For Bravery,0449532,Mortar Commander,446th Rifle Regiment,Orel

[ANZAC]

A short citation but to the point. Also highly decorated soldier with 2 Red Stars and 2 Bravery Medals. I believe this is also during the Kursk battles.

Brendan


Record card

Order book No. 438962

1. Last name: Baramidze
2. First, middle names: Rezo Illarionovich
3. Military rank: Senior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1918
6. Place of birth: village of Zemosurebi Chokhataurskii raion GSSR
7. Party membership: member KPSS since 1941
8. Education: 2 grades
9. Nationality: Georgian
10. In the Red Army: since 10.1938 to 12.1940 and 2.1942 to 10.1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 397th rifle division 446th rifle regiment – crew commander
12. Current place of service and position: Zemosurebskii collective farm, Chokhataurskogo raion GSSR- collective farmer

13. Home address of the awardee: village of Zemosurebi Chokhataur raion Georgain SSR
14. Record of previous awards
Names of orders, medals Their numbers Document numbers Ground for award
Checked

Order “Red Star” 3134190 Decree of 397th Rifle Division No. 054/n oN14.11.44

Medal “For Bravery” 449532

Medal “For Bravery” 1683377

Red Star 3561695

For Capture of Berlin

For Victory over Germany

Decree

446th rifle regiment 397th rifle division
Bryansk front
August 1943 no. 022 Frontline Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

Awarded:

Medal “For Bravery”

Gunlayer 82 mm mortar 3rd Mortar company 446th rifle regiment
Junior sergeant Baramidze Rezo Ilyarinovich

On 6.8.43 in the battle for village of Sakhansky , despite heavy fire he exterminated the enemy: Using machine gun he killed up to 20 enemy soldiers and officers.

Born 1918 , Collective farmer, Member VLKSM, Georgian, in RKKA since October
1937 , drafted by Lanchutskim RVK, Georgian SSR
Permanent address: Georgian SSR Lanchutskii raion,
Village of Lanchutskii

Commander 446th rifle regiment
Guard Colonel ( signature )

Chief of Staff
Captain ( signature )

438962

Decree of 446 Rifle Regiment 397th Rifle Division


Decree of 446th Rifle Pinskogo regiment 022 8.8.43

Decree of 397th Rifle Division No. 080/n on 12.6.1945


Signature of awardee __________________ ( signed )

Data correctness Military commissariat Makharad
and signature of awardee Lieutenant colonel
attested by: Tsintsadze_________ ( signed )
Position and signature
7 September 1964

[Norm Braddock]

Yo Brendanovsky, given the date of August of 43 and the fact that the 397th rifle division fought at Kursk, wasn't this awarded for Kursk?

[ANZAC]

Originally Posted by Kapusta Norm

Yo Brendanovsky, given the date of August of 43 and the fact that the 397th rifle division fought at Kursk, wasn't this awarded for Kursk?

More than likely Norm.

B

[CtahhR]

Here is the original citation. The Sahanskij Settlement is not in Kursk but actually 3 miles South West By West of downtown Orel.