Description: Group of a soldier of the 171st Riflemen Division, researched group, the group is accompanied by copies of his military record, giving a lot of information, including the reasons for which he was awarded his decorations (includes full translation into english), consists of:
-Awards book.
-Medal for bravery, number: 2.331.826 because ‘Red Army soldier Vyday, Arsentiy Ivanovich has been in the 140th independent communication battalion since January 1942. Working as a driver bringing communication goods to build lines, comrade Vyday repeatedly showed heroism and bravery in his work. After crossing the Oder and in the battles for Berlin, comrade Vyday risked his life under enemy mortar and machine-gun fire and repeatedly supplied communication goods for the construction of lines under fire. During the crossing of the river Spree on the night of 1 May, the pass was occupied by tanks and artillery on the way to the Reichstag.
In order to get the goods to the observation post of the regimental commander in time, comrade Vyday, under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire, took all the goods to the place where the fighters of his platoon were standing guard by the apparatus, obviously at the risk of his life, but he ensured the construction of the line at the new observation post.
-Medal for military merit, number: 1.092.357 because the soldier of the Red Army Vyday served in the company and division from the day of its creation. He showed himself to be a professional, accurate and reliable telephonist-driver. In all forward battles [illegible] he ensured the timely supply of goods necessary for organising the platoon's communication. On many occasions, under artillery and enemy fire and at the risk of his life, he brought the necessary communications equipment to its destination on time. He took perfect care of the horses and saddles. In the last breakthrough battles in September, apart from [illegible] main, he was sent as a line guard and fixed [illegible] telephone line cuts.
An authentic WWII Soviet battle group, with a wealth of information from the Russian Military Archives translated into English!
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