Glory III,044425,Linewoman,172nd Guards Rifle Regiment

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got my first female OGIII, thought I would share, not a bad write up as well
cheers
kiwi

Document pertaining to Order of Glory III # 44.425
A. Information card
Order Booklet No 198728
1. Last name : Zakharenko
2. Name and patronymic: Vera Mikhailovna
3. Rank: Guards Corporal
4. Sex: Female
5. Birth year: 1923
6. Birth place: Village of Malky, Slaviansky District, Stalinskaya Region
7. Party membership: Not a member
8. Education: Middle school
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Joined red army: February 1943 to August 1945
11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 172nd Guard Rifle Regiment, 57th Guard Rifle Division, 8th Army, 1st Belorussian Front - Senior Telephone Operator
12. Place of service at current time: City of Slaviansk, Stalinskaya Region, Teachers Institute, Student
13. Home address: City of Slaviansk, Stalinskaya Region; 9 Dalnevostochnaya St.
14. Awards
Award Award Number Document number Reason for awarding
Bravery Medal 569.568 M/R A 084382 Order 028/N of the 172nd Guard Rifle Regiment of 26th November 1943
Order of Glory III 44.425 M/R A 1018147 Order 047 of the 57th Guard Rifle Division of 23rd February 1944
OGPW II 103.558 397049 Order 091/N of the 4th Guards Rifle Corps of 4th June 1944
Victory over Germany n/a F/R M 0293582 Decree of 9 May 1945

Testifying to the veracity of the information and the award recipient's signature:
Slaviansky City Military Committee, Lt. Colonel
13 March 1946







Award sheet
1. Last name, name and patronymic : Zakharenko , Vera Mikhailovna
2. Rank : Guard Private
3. Duty position and Unit: Telephone Operator with the Communications Company of the 172nd Guard Rifle Regiment, 57th Guard Rifle Division
PRESENTED FOR THE ORDER "GLORY 3RD DEGREE"
4. Birth year: 1923
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: not a party member
7. In combat: - has fought in the Great Patriotic War on the South-Western Front from Feb. 15, 1943 to the present
8. Wounds of Contusions: None
9. In Red Army: February 07th 1943
10. Inducted by: Slaviansky District Military Committee, Stalinskaya Region
11. Earlier Awards: Medal "For bravery", order 028/n of the 172nd Guard Rifle Regiment, 57th Guard Rifle Division of 11/26/43
12. Permanent address: Stalinskaya Region, Slaviansky District, village of Mayaki

Short, concise description of combat feat of service:
Guard Private Vera Mikhailovna ZAKHARENKO, telephone operator for the communication company, during the offensive from 31/01/44 to 08/02/44, ensured an uninterrupted connection between the regiment's headquarters and the battalions. During the breakthrough of the enemy's defense lines at the North-Western village of Natalevka, under heavy enemy fire, she repaired 15 damaged spots in the communication lines, and in the subsequent battle actions, under heavy artillery-machine gun enemy fire, she ignored the danger and maintained the communication lines. On 05/02/44, during the operation to deflect the enemy attacks at the approaches to the railroad station Chertomlyn when the connection was being constantly interrupted, Comrade ZAKHARENKO repaired more than 20 damaged spots in the communication lines, thus ensuring timely transmission of information and contributing to the successful completion of the battle tasks.
She merits the Government Award of Order "GLORY 3rd degree"
Commander of the 172nd Guard Rifle Regiment,
Guard Major Khazov
19/02/24
Merits the award with an Order "Glory 3rd Degree"
Commander of the 57th Guard Rifle Division,
Guards General Shemenkov
23 February 1944