For Bravery,0055880,Gun Commander,7th Separate Tank Brigade,Leningrad Front

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Award sheet

Last name, first name and patronymic: Korol, Nikolai Fedorovich
Military rank: Senior Sergeant
Duty position and unit: gun commander in the 2nd Battery of the anti-aircraft battalion of the 7th Guards Tank Brigade
Nominated for: Medal for Bravery
1. Year of birth: 1919
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1939
4. Party affiliation: Candidate member of the Communist Party since 1941
5. Participation in combat (where and when): Has been participating in the Patriotic War with the German occupants with the Northwestern Front
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Which earlier awards (for which merits): None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Gorlovka Raion, Stalin Oblast
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): _______________

Short, concrete description of the personal combat feat or merits:

He takes initiatives and is disciplined and demanding. Since September 1941 comrade Korol has been commanding an artillery piece, and during this period he trained and educated the courageous and brave soldiers of his unit.

His gun crew distinguishes itself by its accuracy of fire at the fascist aircraft. Comrade Korol and his crew shot down a fascist aircraft. During raids by enemy aircraft he behaves himself courageously and bravely, convincing his men of the strength of their gun. He deserves the Medal for Bravery.

Commander of the anti-aircraft battalion
Major [signed] /Bubynin/

Military commissar
Battalion Commissar [signed] /Semyonov/
March 29, 1942



We agree.

Commander of the 7th Guards Tank Brigade
Hero of the Soviet Union
Major General of Tank Troops [signed] /Koptsov/

Military commissar of the brigade
Regimental Commissar [signed] /Litvyak/

Chief of staff
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Shneider/
March 30, 1942



He deserves to be awarded the Medal for Bravery.

Deputy commander for armored troops of the 59th Army
Colonel [signed] /Pavlov/

Commissar of the Armored Troops Section
Battalion Commissar [signed] /Kiselev/
May 2, 1942