For Combat Merits,2109813,Radio Section Commander,325th Guards Mortar Regiment

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #2109813.

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1. Family, Sypko
2. Name And Patronym,Vasilij Afanas'evich
3. Military Rank, Guards Sergeant
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1924
6. Place Of Birth, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Apolovsk Region, Kostromka
7. Party Membership, Member VKP/b/ - 1944
8. Education, Incomplete-Average
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 5th March 1942.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 325th Guards Mortar Mogilev Red Banner Orders Aleksandr Nevskij, Kutuzov III Regiment - Commander of a radio section.
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, 415th Guards Zenit Artillery Regiment 37th Guards Mechanised Division - Head of a weapon
13. Current address of awarded, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Apolovsk Region, Kostromka

For Combat Merits 775525 29th July 1943
Red Star 769099 13th August 1944
For Combat Merits 2109813 12th April 1945
For Victory Over Germany

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Sypko, Vasilij Afanas'evich
2. Rank. Guards Sergeant
3. Position and unit. Commander of the radio section, 3rd section, 325th Guards Mortar Mogliev Red Banner Regiment
Presented For Order Of The Patriotic War Second Class
4. Year of birth. 1924
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Member VKP/b/ from June 1944.
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/ From March 1943 to May 1944 Western Front. From May 1944 2nd Belorussian Front.
8. Has been wounded, contused in Patriotic War. Not Had.
9. From which time in Red Army. From August 1942.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Uzlov Regional Military Commissariat, Moscow Oblast
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Order Of The Red Star Order of the command of artillery 2nd Belorussian Front #016/N of 13th August 1944 Medal "For Bravery" Order 325th Guards Mortar Regiment #03 of 29th July 1943.

Comrade Sypko in battle to destroy an enemy group 8th February 1945, trying to break the connection between his units in the area of the 38th Rifle Division in the region of Shvekatovo, showing bravery and courage, the section was fighting whilst surrounded, all lines of telephone communications going to the command point and to neighbouring units were broken. Experienced and resourceful Radioist Sypko despite strong enemy fire maintained communication with his radio station to all neighbouring units and the command point over three hours of continuous battle. And when the enemy threatened to endanger the section from the right flank Comrade Sypko personally called for the fire of the second section and as a result of the performed volley, the group threatening the section of the right flank were scattered and units destroyed.

Worthy of awarding of the Order Of The Patriotic War Second Class.

Commander 325th Guards Mortar Mogliev Red Banner Regiment Guards Lieutenant Colonel Kovalevich 11th February 1945.