Glory III,083192,Platoon Commander,197th Guards Rifle Regiment,Continuation War

[ANZAC]

Awarded for fighting against the Finns.

Brendan


1. Last name: KABANENKO
2. First, middle names: Dmitry Stepanovich
3. Military rank: Guards first sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1912
6. Place of birth: Kherson
7. Party membership since: Non- party
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. In the Red Army since: June 1938 to December 1946
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 64th Guards rifle division – cook
12. Current place of service and position: unemployed
13. Home address of the awardee: Yaroslavl region, Rostov, 24 Dekabristov street
14. Record of previous awards
Names of orders, medals Their numbers Document numbers Ground for award
Checked

Glory 3rd class 83192 Temp. cert.
В-093698 Order to 64th Guards rifle division No 045/N of July 10, 1944
Signature of awardee (signed) ________________________

Data correctness
and signature of awardee Regional Military Commissar of Rostov
attested by: (signed)


January 15, 1947

AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Kabanenko Dmitry Stepanovich
2. Rank Guards first sergeant
3. Position, unit Section commander of the 2nd rifle battalion, 197th Guards rifle regiment, 64th Guards rifle Krasnoselskaya, holding order of the Red Banner division.
Is recommended for the order of Red Star
4. Year of birth 1912
5. Nationality Russian
6. Party membership Non-party
7. In the Red Army since 1942
8. Participation in military actions
The Patriotic War since March, 1942
9. Wounds or contusions received None
10. Previous awards Medal for Defense of Leningrad, medal for Defense of Stalingrad, medal for Defense of Sevastopol and order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd class on January 22, 1943
10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Kherson district military commissariat, Odessa region
12. Permanent home address Odessa region, Kherson, 130 Torgovaya street


I. Brief particular description of personal feat or merits

During a battle operation, which began on June, 25, 1944, being in command of a section, he brought a platoon commander’s order to the notice of each soldier.
On June, 27, 1944 when repulsing the enemy’s counter-attack he was the first to rush to the attack, thus encouraging soldiers, personally killed 7 Finnish soldiers and so ensured repulsing of the counter-attack of the enemy, which amounted to a platoon.

Commander of 197th Guards riffle regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel (signed) /Mikhailuk/
June 3, 1944


II. Conclusion of the Higher Command
Award with the order of Glory 3rd class
Commanding officer of the 64th Guards rifle Krasnoselskaya, holding order of the Red Banner division.
Guards Major-General (signed) /Romanov/
July 7, 1944


VI. Award Record

Awarded with the order of Glory 3rd class
By order to units of the 64th Guards rifle Krasnoselskaya, holding order of the Red Banner division. Order № 045-А of July 10, 1944
Chief of Personnel Department of the 64th Guards rifle Krasnoselskaya holding order of the Red Banner division.
Guards Major (signed) /Semenovsky/
July 18, 1944

[EricFG]

A cook???

[ANZAC]

Originally Posted by EricFG

A cook???

That was his position in 1947. At the time of the action he was a section commander in a front line unit.

B

[CtahhR]

"he brought a platoon commander’s order to the notice of each soldier" - that sounds like one of the most mundane lines in a citation I've ever seen. Obviously rather different in the correct context.

Also received an OPW2'85.