Patriotic War I,0049137,Commander,1467th Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment

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A pretty interesting posthumous award :thumbsup

His wartime record card for his OPW1:

Record card of an awardee

Last name: Starov
First name: Grigory
Patronymic: Petrovich
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Duty position and unit: Commander of the 1467th Army Anit-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
Awarded:

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class, nr. 49137, temporary certificate nr. B-367734 036/N of April 30, 1944 For combat with the German invaders

Home address: Adamovka Raion, Torghai Oblast. 54th Army, Leningrad Front

Biographical particulars

1. Year of birth: 1917
2. Place of birth:
3. Party membership and period: Member of the Communist Party
4. Nationality: Ukrainian
5. Period in the Red Army:
6. Awarding material is located in file nr.:
Awards presented:

Other remarks:

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The OPW1's award sheet:

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Starov, Grigory Petrovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
3. Position, unit: Commander of the 1467th Army Anit-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
Recommended for: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class posthumously
4. Year of birth: 1917
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Member of the Communist Party since 1942
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where, when): From June 22, 1941 to January 17, 1942 with the Western Front, since January 17 with the Volkhov Front
8. Suffered wounds and contusions during the Patriotic War: No, perished at the front
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1939
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military commissariat of the Pokrovskoye Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): An Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class and a Combat Merits Medal
12. Permanent home address of the recommendee and the address of his family: 19 Kalinin Street, city of Kustanai

Short, concrete description of personal combat feat or merits:

As a regimental commander he achieved cohesion and a high level of combat proficiency of the regimental personnel. During our troops' offensive he guaranteed the support of the most forward advancing units with artillery fire.

Personally displaying examples of courage, bravery, and cold-bloodedness in combat, he achieved a high level of tenacity in the regimental personnel during artillery fire or bombardments of our firing positions.

During combat missions, he personally led the march of our units to the foremost defense line.

Covering the tactical formations of the advancing troops, the regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Starov in the course of just one month, from March 6, 1944 to April 6, 1944, shot down thirty-one (31) enemy aircraft.

Lieutenant Colonel Starov perished while reconnoitring firing positions near the front line.

Up until the very end of his life he remained dedicated to the cause of the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland.

Lieutenant Colonel Starov deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class posthumously.

Deputy commander for air defense affairs of the artillery of the 54th Army
Colonel [signed] /Yermakov/
April 6, 1944



Deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Commander of the artillery of the 54th Army
Major General of Artillery [signed] /Petropavlovsky/
April 10, 1944



I award the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class posthumously.

Commander of the 54th Army
Lieutenant General [signed] /Roginsky/

Member of the military counsil of the army
Major General [signed] /Yemelyanenko/
April 1944

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And for the sake of completeness, his CMM's award sheet:

Award sheet

Last name, first name, and patronymic: Starov, Grigory Petrovich
Rank: Captain
Position, unit: Deputy commander of the 216th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of the Air Defense Forces
Recommended for: Combat Merits Medal
1. Year of birth: 1917
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1935
4. Party membership: Candidate-member of the Communist Party since 1942
5. Participation in combat (where and when): With the Western Front from June 1941 to December 1941, with the Volkhov Front since January 1942
6. Suffered wounds and contusions: No
7. Which earlier awards (for which merits): Doesn't have awards
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military commissariat of the Novonikolayevka Raion, Zaporozhe Oblast
9. Permanent home address (of the recommendee or his family): _______

Short, concrete description of personal combat feat or merits:

Deputy commander of the 216th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion G.P. Starov serves at the front since day one of the Patriotic War. He takes initiatives and is a promising commander. He often helps the battery commanders in their activities. Every day he passes on his knowledge to all the personnel of the battalion.

In the course of 5 months at the Volkhov Front, the battalion shot down 27 enemy aircraft.

Comrade Starov deserves the Combat Merits Medal.

Commander of the 216th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of the Air Defense Forces
Major [signed] /Khramov/

Military commissar of the 216th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of the Air Defense Forces
Battalion Commissar [signed] /Stasenko/



Comrade Captain G.P. Starov deserves to be awarded the Combat Merits Medal.

Deputy chief for air defense affairs of the artillery of the 59th Army
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Burtsayev/
July 9, 1942

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And the OPW2's award sheet:

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Starov, Grigory Petrovich
2. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
3. Position, unit: Commander of the 1467th Army Anit-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
Recommended for: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class
4. Year of birth: 1917
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party membership: Member of the Communist Party since 1942
7. Participation in the Civil War and the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR (where, when): From June 22, 1941 to January 7, 1942 with the Western Front, since January 17 with the Volkhov Front
8. Suffered wounds and contusions during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1935
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military commissariat of the Pokrovskoye Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): A Combat Merits Medal for shooting down 7 aircraft
12. Permanent home address of the recommendee and the address of his family: 19 Kalinin Street, city of Kustanai

Short, concrete description of personal combat feat or merits:

As the commander of the 216th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, comrade Starov organized the combat training of the personnel of the battalion in an excellent manner and achieved a high level of combat readiness. In combat with fascist aircraft, the battalion under the command of comrade Starov carried out its combat mission in an excellent manner. During the period between November 1941 and December 1942, the battalion shot down 65 enemy aircraft. For their successes in combat, the battalion received the "guards" status (11th Guards Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion) and comrade Starov was promoted to regimental commander.

Since December 15, 1942, as the commander of the 1467th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, comrade Starov also achieved fine teamwork and a high level of combat readiness of the regiment. The batteries of the regiment shot down 43 and damaged 4 enemy aircraft, including 4 shot down and 1 damages under the command of comrade Starov. The last enemy plane (a Me-110) was shot down in November 1943 in the sector of the 54th Army.

In difficult fighting conditions, comrade Starov showed himself a strong-willed, decisive, and courageous officer with great organizational skills. His personal qualities resulted in successful combat actions of the units under his command.

Among the regimental personnel he in considered a major authority. He is dedicated to the Party of Lenin and Stalin.

A courageous, sophisticated officer, for the high level of the combat activities of the battalion and the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Starov deserves the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Deputy commander for air defense affairs of the artillery of the 54th Army
Colonel [signed]
December 9, 1943



Deserves to be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Commander of the artillery of the 54th Army
Major General of Artillery [signed] /Petropavlovsky/
December 9, 1943

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The award itself, which was given to Starov's wife, Valentina Alekseyevna.

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And this is Starov as a Lieutenant of Artillery between 1938 and 1941:

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Starov was killed in action on April 5, 1944. After the war he was reburied at a cemetery near the city of Porkhov, 250 kilometers south of St. Petersburg, which was established in 1959. 5,257 servicemen, partisans and civilian casualties of WW2 are buried here.

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Here is the original citation and record of death in action.