Record card
Order booklet nr. 920107, already issued
1. Last name: Avramenko
2. First name and patronymic: Aleksei Semyonovich
3. Military rank: Captain
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1914
6. Place of birth: Village of Nikolayevka, Verkhnedneprovsk Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since 1944
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From October 1936 through August 1947
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Battery commander in the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion, 355th Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and position: Temporarily unemployed
13. Home address of the awardee: Nikolayevka Rural Municipality, Verkhnedneprovsk Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
14. List of all awards received:
Order of the Red Star 1643416, Order of the 355th Rifle Division nr. 01/N of September 5, 1945
Medal for Combat Merit 2719458, Decree of May 6, 1946
I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):
Military commissar of the Verkhnedneprovsk Raion
Major [signed] /Kalaitanov/
August 29, 1947
ORS 1643416 , Sakhalin Island
Re: ORS 1643416 , Sakhalin Island
Order
Of the 355th Rifle Division, 87th Rifle Corps
September 5, 1945 – Nr. 01/N – Operational Army
– On personnel –
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary execution of combat missions at the front in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, the following are being decorated:
With the Order of the Red Star:
1. Senior Lieutenant Aleksei Semyonovich Avramenko, born in 1914, battery commander in the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion
[…]
Commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Colonel [signed] /Abbakumov/
Chief of staff of the 355th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Baranchikov/
Award sheet
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 355th Rifle Division, 87th Rifle Corps nr. 01/N of September 5, 1945.
Chief of the 2nd Section
Major [signed] /Chukharev/
All fields to be filled out fully
Award sheet
Last name, first name, and patronymic: Avramenko, Aleksei Semyonovich
Military rank: Senior Lieutenant
Position and unit: Commander of the 2nd Battery, 176th Independent Antitank Battalion, 355th Rifle Division
Is being nominated for: Order of the Red Star
1. Year of birth: July 1914
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Since when in the Red Army: October 1936
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
5. Involvement in combat (where and when): Took part in the liberation of South Sakhalin
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Previous awards (for which accomplishments): No
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Novomoskovsk Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): _______________
Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:
He has been serving in the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion since 1943 as a battery commander. During his time in the battalion he showed himself one of the most disciplined, competent, and cultured officers. He is demanding of himself and his subordinates and he displays great concern for his subordinates. He commands authority among his men and his fellow officers in the battalion. During the springtime inspection he received an excellent evaluation, which was also shown during a combat mission on Sakhalin Island. Comrade Avramenko’s battery fought its way to the port of Otomari without suffering any losses in men or materiel.
As an artillery officer he is superbly trained and well versed in politics. He is dedicated to the cause of the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland. He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion
Senior Lieutenant [signed] /Kutsenko/
September 3, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Deputy commander and artillery commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Markin/
September 5, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Colonel [signed] /Abbakumov/
Of the 355th Rifle Division, 87th Rifle Corps
September 5, 1945 – Nr. 01/N – Operational Army
– On personnel –
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary execution of combat missions at the front in the struggle with the German invaders and the valor and bravery displayed in the process, the following are being decorated:
With the Order of the Red Star:
1. Senior Lieutenant Aleksei Semyonovich Avramenko, born in 1914, battery commander in the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion
[…]
Commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Colonel [signed] /Abbakumov/
Chief of staff of the 355th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Baranchikov/
Award sheet
Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 355th Rifle Division, 87th Rifle Corps nr. 01/N of September 5, 1945.
Chief of the 2nd Section
Major [signed] /Chukharev/
All fields to be filled out fully
Award sheet
Last name, first name, and patronymic: Avramenko, Aleksei Semyonovich
Military rank: Senior Lieutenant
Position and unit: Commander of the 2nd Battery, 176th Independent Antitank Battalion, 355th Rifle Division
Is being nominated for: Order of the Red Star
1. Year of birth: July 1914
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Since when in the Red Army: October 1936
4. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
5. Involvement in combat (where and when): Took part in the liberation of South Sakhalin
6. Wounds and contusions received: No
7. Previous awards (for which accomplishments): No
8. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Novomoskovsk Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
9. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): _______________
Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:
He has been serving in the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion since 1943 as a battery commander. During his time in the battalion he showed himself one of the most disciplined, competent, and cultured officers. He is demanding of himself and his subordinates and he displays great concern for his subordinates. He commands authority among his men and his fellow officers in the battalion. During the springtime inspection he received an excellent evaluation, which was also shown during a combat mission on Sakhalin Island. Comrade Avramenko’s battery fought its way to the port of Otomari without suffering any losses in men or materiel.
As an artillery officer he is superbly trained and well versed in politics. He is dedicated to the cause of the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland. He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 176th Independent Antitank Battalion
Senior Lieutenant [signed] /Kutsenko/
September 3, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Deputy commander and artillery commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Markin/
September 5, 1945
He deserves the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 355th Rifle Division
Colonel [signed] /Abbakumov/
Re: ORS 1643416 , Sakhalin Island
The ORS
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Re: ORS 1643416 , Sakhalin Island
Interesting write up for action in a very unusual wartime location!
Camminare via, con la speranza nel cuore e non sarai mai camminare da solo.
Re: ORS 1643416 , Sakhalin Island
Beautiful order, and nice citation from the east
