Patriotic War I,0191150,Political Officer,40th Separate Tank Regiment

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just got back some of the research on a great group, he was awarded a ORS for Kal in gol, but my researcher could not find anything on that

i find this a very interesting group as i have also got service record

Document pertaining to
A. Information card
Order Booklet No 507380
1. Last name : Timofeev
2. Name and patronymic: Mitrofan Afanassievich
3. Rank: Lt. Colonel
4. Sex: Male
5. Birth year: 08/1908
6. Birth place: City of Ostrogozhsk, District of Voronezh
7. Party membership: member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) since 03/1928
8. Education: high school
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Joined red army: 09/1928
11. Place of service and duty position at time of awarding: 40th Engineering Tank Belostoksky Red Banner Regiment; Lt. Regiment Commander for Political Matters
12. Place of service at current time: 40th Engineering Tank Belostoksky Red Banner Regiment; Lt. Regiment Commander for Political Matters
13. Home address: Voronezh Region, City of Ostrogozhsk, Kharkov Rural Council; 16, Revoliucionnaia St
14. Awards
Name of Award Award number Document number Reason for award
Order Red banner 2691969 Decree of 11/05/46
Order Red Star 6895 R/C 044609 Decree of the Military Council of the USSR of 22/12/39
Order Red banner 28663 M/R 53552 Order of the Kalinin Front #0133 of 27/04/42
Order Red Star 123733 M/R 645419 Order of the Red Army #036 of 11/01/43
Order Great Patriotic War
2nd Degree 14256 M/R 945027 Order of the 70th Army #067/N of 30/07/44
Order Great Patriotic War
2nd Degree 70436 M/R N980048 Order of the 67th Army #0143 of 18/03/44
Order Great Patriotic War
2nd Degree 206949 M/R B876359 Order of the 3rd Army
2nd Degree #309/N of 16/07/44
Combat Service medal 2866527 M/R 167696 Decree of the Military Council of the USSR of 03/11/44
Order Great Patriotic War
1st Degree 191150 M/R E722900 Order of the 65th Army #535/N of 21/02/45
Order Bogdan Khmelnitsky
3rd degree 5826 M/R Z918248 Order of the 2nd Byelorussian Front #0806 of 01/08/45

Medal For the Defense of Moscow F/R E008970 Decree of the Military Council of the USSR of 01/05/44
Medal For Victory over
Germany in the Great Patriotic
War 1941-45 F/R B00057344 Decree of the Military Council of the USSR of 05/09/45
Medal For the Liberation of Warsaw F/R A024090 Decree of the Military Council of the USSR of 09/06/45
Commander of the 40th Engineering Tank Belostoksky Regiment Colonel Gorginsky
27th of March 1946

Award Sheet
Presented for award with Order Red Banner. # 28663
1. Last name, name and patronymic : Timofeev, Mitrofan Afanasievich
2. Rank : Senior Political Leader (Politruk)
3. Duty position and Unit: Military Commissar of the 144th Tank Battalion of the 35th Tank Brigade
4. Birth year: 1904
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: member of the All-Union Communist party (Bolsheviks) since 1927
7. In combat: Khan-Hin-Gol, 1939; Great Patriotic War, Kalininsky Front, from 12/24/41 to 01/13/42
8. Wounds of Contusions: None
9. In Red Army: 1927
10. Inducted by: Ostrogozhsky DMC of the Voronezh Region
11. Earlier Awards: Order Red Star for the battles at Halg in Gol
12. Permanent address: Udmurt ASSR, city of Izhevsk, 81 Soc. town St., ap. 1

Short, specific statement of the personal battle feat or achievements:
Comrade Timofeev has been in the active military service since the beginning of the war .He has close ties to the party-sponsored Komsomol organization as well as to the battalion personnel. He has assisted the commander in the development of the battle orders and is highly capable of organizing the soldiers to carry on the battle plans. He is skilled at inspiring the personnel and uniting them for carrying out the battle order. Comrade Timofeev gives examples of personal bravery and courage. He has steadfastly fought to maintain discipline in the unit. He has participated in attack missions several times in the short period from 12/25/41 to 01/13/42.
The battalion demolished many of the enemy's emplacements, including 3 heavy tanks, 3 mortar throwers, 8 machine guns, 8 tank destroyers, approximately 400 enemy soldiers and officers. At the village of Iagodino, he demolished 4 battery tank destroyers, 5 machine guns, 3 flamethrowers, and approximately 50 fascist soldiers.
Commander of the 35th Tank Brigade: Major Gribachov
Military Commissar, Senior Battalion Commissar Sharikov









Award sheet
Presented for award with order Great Patriotic War 1st Degree # 191150
1. Last name, name and patronymic : Timofeev, Mitrofan Afanasievich
2. Rank : Major
3. Duty position and Unit: Lt. Commander for Political matters of the 40th Separate Tank Regiment
4. Birth year: 1904
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: member of the All-Union Communist party (Bolsheviks) since 1927
7. In combat: Khan-Hin-Gol, 1939; Great Patriotic War: from 06/22/41 on the Kalininsky and Central Fronts
8. Wounds of Contusions: Wounded in March, 1942
9. In Red Army: 1927
10. Inducted by: Ostrogozhsky DMC of the Voronezh Region
11. Earlier Awards: 1 Order Red Banner; 2 Orders Red Star
12. Permanent address: city of Izhevsk, 59, Karl Liebknecht St
Short, specific statement of the personal battle feat or achievements:
Comrade Timofeev has been in the active army on the Central Front since February 23, 1943 in the capacity of Lt. Commander for Political Matters of the regiment. The regiment, where the Lt. Commander for Political Matters Comrade Timofeev began battle operations on March 16, 1943, achieved significant battle successes. On July 15, 1943, the regiment joined up with the 162nd Rifle Division for joint battle operations. From the very beginning of the regiment's activity, Comrade Timofeev conducted party-oriented education among the military personnel of the unit with the explicit aim to achieve the best possible performance of the battle tasks. For the 2 days of battle action, the regiment demolished: 17 enemy tanks, 8 self-propelled cannon, 12 cannon of varying calibre, and up to 500 soldiers and officers.
During the battles he demonstrated bravery and courage and merits the Government Award of the Order
Great Patriotic War 1st Degree.
Commander of the 40th Separate Tank Regiment
Lt. Colonel Matochkin