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Old 01-09-2011, 02:11 PM   #1
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For Combat Merits,0626393,Telephone Operator,255th Naval Infantry Brigade,Novorossisk

my newest researched medal, was nominated for a breavery medal, but down graded to a CSM

Document pertaining to Combat Service Medal # 626,393
A. Information card
Order Booklet No B No 055944
1. Last name : Potapov
2. Name and patronymic: Grigorii Anastasevich
3. Rank: Private
4. Sex: Male
5. Birth year: 1916
6. Birth place: Village of Llino, Lipetsk Region, Voronezh Oblast
7. Party membership: Since 1943
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Joined red army: 11.1937 – 10.1945
11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 255th Naval Infantry Brigade, 18th Army, Communication Specialist
12. Place of service at current time: 3 – d Lepse, Driver
13. Home address: Kiev, Borshchagovskaya St, # 65 Apt.3
14. Awards
Award Award number Reason for awarding
Order of the Red Star 651.887 318th Rifle Division
Dated 30.09.1943
Combat Service Medal 626.393 265th Naval Infantry Brigade
Dated 07.10.1943
Defence of Stalingrad By decree
N 031/UOT 07.10.1943











Award sheet
Application for Bravery Medal
1. Last name, name and patronymic : Potapov, Grigorii Anastasevich
2. Rank : Private
3. Duty position and Unit: Telephone Operator, Signals Battalion, 255th Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade
4. Birth year: 1916
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: Candidate Member
7. In combat: Northern Caucasus Front 1942 – 02.1943, Novorossisk Naval Landing since 02.1943
8. Wounds of Contusions: None
9. In Red Army: Since 09.05.1942
10. Inducted by: Red October Regional Commissariat, Stalingrad
11. Earlier Awards: None
12. Permanent address: Stalingrad, Red October Region, Ovazhskaya # 8; Nesterin, Peter Andreevich
Short description of personal feat of service:
He has participated in fighting near Novorossisk since 15th February 1943. As a communications line manager to the 14th Battalion, he has daily repaired line damage under artillery and motor fire.
On 20.07.1943 he gathered a kilometre of cable on the front lines by his own inactivate.
On 20.08.1943 he repaired eight breaks in 20 minutes under heavy artillery and motor fire, thus providing the brigades command with uninterrupted communications.
He is deserving of the Bravery Medal
Signed Commander, Signal Battalion
255th Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade
Senior Lieutenant Voronenlov on 10.08.1943
Awarded the Combat Service Medal by Order 031 /N e 255th Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade
Verified by Chief of the 4th Section, 255th RBNIB HQ,
Administrative Services Captain Ivankov on 04.10.1943
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re: Combat Service Medal,Naval Infantry Brigade Stalingrad,626393

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re: Combat Service Medal,Naval Infantry Brigade Stalingrad,626393

Very cool. Here's also a Russia 2 rouble coin from 2000 celebrating hero-city Novorossiysk. :thumbsup

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Re: Combat Service Medal,Naval Infantry Brigade Stalingrad,626393

Here is a better picture of the military situation.

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Re: For Combat Merits,0626393,Telephone Operator,255th Naval Infantry Brigade,Novoros

Here is the original citation. Also awarded an OPW2'85.
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