Red Star,1100126,Deputy Head Of Staff Of Operational Units,608th Rifle Regiment

[CtahhR]

Red Star #1100126. A "replaced" arm and a second chipped.

[CtahhR]

1. Family, Kravchuk
2. Name And Patronym, Tihon Vasil'evich
3. Military Rank, Captain
4. Sex, Male
5. Year Of Birth, 1915
6. Place Of Birth, Kursk Oblast, Borisov Region, Krasnyj-Kutok
7. Party Membership, Member VKP(B) since 1942
8. Education, None
9. Nationality, Ukrainian
10. From Which Year In Red Army, 10.1936 - 5.1946
11. Which Service And Position At Time Of Award, 608th Rifle Regiment, 146th Rifle Division, 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front - Deputy Head Of Staff Of Operational Units
12. Place Of Service And Position At Current Time, Currently not working
13. Current address of awarded, Kursk Oblast, Borisov Region, Krasnyj-Kutok

Red Star #1100126 5.12.44
Patriotic War II Class #504161 5.05.45

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1. Family, Name, Patronym. Kravchuk, Tihon Vasil'evich
2. Rank. Captain
3. Position and unit. Assistant Head Of Staff Of Operational Units, 608th Rifle Regiment, 146th Rifle Ostrov Red Banner Division, 3rd Shock Army
Presented For Order "Red Star".
4. Year of birth. 1915
5. Nationality. Ukrainian
6. Party Membership. Member All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik)
7. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military activity in defence of the USSR and Patriotic War /where, when/
At the front of the Patriotic War since 22-06-1941
8. Has been wounded, contused. Wounds Not Had.
9. From which time in Red Army. Since October 1936.
10. Which Regional Military Commissariat called. Rakitjansk Regional Military Commissariat Kursk Oblast.
11. Has received awards (for which distinction). Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad" 12.08.1943.

For the period staying with the regiment since 23rd September 1944, has shown skill and the development of the staff's operational documents. Putting the maximum energy in preparatory work before the offensive battle to breakthrough the enemy defences in the region of Vegerjai, Lithuanian SSR.
Before the start of the battle he helped the unit commanders of the regiment, positioning rifle and machinegun positions at the initial line of attack.
In subsequent battles for the development of success repeatedly placed himself with the units helping the unit commanders locate the proper directions.
Worthy of the governmental award of the Order "Red Star".
Head of 608th Rifle Regiment
Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Egorov
18th November 1944.

[PaulR]

Very interesting citation for a POG that put himself out there for a part of the action.

[CtahhR]

This pair of photographs of the recipient indicate that he's been through quite a bit more than indicated.