09-16-2013, 01:31 PM
Lieutenant Ivan A Shevtsov Company Commander of the 142th Tank Battalion. On 15th July 1943 (Battle Of Kursk) he pushed forward with infantry support to the Maloarhangelsk railway station and held it for over four hours until reinforced.
During the assault and defence of the Railway Station his tank destroyed a Tiger (pictured), 4 Medium Tanks and 3 Anti-Tank Guns.
On the 27th August 1943 he was awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union for the day's work.
During the assault and defence of the Railway Station his tank destroyed a Tiger (pictured), 4 Medium Tanks and 3 Anti-Tank Guns.
On the 27th August 1943 he was awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union for the day's work.
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
