Medal For Courage SN1876578

Lieutenant Mikheev, born 1922, served from 1941-47. A decorated veteran of the Great Patriotic War, he fought on multiple fronts, earning the Red Star and Medal "For Courage." He commanded a mortar platoon, displaying bravery and leadership in combat.

• Surname: Mikheev
• First name and patronymic: Anatoly Semyonovich
• Rank: Reserve Lieutenant
• Gender: Male
• Year of birth: 1922
• Place of birth: Kichma village, Kichminsky District, Kirov Oblast
• Political affiliation: Joined the Party in 1942
• Education: Secondary education
• Nationality: Russian
• Military service in the Soviet Army: July 1941 - June 1947
• Unit and position at the time of award: Command Platoon Commander, 31st Guards Rifle Regiment, 9th Guards Rifle Division, 6th Guards Army
• Current unit and position: Head of the Military Department of the Marijampolė District Party Committee, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
• Home address: 5 Kostochno Street, Marijampolė, Lithuanian SSR (in pencil: 29 Chernyakhovsky Street, Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR)
• All awards received:
  • Award: Order of the Red Star
    • Number: 556775
    • Certificate number: Temporary Certificate 6-109237
  • Award: Medal "For Courage"
    • Number: 1876578
    • Certificate number: Temporary Certificate A-093633
  • Award: Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
    • Number: 285633
    • Certificate number: Temporary Certificate A-592851
  • Award: Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
    • Order number:
      • Order No. 087 of the 9th Guards Rifle Division, April 1, 1944
      • Order No. 0237 of the 9th Guards Rifle Division, August 2, 1944
      • Order No. 077 of the 2nd Guards Rifle Corps, November 6, 1944
      • Temporary Certificate X-0340126, Order of May 9, 1945
• Signature of the recipient:
• Military Commissioner of the District Military Commissariat, Captain of Administrative Service Yerkin
• Date: October 21, 1947

First name and patronymic:

Rank: Lieutenant

Unit and position: Mortar Platoon Commander, 2nd Mortar Company, 31st Guards Rifle Regiment, 9th Guards Red Banner Rifle Division. Application for the Order of the Red Star.

Year of birth: 1922

Nationality: Russian

Political affiliation: Joined the Party in 1944, Party card number 6824178

Participation in the Civil War, Great Patriotic War, and other battles defending the USSR: October 11, 1941 - March 16, 1942, Western Front;

March 16, 1942 - December 10, 1942, Leningrad Front;

from November 20, 1943, 1st Baltic Front.

Wounded or shell-shocked: November 13, 1941, Western Front.

Previous awards: Order of the Red Star,

Order No. 087 of the 9th Guards Rifle Division, April 11, 1944.

Place of conscription: Kichminsky District Military Commissariat.

Date of enlistment: 1941.

Home address:

Brief description of achievements:

During the offensive operations from July 4 to July 13, 1944, in the battles for the towns of Mere and Slobodka in the Polotsk region, the mortar platoon under Comrade Mikheev's command suppressed 7 enemy machine guns and eliminated approximately 50 Hitlerites. He set an example of courage in these battles, inspiring his subordinates to achieve feats and skillfully used mortar fire to cover infantry units.

For displaying courage, fearlessness, and eliminating Hitlerites, he is worthy of being awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Regiment Commander, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Borisov

August 19, 1944

Awarded the Medal "For Courage"

Division Commander, Guards Colonel Savchuk

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