Red Star,1056845,Commander Of Communications,117th Artillery Brigade

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AWARD CARD
Order booklet № B – 716004
1. Last Name Ivakhnenko
2. Name and Patronymic Ivan Nikolaevich
3. Military Rank Senior Lieutenant
4. Sex Male
5. Year of Birth 1919
6. Place of Birth Dnepropetrovsk Region, Tomakovka District, Village Tomakovka
7. Party Membership Member of the KPSS (Communist Party of the Soviet Union) since 1942
8. Education Elementary
9. Nationality Ukrainian
10. In the Red Army since 10.10.1939 till 8.06.1946 and since 20.11.1952
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at time of awarding Person on duty at the
battalion post, 2nd Separate Radio-Technical Battalion for Aerial observation, otification
and Communications Service
12. Place of service and duty position at current time Assistant of the person on duty at the
Command position, 45th Radio-Technical Anti-aircraft Defense Regiment
13. Home address of the awardee Arkhangelsk Region, Vas'kovo Post Office, Military Unit
21514
14. Record of all awards presented:
For Combat Services 146914
Patriotic War 2nd Class 50870
Red Star 734822
Red Star 1056845
For Combat Service n/a
For the Defense of Moscow
For Victory over Germany
For the Capture of Konigsberg

I. Brief description of personal feat
In the battles for the break-through across the German defense line on the Western border of
SHTALLUPENEN, on the perimeter of action of the 3rd Guards Rifle Corps, in the region of
SHVENTAKEMEN-KIAULYAKEN, Lieutenant IVAKHNENKO I.N. thanks to his great commander
qualities, organization and operational skills managed to establish clear and uninterrupted connection
during the combat. Telephone operators of his unit, as he himself, demonstrated examples of excellent
skills, courage and bravery. With his personal example and demand from subordinates he trains his
operators. While setting up the communication line he always personally examines the area in the
direction of the connection line and right there, during the combat while setting up the communication
he teaches his subordinates how to set up the connection line in a faster and better way and to preserve it
from breakages.
During the actual combat moments, when the connection was cut off due to the enemy’s firing,
Lieutenant Ivakhnenko I.N., while located at the communication post or unit rapidly reestablished the
connection, replacing the damaged telephone connection–radio connection during the breakage.
During the pursuit of the enemy, when the battle formation of our brigade was changing quickly, he
managed to provide clear and continuous communication between the brigade’s headquarters and the
division commanders.
He deserves the governmental award, order of the "RED STAR".
Commander of the Batteries’ Control
Senior Lieutenant (Signed) / Bublik /
24.1.45