Award sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Klementyev, Nikolai Vasilyevich
2. Rank: Colonel
3. Duty position, unit: Commander of the 41st Red Banner Motorized Engineering Brigade of the Reserve of the High Command
Nominated for: Order of the Red Banner
4. Year of birth: 1903
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1939
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where, when): In the Finnish campaign of 1939-1940 and the Patriotic War since June 22, 1941
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: A severe contusion
9. Since when in the Red Army: From 1926 to 1927 and from 1930 up to the present time
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military commissariat of the Pskov Raion
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): Order of the Red Star by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 19, 1940; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class by Order of the Northwestern Front nr. 0256 of July 10, 1943; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class by Order of the Belorussian Front nr. 0256 of September 12, 1944; Order of the Red Banner by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 5, 1944; Order of the Red Star by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 3, 1944; Order of the Red Banner by Order of the 2nd Belorussian Front nr. 045 of February 19, 1945
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: 13 Zavodskaya Street, city of Arzamas, wife: Raisa Aleksandrovna Klementyeva
Short, concrete description of personal combat feat or merits:
The 41st Red Banner Motorized Engineering Brigade of the Reserve of the High Command under the command of comrade Colonel Klementyev successfully carried out all missions assigned to it, disregarding all difficulties it encountered along the way.
Colonel Klementyev is always with his units, personally overseeing their activities and often taking initiatives in the process. During the operation to liquidate the concentration of enemy troops in Gdynia under very complicated circumstances, Colonel Klementyev’s sappers not only successfully carried out the missions assigned to them, but at the same time, thanks to the concrete and firm leadership from the side of Colonel Klementyev, inflicted losses upon the enemy.
Colonel Klementyev skilfully and quickly maneuvred his units; he managed to direct his units in a minimal amount of time and deployed them in the relevant sectors. Colonel Klementyev is able to grasp combat situations and actively helped the army’s troops in overcoming enemy obstacles and assaulting his fortifications.
For the excellent leadership of his units and successfully carrying out all missions assigned to him he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Chief of the Engineering troops of the 19th Army
Major General of Engineering Troops [signed] / Chepurov /
April 15, 1945
Commander of the 19th Army
Lieutenant General [signed] / Romanovsky /
Member of the Military Council
Major General [signed] / Pankov /
June 2, 1945
Deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Chief of the Engineering Troops of the 2nd Belorussian Front
Lieutenant General of Engineering Troops [signed] / Blagoslavov /
June 8, 1945
By Order of the 2nd Belorussian Front nr. 0686 of June 14, 1945 awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Assistant chief of the 3rd Section of the Personnel Section of the 2nd Belorussian Front
[signed]
