OG3, 293594 Andrei Andreyevich Sumko, Latvia

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Record card

Order booklet nr. B-933198

1. Last name: Sumko
2. First name and patronymic: Andrei Andreyevich
3. Military rank: Guards Junior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1911
6. Place of birth: Village of Devyatyr, Rava-Russkaya Raion, Lvov Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Ukrainian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From March 15, 1944 through September 25, 1945
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Squad leader in the 210th Guards Rifle Regiment, 71st Guards Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and position: Works at his own farm, village of Yaspobor, Kostopol Raion, Rovno Oblast
13. Home address of the awardee: Village of Yaspobor, Kostopol Raion, Rovno Oblast

14. List of all awards received:

Order of Glory, 3rd Class 293594...........Temporary certificate nr. Ye-340874.......Order of the 71st Guards Rifle Division nr. 198/N of April 9, 1945

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Military commissar of the Kostopol Raion
Major [signed] /Ryabin/
May 27, 1947

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[Stamped: 2nd Baltic Front]

Order

Of the 71st Vitebsk Order of Lenin Red Banner Guards Rifle Division

April 9, 1945 – Nr. 198/N – Operational Army

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, I award:

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The Order of Glory, 3rd Class to:

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14. Guards Junior Sergeant Andrei Andreyevich Sumko, heavy machine-gun layer in the 210th Polotsk Guards Rifle Regiment

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Commander of the 71st Guards Rifle Division
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Inozemtsev/


Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Sumko, Andrei Andreyevich
2. Rank: Guards Junior Sergeant
3. Position and unit: Heavy machine-gun layer in the 210th Polotsk Guards Rifle Regiment, 71st Vitebsk Guards Rifle Division

Nominated for: Order of Glory, 3rd Class

4. Year of birth: 1911
5. Nationality: Ukrainian
6. Party affiliation: Not a member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): At the front during the Patriotic War since August 12, 1944
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Light bullet wound in his shoulder on September 4, 1944, 1st Baltic Front
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since July 15, 1944
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Kostopol Raion, Rovno Oblast
11. Previous awards (for which accomplishments): No
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family’s address: _______________

Short, concrete description of his feat of arms or accomplishments:

On March 24, 1945, during the offensive near the village of Vartaja in the Latvian SSR, he was present among the ranks of the infantry, where he skillfully provided the latter with covering machine-gun fire at the moment of their attack. During the fighting on March 24, 1945 comrade Sumko killed as many as 12 German soldiers.

He deserves the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

Commander of the 210th Polotsk Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Filatov/
March 26, 1945



I award the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

Commander of the 71st Guards Rifle Division
Hero of the Soviet Union
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Inozemtsev/
March 31, 1945

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The Order of Glory III class 293.594

[Tommy]

Nice!

Signed off by a Hero of the Soviet Union too.

Good combat award my friend!

[ruiz]

Nice!

Signed off by a Hero of the Soviet Union too.

Good combat award my friend!

Yes, it's his only award in WWII

[SergioV]

Nice

[Regaleco]

Very nice combat award!