For Combat Merits,2213339,Driver,61st Separate Motorised Pontoon Bridge Battalion

[Bill Garvy]

Secret

Order

7th Motorized Pontoon Bridge “Lodz” Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Brigade

No. 44/H Bad-Sarrow

June 9th, 1945

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR, for the exemplary performance of command assignments at the front in the fight against the German invaders and courageous valor and bravery
AWARDED:

Medal for “Combat Service”:

100. Private FERENNIK, Nikolai Nikolaevich, Driver 61st Independent Motorized Pontoon Bridge Battalion

Commander 7th Motorized Pontoon Bridge “Lodz” Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Brigade
Major-General Yakovlev

Chief of Staff Brigade Headquarters
Colonel Dudanov

June 8th, 1945

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Award Sheet

Farennik Nikolai Nikolaevich

Private

Driver, 61st Independent Motorized Pontoon Bridge “Dnieper” Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star Battalion

Born 1912, Ukrainian

Participation in the Patriotic War from 1941 on the Western Front, Bryansk Front, & 1st Belorussian Front

Not a member of the Communist Party

Inducted March, 1941 Konstantinovka Regional Military Commissariat, Stalino Oblast

No previous awards

Private Farinnik, N. N. an active participant in the patriotic war from its first days. Working as a driver of machines he has repeatedly participated in combat missions by delivering pontoon bridges and equipment N2P to the place of construction of the river crossings.

Often had to serve in an area under intense enemy fire, and in this environment Private Farennik N. N. showed himself to be a courageous and brave soldier.

While crossing at the ferry River Oder in the district of Schwetig (Swiecko) when delivering his section to the crossing his car was damaged by shards of shrapnel but he was able to make the necessary repairs and promptly released it into the water.

During the forced crossings the Oder-Spree Canal and River Spree, he promptly delivered his vehicle with the N2P crossing hardware and contributed to the timely and early departure at the crossings

Private Farennik N. N. is worthy and deserves to be awarded the Medal “For Combat Service”.

Commander of the 61st Independent Motorized Pontoon Bridge “Dnieper” Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star Battalion
Major Fedotchenko

May 30th, 1945

Awarded

Medal “For Combat Service”

Commander 7th Motorized Pontoon Bridge “Lodz” Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Brigade
Major-General Yakovlev

June 6th, 1945


Chief of Staff Headquarters 7th Motorized Pontoon Bridge Brigade, No. 44/H, June 9th, 1945
Medal “For Combat Service”

Chief 3rd Section
Major Milinevsky


Temporary Certificate (Zh#081811) for the Combat Service Medal #2213339, missing, issued July 11th, 1945, Major-General (Engineer) Yakolev

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Document for the Medal Victory over Germany issued March 2nd, 1946 by the Druzhkovka (Donetsk Region) Regional Military Commissariat, Captain Voitenko, Serial #M0479593

Document for the Medal Capture of Berlin issued November 1st, 1945 by the Commander of the 61st Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion, Major Fedotchenko, Serial #A294637

Document for the Medal Liberation of Warsaw issued August 18th, 1969 by the Druzhkovka (Donetsk Region) Regional Military Commissariat, Lieutenant Colonel Diadera, Serial #AB211089

[Bill Garvy]

The N2P Pontoon Bridge ZIS Truck; my thanks to Auke & Tommy for their invaluable assistance.