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03-29-2015, 07:02 AM | #11 |
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Re: Hero Of The Soviet Union Vasiliy Nikiforovich Shpagin
Hero of the Soviet Union Edict
EDICT OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME SOVIET USSR Concerning the Bestowal of the Title Hero of the Soviet Union to General, Officer, Sergeant, and Enlisted Personnel of the Red Army For exemplary accomplishment of the Command’s combat missions in the struggle against the German invaders and for displaying bravery and heroism, the title HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION is bestowed with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and Gold Star Medal: 133. Sergeant Vasilii Nikiforovich Shpagin Signed Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR M. Kalinin and Secretary A. Gorkin Moscow, the Kremlin. 23rd September, 1944 D. #90/606. Award Card is pending. My thanks to all who contributed to this topic for all their invaluable assistance; you know who you are. . . |
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03-30-2015, 03:51 PM | #12 |
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Re: Hero Of The Soviet Union Vasiliy Nikiforovich Shpagin
Record card
Order booklet / certificate nr. 175136 1. Last name: Shpagin 2. First name and patronymic: Vasily Nikiforovich 3. Military rank: Sergeant 4. Sex: Male 5. Year of birth: 1913 6. Place of birth: Village of Yevpayevo, Rybkino Raion, Mordovian Autonomous SSR 7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1944 8. Education: 5 classes 9. Nationality: Russian 10. Since which year in the Red Army: From January 1, 1942 through December 5, 1945 11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Gun commander in the 917th Rifle Regiment, 150th Rifle Division, 13th Army 12. Current place of service and position: Duty officer with a team at the oblast headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 13. Home address of the awardee: 25 Vorovsky Street, city of Chernigov 14. List of all awards received: Name of the order or medal/Serial number/Number of the document/Ground of award Order of Glory, 3rd Class 136425 Temporary certificate nr. V-640198 Order of the 350th Rifle Division nr. 037/N of August 7, 1944 Order of Lenin 20619 Order booklet nr. 175136 Decree of September 23, 1944 Gold Star Medal 4596 Order booklet nr. 175136 Decree of September 23, 1944 Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 Permanent certificate nr. 0446164 Decree of May 9, 1945 Signature of the awardee: [signed] I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature): Military commissar of the city of Chernigov Major [signed] /Simakov/ May 21, 1946 Last edited by Bill Garvy; 04-15-2015 at 02:21 PM. |
03-30-2015, 07:52 PM | #13 |
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Re: Hero Of The Soviet Union Vasiliy Nikiforovich Shpagin
Strange that the "For Combat Merits" and other long service/commemorative awards are missing (which were awarded whilst he was still in MVD service). Would this indicate that there is possibly a later MVD record card out there?
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