Red Star,2132553,Senior Telephonist,15th Mortar Regiment,33rd Mortar Brigade
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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Radchenko, Aleksej Jakovlevich
2. Rank. Private
3. Position and unit. Senior Telephonist, Communication Platoon Of A Section, 15th Mortar Regiment, 33rd Mortar Sevastopol Brigade
Presented For The Governmental Award - Order "Red Star"
4. Year of birth. 1926
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Member VLKSM since 1943
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ In the Patriotic War from June 1944.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From 26-04-1943.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Sudzha Regional Military Commissariat, Kursk Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). The Medal "For Bravery" Order of the 15th Mortar Regiment #10/N of 23-10-1944

In the time of breaking the German defence on the Frische-Nehrung Spit (Vistula Spit) on the approach to the town and port of Pillau Comrade Radchenko was located at the observation point of the commander of the section, constantly in infantry battle formations, under heavy enemy artillery-mortar and rifle-machinegun fire, kept uninterrupted communication with the commanders of the batteries.
22nd April 1945, while pursuing, the enemy undertook a counter-attack leading with heavy artillery-mortar fire. Blasts from enemy shells cut the telephone line. Comrade Radchenko making his way through gaps in enemy shells, quickly eliminating 10 breaks in telephone lines, thereby providing uninterrupted management of the fire of the section, thanks to that the enemy attack was repulsed with large loses to him, supporting a rifle battalion mastering the inhabited point - "Children's Resort".
24th April 1945 in the very midst of battle, Comrade Radchenko, risking his life, under enemy fire eliminated 4 breaks in telephone lines, that provided uninterrupted management of fire of the section.
For showing valour and courage, presented for the Governmental award - Order "Red Star"
Commander 15th Mortar Regiment Major Trubinkov
30th April 1945


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Red Star,2132553,Senior Telephonist,15th Mortar Regiment,33rd Mortar Brigade - by CtahhR - 09-02-2017, 09:52 PM

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