Glory III,024260,Sapper-Scout,1152nd Rifle Regiment

[ANZAC]

AWARD LIST

1. Last Name, name and patronymic Nikitin Grigorij Antonovich
2. Rank Red Army Man
3. Position, unit Sapper in a Sapper Platoon, 1152nd Rifle Regiment, 344th Roslavl’ Rifle Division, 49th Army, Western Front
Is recommended for the order of “GLORY 3rd CLASS”
4. Year of birth 1914
5. Nationality Russian
6. Party membership n/a
7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) in Patriotic War since October 1943
8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War Wounded on 23.12.43
9. In the Red Army since 3.10.1943
10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Khislavich, Smolensk Region
11. Previous awards Not present
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Smolensk Region, Kirov District, Village Vinnij Zavodchik. Wife: Nikitina Maria Davidovna


I. Brief description of personal feat

In the night of 21 and 22.03.1944 while being the leader of a group of sappers, they soundlessly reached the German wired entanglement and having made three entrances in it without losses, he came back to the trenches; this provided the completion of the combat mission.
In November 1943, during scouting reconnaissance, he made several entrances in the wired entanglement and mine fields of the enemy. During one of the operations he was wounded in the leg but he did not leave the battlefield until he finished the mission.
He is brave and fearless, and the best sapper-scout in the Platoon.

He deserves the governmental award Order of “Glory 3rd Class”.


Commander of the 1152nd Rifle Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel (Signature) / Trostinskij /

25 March 1944

[redback16]

Hi guys,

I recently aquired two Order's of Glory.

With Russian militaria not being my thing I have come here to where the experts hang out to get some info on originality. The first one appears to be a 3rd class Glory ( pics attached )

Any Feedback would be great.

Thanks,

[Rogi]

I'll take a gander and say its real, looks pretty cool, lot of dark patina on it :D but wait until the Masters enter and comment, since I'm a pretty huge noobie at Soviet orders and medals spoting :)

[Alfred]

You have luck !, I found this in my database. :thumbsup

3rd class Glory
24.260 awarded 25.03.1944
to Nikitin Grigorij Antonovich
Rank Red Army Man
1152nd Rifle Regiment

best regards
Andreas

[redback16]

Thanks for the feedback guys :thumbsup

Andreas, that information is awesome. To personalise this medal is fantastic.

[Tommy]

Here's the citation :)

OG3 translation.jpg

Tom

[CtahhR]

Isn't it strange how this went from researched to naked to researched again?

Priceless.

[Auke]

Especially since the research was here all along! Weird.

[PaulR]

Still a great Order. I have on OGIII to a Sapper as well.