Red Star,1282914,Supply Platoon Commander,1279th Rifle Regiment,1st Ukrainian Front
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Last name, first name and patronymic: Chkhartishvili, Samson Germanovich
Rank: Private
Position and unit: Rifleman in the 1st Battalion, 802nd Rifle Regiment, 392nd Rifle Division, 37th Army
Nominated for: Medal for Courage
1. Year of birth: 1914
2. Nationality: Georgian
3. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1942
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1939
5. Participation in combat: Has been participating in the Patriotic War since August 26, 1942
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Makharadze Raion
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): ______________

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

On August 26, 1942, during the offensive toward the town of Pravourvansky, one heavily fortified and camouflaged enemy firing position was firing fiercely. Comrade Chkhartishvili was showing independent initiative and approached and reconnoitered the firing position, after which he took out the position in a timely manner. The enemy machine gun was destroyed and its crew killed.

He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Courage.

Regimental commander
Major [signed] /Beradze/

Regimental military commissar
Battalion Commissar [signed] /Vasadze/
September 1, 1942



Private S.G. Chkhartishvili deserves to be awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

Commander of the 392nd Rifle Division
Colonel [signed] /Silagadze/

Commissar of the 392nd Rifle Division
Senior Battalion Commissar [signed] /Dokhadze/
September 3, 1942



He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

Commander of the 37th Army
Major General [signed] /Kozlov/

Member of the Military Council
Regimental Commissar [signed] /Naidyonov/
September 6, 1942



By Order of the 37th Army nr. 027/N of September 6, 1942 awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

Chief of the 2nd Subsection of the Personnel Section of the 37th Army
Quartermaster 2nd Grade [signed] /Averyanov/

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Red Star,1282914,Supply Platoon Commander,1279th Rifle Regiment,1st Ukrainian Front - by Bill Garvy - 05-01-2013, 03:15 PM

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