental commander’s observation post and his battalions.
During an enemy armoured counter-attack near the villages of Rabeldy and Rostki on 3rd September 1944 (Belostok Oblast) Lieutenant Jakers repaired a broken telephone line under enemy fire. This provided the regiment’s command with uninterrupted communications during the assault on the city of Ostrołęka and to a significant degree helped enable its capture.
In total Comrade Jakers personally repaired twenty broken telephone lines while under enemy fire.
For displaying courage and capable organisation of telephone communications, he is deserving of the Order "Red Star".
Signed Commander, 1170th Belostok Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Chernavtsev 26th September 1944.
Endorsed by the Chief of Communications, 348th Rifle Division, Lieutenant Colonel O? 21st October 1944.
Awarded the Order "Red Star" by Order 348/N of the 348th Bobruisk Red Banner Rifle Division. Verified by the Divisional Chief of Personnel, Captain Mihailov


The first two pictures are from Podvignaroda and the third is from the original research.