Abrosimov, Alexsej Mihajlovich, Machinegun Master, 22nd Guards Moto-Rifle Brigade

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Abrosimov, Alexsej Mihajlovich
2. Rank. Guards Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Machine Gun Master, 2nd Guards Moto-Rifle Battalion, 22nd Guards Red Banner Orders Bogdan Hmel'nitskij and Suvorov Fastov Moto-Rifle Brigade
Presented For Governmental award Order "Red Star".
4. Year of birth. 1920
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ Voronezh Front from 1st February 1943 to 10th March 1943, 1st Ukrainian Front from 19th April to current time.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From 1st February 1943.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Chuguev Regional Military Commissariat, Har'kov Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For Bravery" Order #026/N 23-01-1944 22nd Guards Red Banner Fastov Moto-Rifle Brigade
Medal "For Combat Merits" Order #037/N 27th August 1943 13th Moto-Rifle Brigade

Guards Sergeant Abrosimov in decisive battle with German invaders showed courage and boldness. Whilst crossing the Teltow Canal comrade Abrosimov being with the firing battalion repaired a heavy machinegun. At that time a group of German semi-automatic machinegunners were entrenched at the opposite bank of the canal trying to delay the advance of the battalion, then Comrade Abrosimov opened heavy fire whilst in charge of the repaired machinegun and shot down up to 10 Hitlerites and the rest fled.

Comrade Abrosimov is worthy of the Governmental award Order "Red Star".

Commander 2nd Moto-Rifle Battalion Guards Major Ivanov 13th May 1945.