11-17-2012, 01:48 PM
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Order
Of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
August 29, 1943 – Nr. 26/N – Active Army
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the hereby displayed valor and bravery, I award:
The Order of the Red Star to:
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9. Guards Junior Lieutenant Mikhail Andreyevich Tulumbasov, mortar platoon leader in the 240th Guards Rifle Regiment
[…]
Commander of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
Guards Major General [signed] /V. Sokolov/
Chief of staff
Guards Lieutenant Colonel /Lebed/
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Tulumbasov, Mikhail Andreyevich
2. Rank: Guards Junior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Commander of the 1st Platoon, 2nd Mortar Company, 240th Guards Rifle Regiment, 74th Guards Rifle Division
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1923
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Komsomol
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War from October 25, 1942 to February 2, 1943 on the Stalingrad Front and since April 10, 1943 on the Southwestern Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: One wound
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Chamzinka Raion, Mordovian ASSR
11. Which awards received previously (for which merits): Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Village of Mertovshchina, Chamzinka Raion, Mordovian ASSR. Mother: Vera Klimentyevna Tulumbasova
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
During the fighting against the German-fascist invaders on the South-western Front, comrade Tulumbasov displayed bravery, steadfastness, and skilful leadership of his platoon during combat. During the fighting near the village of Sukhaya Kamenka from July 17 to 21, 1943 his platoon killed up to a 100 hitlerites and destroyed 2 enemy mounted machine guns, 1 37-mm gun, and 1 observation post. He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 240th Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Mazh_____/
August 4, 1943
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
Guards Major General [signed] /Sokolov/
August 29, 1943
By Order of the 74th Guards Rifle Division nr. 26/N of August 29, 1943 awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Chief of the 4th Section
Guards Captain of Administrative Service [signed] /Shabunin/
August 31, 1943
Scans of this Order of the Red Star will be posted soon. . .
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Order
Of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
August 29, 1943 – Nr. 26/N – Active Army
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the hereby displayed valor and bravery, I award:
The Order of the Red Star to:
[…]
9. Guards Junior Lieutenant Mikhail Andreyevich Tulumbasov, mortar platoon leader in the 240th Guards Rifle Regiment
[…]
Commander of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
Guards Major General [signed] /V. Sokolov/
Chief of staff
Guards Lieutenant Colonel /Lebed/
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Tulumbasov, Mikhail Andreyevich
2. Rank: Guards Junior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Commander of the 1st Platoon, 2nd Mortar Company, 240th Guards Rifle Regiment, 74th Guards Rifle Division
Nominated for: Order of the Red Star
4. Year of birth: 1923
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Komsomol
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): In the Patriotic War from October 25, 1942 to February 2, 1943 on the Stalingrad Front and since April 10, 1943 on the Southwestern Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: One wound
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1942
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Chamzinka Raion, Mordovian ASSR
11. Which awards received previously (for which merits): Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Village of Mertovshchina, Chamzinka Raion, Mordovian ASSR. Mother: Vera Klimentyevna Tulumbasova
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
During the fighting against the German-fascist invaders on the South-western Front, comrade Tulumbasov displayed bravery, steadfastness, and skilful leadership of his platoon during combat. During the fighting near the village of Sukhaya Kamenka from July 17 to 21, 1943 his platoon killed up to a 100 hitlerites and destroyed 2 enemy mounted machine guns, 1 37-mm gun, and 1 observation post. He deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 240th Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Mazh_____/
August 4, 1943
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 74th Guards Rifle Division
Guards Major General [signed] /Sokolov/
August 29, 1943
By Order of the 74th Guards Rifle Division nr. 26/N of August 29, 1943 awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Chief of the 4th Section
Guards Captain of Administrative Service [signed] /Shabunin/
August 31, 1943
Scans of this Order of the Red Star will be posted soon. . .
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