11-25-2014, 02:31 PM
1. Family, Name And Patronym, Il'in, Efim Semenovich
2. Rank, Guards Technical Lieutenant
3. Position, Unit, Senior Mechanical Driver, Tank "KV", 29th Separate Guards Tank Breakthrough Regiment
Presented for the Order "Patriotic War 1st Class"
4. Year Of Birth, 1915
5. Nationality, Russian
6. Party Membership, None
Place Of Birth, Chkalov Oblast, Andreev Region
7. Participation In Civil War, Other Military Actions Of Defence Of The USSR And Patriotic War (Where, When), From 12-39 to 3-3-40 Finland, From 22-6-41 to 5-8-41 South-Western Front, From 13-9-42 to 11-1-1943 Western Front, From 20-7-1943 Central Front
8. Had Which Wounds And Contusions In Patriotic War, Heavy Wound 5-8-41 South-Western Front
9. Since What Time In Red Army, 1937
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat Conscripted, Kurmanov, Chkalov Oblast
11. Received Which Awards (For Which Distinction), Not Awarded
15-10-43 the regiment started a breakthrough of the enemy fortified defences and sweeping attack repelling the enemy from prepared defensive boundaries. In these battles to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the River Dnepr the crew excelled, where the mechanic driver Comrade Il'in, Comrade Il'in showed excellent samples of skilful combinations of fire on the battlefield. Tank was hit, creating difficulty, running out of reserve shells and part of the crew was wounded, but the crew did not waiver and reflected the enemy counter-attacks, giving them the best opportunity to successfully advance to village point Glushets, then Lutava. On account of the joint actions of the crew: One 75mm Gun, Two Weapon Emplacements, Two Mortars and 40 Enemy Soldiers and Officers.
For showing boldness, bravery and courage is worthy of being presented for awarding of the governmental award of the Order "Patriotic War First Class".
Regimental Commander, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Tozikov.
24th October 1943.
2. Rank, Guards Technical Lieutenant
3. Position, Unit, Senior Mechanical Driver, Tank "KV", 29th Separate Guards Tank Breakthrough Regiment
Presented for the Order "Patriotic War 1st Class"
4. Year Of Birth, 1915
5. Nationality, Russian
6. Party Membership, None
Place Of Birth, Chkalov Oblast, Andreev Region
7. Participation In Civil War, Other Military Actions Of Defence Of The USSR And Patriotic War (Where, When), From 12-39 to 3-3-40 Finland, From 22-6-41 to 5-8-41 South-Western Front, From 13-9-42 to 11-1-1943 Western Front, From 20-7-1943 Central Front
8. Had Which Wounds And Contusions In Patriotic War, Heavy Wound 5-8-41 South-Western Front
9. Since What Time In Red Army, 1937
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat Conscripted, Kurmanov, Chkalov Oblast
11. Received Which Awards (For Which Distinction), Not Awarded
15-10-43 the regiment started a breakthrough of the enemy fortified defences and sweeping attack repelling the enemy from prepared defensive boundaries. In these battles to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the River Dnepr the crew excelled, where the mechanic driver Comrade Il'in, Comrade Il'in showed excellent samples of skilful combinations of fire on the battlefield. Tank was hit, creating difficulty, running out of reserve shells and part of the crew was wounded, but the crew did not waiver and reflected the enemy counter-attacks, giving them the best opportunity to successfully advance to village point Glushets, then Lutava. On account of the joint actions of the crew: One 75mm Gun, Two Weapon Emplacements, Two Mortars and 40 Enemy Soldiers and Officers.
For showing boldness, bravery and courage is worthy of being presented for awarding of the governmental award of the Order "Patriotic War First Class".
Regimental Commander, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Tozikov.
24th October 1943.
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
