Glory III,316306,Linesman,711th Separate Line Signals Battalion

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Award Sheet

1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Serbilashvili, Aleksandr Dmitrievich
2. Rank: Corporal
3. Duty position and unit: Line Supervisor – 711 Order of the Red Star Independent Line Signals Battalion
Nominated for: the Bravery Medal
4. Year of birth: 1900
5. Nationality: Georgian
6. Party membership: since 1945
7. Participation in the Civil War, the following combat actions for the defense of the USSR and the Patriotic War (where and when): since November 1941 on the Don, Steppe, and 2 Ukrainian Fronts
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: two light wounds on 5.8.42 and 29.9.1943 near Stalingrad and on the Dniepr river
9. Since when in the Red Army: 1920-1923 and since 12.8.1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Gurzhanskii Regional Military Commissariat, Georgian SSR
11. Which earlier awards (for which merits): Stalingrad Medal
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: Georgian SSR, Gurzhanskii Region, village of Velisikho. Wife – Serbilashvili, Ekaterina Zakharovna


Short, concrete description of the personal combat feat or merits

9-11 November 1944 Comrade Serbilashvili was in repair team at the telegraph/telephone line station on the Tisea [Tisza] river crossing. On 9 and 10 November enemy aviation conducted a massive raid on the crossing and cut the lines. Amidst bomb blasts while risking his life, Comrade Serbilashvili ran from pole to pole fixing the broken lines, fixing seventeen breaks and restoring communications for the attacking 57 Rifle Corps.
On 3.2.1945 near Domaniki telegraph/telephone lines were subjected to enemy mortar fire and destroyed. Comrade Serbilashvili displayed exemplary bravery and fearlessness and under enemy restored one kilometer of broken telephone/telegraph lines to the 57 Rifle Corps and supplied continuous communications with the Army command.
Comrade Serbilashvili was a participant of the battle for Stalingrad, has fought for our Motherland, and has received two wounds.
He is deserving of the Bravery Medal.

Signed Commander, 711 Independent Line Signals Battalion, Captain Sa(?) on 12 February 1945

Recommended upgrade to Order of Glory III Class by Chief of Communications, 53 Army, Colonel Mal(?) on 19 February 1945

Awarded the Order of Glory III Class by Order #0103/N of the 53 Army dated 28.2.45 and verified by Assistant Chief of Personnel, Senior Lieutenant of Administrative Services Volgin on 8 March 1945