12-08-2012, 11:28 PM
[SIZE="3"]Bravery citation, downgraded from an initial recommendation for an Order of the Red Star.
Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Komyakov, Grigorii Leontevich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Senior Armorer – 1126th Rifle Regiment, 334th Vitebsk Rifle Division, 2nd Guards Army
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Patriotic War since 20.7.41 on the South, Transcaucasus, 4 Ukrainian, (?), and 3 Belorussian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 14.7.42
9. In Red Army: since 2.7.41
10. Inducted by: Kremenchug Regional Military Commissariat, Poltava Oblast
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obliterated]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During offensive fighting in Eastern Prussia beginning 21st January, 1945, he displayed bravery and courage. Despite heavy enemy artillery, rifle, and machinegun fire he repeatedly visited frontline positions, where he quickly repaired damaged weapons in a high-quality manner and fixed problems, thus significantly enabling the successful conduct of combat operations. He especially excelled in fighting near Waterkein* Station on 30.1.45 when at the necessary moment he delivered ammunition to the first battalion, thus supporting the successful conduct of operations in capturing the station and in fighting near Landsberg* on 6.2.45 when the enemy carried out seven consecutive counterattacks and when the small units expended their ammunition, despite the danger of falling into enemy hands when the enemy was 50-100 meters from the road, he delivered ammunition, thus supporting the repulsion of the enemy counterattacks.
He is deserving the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Commander, 275th Guards Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Temakov on 17th January, 1945
Endorsed Chief of Artillery Supply, 1126th Rifle Regiment, Senior Technical Lieutenant Petrov on 21st February, 1945
Endorsed Commander, 1126th Rifle Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev on 21st February, 1945
*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English
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Award Sheet
1. Last name, name, and patrionymic: Komyakov, Grigorii Leontevich
2. Rank: Private
3. Duty position: Senior Armorer – 1126th Rifle Regiment, 334th Vitebsk Rifle Division, 2nd Guards Army
Recommendation for the Order of the Red Star
4. Born: 1914
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: n/a
7. Previous combat: Patriotic War since 20.7.41 on the South, Transcaucasus, 4 Ukrainian, (?), and 3 Belorussian Fronts
8. Wounds or shell-shock: wounded 14.7.42
9. In Red Army: since 2.7.41
10. Inducted by: Kremenchug Regional Military Commissariat, Poltava Oblast
11. Previous awards: n/a
12. Home of record: [trans: entry intentionally obliterated]
Short description of personal combat feat or accomplishment
During offensive fighting in Eastern Prussia beginning 21st January, 1945, he displayed bravery and courage. Despite heavy enemy artillery, rifle, and machinegun fire he repeatedly visited frontline positions, where he quickly repaired damaged weapons in a high-quality manner and fixed problems, thus significantly enabling the successful conduct of combat operations. He especially excelled in fighting near Waterkein* Station on 30.1.45 when at the necessary moment he delivered ammunition to the first battalion, thus supporting the successful conduct of operations in capturing the station and in fighting near Landsberg* on 6.2.45 when the enemy carried out seven consecutive counterattacks and when the small units expended their ammunition, despite the danger of falling into enemy hands when the enemy was 50-100 meters from the road, he delivered ammunition, thus supporting the repulsion of the enemy counterattacks.
He is deserving the Order of the Red Star.
Signed Commander, 275th Guards Destroyer Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Temakov on 17th January, 1945
Endorsed Chief of Artillery Supply, 1126th Rifle Regiment, Senior Technical Lieutenant Petrov on 21st February, 1945
Endorsed Commander, 1126th Rifle Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev on 21st February, 1945
*Geographic place name is an approximation based off of transliterated Russian from German translated into English
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