Award sheet
[Pencil: “Order of the Red Star”]
Last name, first name and patronymic: Zhirkov, Ivan Vasilyevich
Rank: Private
Position and unit: Sniper in the 32nd Motorized Rifle Regiment, 7th Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Internal Troops
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
1. Year of birth: 1922
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Since when in the Red Army: 1941
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Komsomol
5. Participation in combat (where and when): On the Western Front with the 356th Rifle Division and 12th Guards Rifle Division from September 6 to September 20, 1942
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Which awards received previously (for which merits): None
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Staraya Maina Raion
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): ______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
Comrade sniper Zhirkov is dedicated to the motherland and the cause of the Party of Lenin and Stalin.
During the fighting with the German invaders he showed himself a decisive, steadfast, and brave sniper, who is capable of taking initiative. He has mastered a sniper’s skills well.
During the defensive period comrade Zhirkov quickly tracked down and killed the Germans soldiers and officers.
During 15 days of combat he killed 28 German occupants.
Regimental commander
Major [signed] / Svistunov /
Regimental military commissar
Battalion Commissar [signed] / Peisachenko /
September 25, 1942
For bravery and steadfastness, displayed during the fighting with the German occupants, and for killing 28 hitlerites,
comrade sniper Zhirkov deserves this nomination for the Order of the Red Star.
Divisional commander
Colonel [signed] / Solomatin /
Divisional military commissar
Senior Battalion Commissar [signed] / Nikitin /
September 28, 1942
He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 61st Army
Guards Lieutenant General [signed] / Belov /
Member of the Military Council
Divisional Commissar [signed] / Dubrovsky /
October 10, 1942
