For Combat Merits,0174008,Folk Singer,Frontal House,Southern/Stalingrad Fronts

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #174008.

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1. Family, Burobina-Kargashinskaja
2. Name And Patronym, Marija Savel'evna
3. Military Rank, No Rank
4. Sex, Female
5. Year Of Birth, 1890
6. Place Of Birth, Voronezh Oblast, Ostjaki
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, Average
9. Nationality, Russian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, Not Served
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 4th Ukrainian - Southern Front Artiste-Singer
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Kiev, Republic State Stage Kirov #16 Singer
13. Current address of awarded, Kiev, Miners Street, House #23 Apartment #6

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Burobina-Kargashinskaja Marija Savel'evna
2. Rank. -
3. Position and unit. Artiste Frontal House Of The Red Army
Presented For The Medal "For Combat Merits"
4. Year of birth. 1890
5. Nationality. Russian
6. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
7. Participation in War /where, when/ Participant in the Civil War in 1921. Participant in the Patriotic War from from August 1941.
8. Has been wounded and contused in the Patriotic War. No.
9. From which time in Red Army. From August 1941.
10 To which RMC Called, Volunteer
11. Has received awards (for which distinction), Not awarded

Kargashinskaja, Marija Savel'evna, Artiste of the Frontal House Of The Red Army performer of Russian folk songs, her artist activity began in the choir organised by the political section of the division in 1921 in Novocherkassk. In the RKKA artistically working from July 1941 in the capacity of a volunteer worker of the House Of The Red Army, Har'kov and Stalingrad Military Okugs, Stalingrad and Southern Fronts.
From the first days of war constantly working in units of the Red Army. Directly in the advanced active units from August 1942, one time in the region of Jashkula came under mortar fire. Participant in over 1000 concerts for the time of the war. Overcoming all difficulties of front life, Comrade Kargashinskaja is constantly in units an always performs with unchanging results, taking advantage of fighters and commanders great love. In her highly artistic performances of Russian folk songs she gives rest to fighters and commander and arouses the resolve to fight to the end for the Soviet Homeland.

Comrade Kargashinskaja is worthy of the Governmental award Medal "For Combat Merits".

Head Of The Frontal House Of The Red Army Southern Front Major Neverov.