Description: Group of a major of the 50th regiment of engineers-sappers, researched group, the group is accompanied by copies of his military record, providing a lot of information, including the reasons for which he was awarded his decorations (includes full translation into english), consists of:
-Awards book.
-Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, number 635.064, ‘In the fighting for the city of Zhytomyr on 31.12.43, the major lieutenant comrade Lazarev was ordered to supply the fighting in the engineering direction of the 1180th regiment both in the surroundings of the city and in the streets of the city. Having organised two groups of [illegible], Comrade Lazarev moved in front of the regiment's fighting formations and, despite heavy artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, advanced forward, clearing the way for the infantry from the enemy's line. The outskirts of the town were mined. Comrade Lazarev, acting with a group of [illegible] deactivated the bridge in the vicinity of [illegible], letting infantry and tanks through.
Acting in the streets of the city the group under Lazarev's command advanced bravely, clearing the streets of mines. Comrade Lazarev personally defused 12 anti-tank mines and defused an artillery depot.’
-Order of the Red Star , number: 127.837, ‘Lieutenant Lazarev, Vadim Aleksandrovich has been in the army on duty since April 1942, he showed good examples of work in erecting defence constructions and laying mines.
On January 26, 1943, during the advance to the Perenechayevo side, Lieutenant Lazarev's platoon annihilated up to 20 Hitlerites and captured 8 German prisoners. Personally Lieutenant Lazarev, V. A. killed 2 Germans and captured 2.
Thanks to personal example and skilful leadership the platoon advanced without casualties in 3 km’.
-Medal for bravery, number 553.713, awarded in 1945 ‘The commander of the 1st platoon of the 2nd company, lieutenant Lazarev, Vadim Aleksandrovich in combat conditions skillfully led the platoon and repeatedly showed bravery and courage.
In the last battles of the advance he performed two feats. On 12 December 1942, on the side of the village [illegible] he took part in the force exploration together with the 1180th battalion [illegible]. Lieutenant Lazarev's platoon was the first to reach the enemy's shore and continued to advance in defence of the enemy by conducting engineering exploration.
At night on 19/12/1942 Lieutenant Laarev together with the advance groups of the 2nd Battalion 1176 [illegible] which [illegible] his platoon, participated in the liberation of the fascists from Orobinsky, annihilating a number of enemy soldiers.’
-Order of the Red Banner, number: 99.387, ‘On 29 July at the crossing of the river by the 1178th rifle regiment, Lieutenant Major Lazarev with his platoon was working at the pass. He personally carried out the exploration of the opposite bank of the river [illegible] and of the place that ensured camouflage and the possibility of passing [illegible].
[illegible] of July despite artillery fire and bombardment from the air, [illegible] an example of bravery and courage, encouraging the fighters and commanders [illegible] to cross the river quickly.
[illegible] wounded, he would not leave his post until [illegible] the battalion had ordered him to go to the medical service.
-Order of the red star, number 3.423.529.
-Medal of military merit, unnumbered.
-Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (1985 model) with award document.
-Victory over Germany medal with award document.
-Medal for the capture of Berlin with award document.
-20 years' service in the armed forces medal.
-USSR armed forces veteran medal with award document.
Authentic Soviet WWII battle group, with a lot of information from the Russian Military Archive translated into English!
