For Combat Merits,0101722,Road Builder,28th Road-Exploitation Battalion,Stalingrad

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Here is the Medal "For Combat Merits" #101722.

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1. Family, Tsereteli
2. Name And Patronym, Kalenik Munduhanovich
3. Military Rank, Soldier
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1896
6. Place Of Birth, Georgian SSR, Haturi Region, Nigozeti
7. Party Membership, Non-Partisan
8. Education, Little literacy
9. Nationality, Georgian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 20-03-1942 - 21-07-1945
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 28th Separate Landing-Rifle Battalion, 24th Army - Rifleman
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Georgian SSR, Haturi Region, Nigozeti - Collective Farmer
13. Current address of awarded, Georgian SSR, Haturi Region, Nigozeti

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Family, Name, Patronym. Tsereteli, Kolenik Murduhanovich
Rank. Red Army Soldier
Position, unit. Red Army Soldier-Road Builder 3rd Road-Commandant Company, 28th Separate Road-Exploitation Battalion
Presented For Award Of Medal "For Combat Merits"
1. Year of birth. 1898
2. Nationality. Georgian
3. From which time in Red Army. 20-03-1942
4. Party Membership. Non-Partisan
5. Participant in war (where and when) Participated in the region of Izjuma, Har'kov Oblast 29-04-1942
6. Has been Wounded or contused had heavy wound
7. Has been awarded (for which distinction) -
8. Which Regional Military Commissariat called Haturi Regional Military Commissariat, Georgian ASSR

Comrade Tsariteli - Red Army Soldier of the Road Platoon, 3rd Road-Commandant Company, whilst being at the front Comrade Tsariteli has been a genuine patriot of out Homeland, strongly and selflessly cut down in the struggle with German Invaders.
At the front of the Patriotic War Comrade Tsariteli received a heavy wound and recognised by the Military-Medical Commission fit for non-combatant service. Positioned in the rear of the active army Comrade Tsariteli has shown exemplary selfless work in the favour of the front. All tasks entrusted to him he performs before set deadlines, despite of any difficulties. While performing tasks, consolidating the carriageway condition of road sections Comrade Tsariteli showed a personal example in the organisation of his group. Performing a rate of 250%. While performing urgent tasks masking the warehouse of fuel and lubricant materiel in the village of Sadki Comrade Tsariteli worked without rest for a full day, performing during this a rate of 300%.
For great indicators in work, personal discipline Comrade Tsariteli has received thanks from the commander of the battalion. Comrade Tsariteli has initiative in work encouraging for the other Red Army Soldiers.
Comrade Tsariteli is worthy of the Governmental Award Medal "For Combat Merits".
Commander of the 28th Separate Road-Exploitation Battalion
Major Tjurenkov
1st November 1942

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Sadki is about 30 miles directly north of Stalingrad. The roads he was working on were no doubt used during Operation Uranus, which burst out a few weeks after his award recommendation (and 3 weeks after its award).

He was awarded his Medal "For The Defence Of Stalingrad" on 23rd September 1943.