For Bravery,0381558,Senior Scout,164th Rifle Division,33rd Army,Western Front

[Ruiz]

Record card

Order booklet nr. A-322847

1. Last name: Feldman
2. First name and patronymic: Lotsi Ioganovich
3. Military rank: Reserve Junior Lieutenant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1918
6. Place of birth: City of Odessa
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1943
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Jewish
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since June 1941
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position at the time of the award: Artillery platoon leader in the 173rd Rifle Regiment, 369th Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and position: Senior merchandize expert at the Khvorostina Factory, city of Odessa
13. Home address of the awardee: 21/2 Podbelsky Street, Odessa


I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Chief of the 3rd Section of the Personnel Department of the Odessa Military District
Major of Quartermaster Service [signed] /Mokhort/
January 1947



Order

Of the commander of the artillery of the 164th Rifle Division, 33rd Army, Western Front

August 14, 1943 – Nr. 01/N – Active Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary accomplishment of combat missions in the struggle with the German invaders and the hereby displayed valor and bravery, I award:

The Medal for Courage to:

[…]
7. Private Lotsi Ioganovich Feldman, senior scout in the headquarters platoon of the commander of the artillery of the 164th Rifle Division

[…]
Commander of the artillery of the 164th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Lavrov/


During our units’ offensive from August 7 and 12, 1943, he was continuously located at the forward observation post and conducted observations among the forward infantry units. On August 7, 1943, during the capture of height 235.9, he was located at the forward observation post, conducting observations under enemy rifle, machine-gun, artillery, and mortar fire. He discovered 2 machine guns and 1 observation post, which enabled their timely suppression by our artillery. Serving as an orderly, he quickly and accurately carried out personal orders from the divisional commander, passing on his orders to the attacking units under heavy artillery and mortar fire.

He deserves the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the headquarters platoon of the commander of the artillery of the 164th Rifle Division
Senior Lieutenant [signed] /Kulikov/
August 14, 1943

I award the Medal for Courage.

Commander of the artillery of the 164th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Lavrov/
August 14, 1943

[Ruiz]

Feldman served in the 164th Rifle Division, 33rd Army, Western Front. But the time period falls right into the middle of the Battle of Smolensk ,in which the 33rd Army took part.

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation.