For Bravery,1022221,Senior Telephonist,684th Artillery Regiment,233rd Rifle Division

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Here is the Medal "For Bravery" #1022221.

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1. Family, Val'janskij
2. Name And Patronym, Aleksandr Ignat'evich
3. Military Rank, Soldier
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1918
6. Place Of Birth, Ljubobin, Har'kov Oblast
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 1939-1945.
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 684th Rifle Regiment, 233rd Rifle Division, Western Front - Telephonist
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Cooper Biscuit Factory "October"
13. Current address of awarded Ljubobin, Kolodjazhaja 4.

"For Bravery" 1022221 8th January 1944
"For Bravery" 1250810 14th May 1944

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Senior Telephonist, 6th Battery Corporal Val'janskij, Aleksandr Ignat'evich for that, on 20th November 1943 in battle for the village of Pozovatka under heavy enemy artillery-mortar fire throughout the day kept uninterrupted communication between the command of the battery and the observation point, eliminating during this time twelve breaks, therefore ensuring the successful conduct of fire of the battery, which destroyed two heavy machineguns, one 75mm gun and up to a section of submachinegunners.

Born 1918, Ukrainian, Member VLKSM, Called to Ljubotinka Regional Military COmmissariat, Har'kov Oblast.