Order of the red star SN297572

Kazimirov's Red Star Registration Card and Award Card No. 297572

Registration Card
Medal Certificate No. A-318913

1. Surname: Kazimirov

2. First Name and Patronymic: Ivan Yakovlevich (Кзимиров Ван Ровлевич)

3. Military Rank: [Not specified]

4. Gender: Male

5. Year of Birth: 1918

6. Place of Birth: Kremgareyevskoye Village, Lagut District, Stavropol Krai

7. Political Affiliation: Joined the Party in 1941

8. Education Level: Incomplete Higher Education

9. Ethnicity: Russian

10. Service Start Date in the Soviet Army: November 1939

11. Unit and Position at the Time of Award: Senior Inspector of the Organizational Department, Political Division, Soviet Control Commission (CCK) in Germany

12. Current Unit and Position: Same as above

13. Home Address: Kremgareyevskoye Village, Lagut District, Stavropol Krai

List of Awards Received

Signature:
Chief of the 3rd Department, Personnel Division, Soviet Control Commission in Germany, Administrative Service Lieutenant Colonel Polyakov
Date: 1950.12.30

1. Name and Patronymic

2. Military Rank: Guards Major

3. Unit and Position: Party Secretary of the 119th Guards Infantry Regiment, 40th Guards Red Banner Infantry Division
   Award Recommendation: Order of the Red Banner

4. Year of Birth: 1918

5. Ethnicity: Russian

6. Political Affiliation: Joined the Party in 1941

7. Participation in the Civil War, Great Patriotic War, and Other Battles for the Defense of the Soviet Union:

   • Participated in the Great Patriotic War from August 12, 1942, serving in the Stalingrad Front, Don Front, Southwestern Front, and Southern Front.

8. Wounds or Concussions: None

9. Enlistment Date: 1939

10. Military Commissariat of Recruitment: Nagut District Military Commissariat, Ordzhonikidze Krai

11. Previous Awards:

• Medal for Combat Merit, awarded by the 5th Tank Army on December 28, 1942, Order No. 0346

Home Address

[Not specified in the document]

Citation

On the night of January 15–16, 1943, our regiment, acting as the division's vanguard, was ordered to advance to the Bolshoy Potapov farm area within the Northern Donets River region. The rest of our division's regiments followed.

During the river crossing, the unit encountered enemy forces. The 1st Battalion, where Comrade Kazimirov was serving, managed to seize Hill 128.4 on the western bank ahead of the enemy, capturing an enemy artillery battery and six vehicles.

On the morning of January 16, at 08:00, approximately 150 enemy personnel, supported by 19 tanks and 7 armored vehicles, launched a counterattack against the 1st Battalion. The battalion and company commanders were wounded in the battle. Comrade Kazimirov took command, restoring the defensive line and holding the position while inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. His actions helped secure a foothold for our forces to continue the crossing.

During the breakthrough of the fortified enemy defenses along the Mius River in the Stalin Region, at Dmitriyevka, he carried out extensive party and political work while actively participating in the assault alongside the troops. Before the battle, he successfully recruited 238 soldiers and officers into the Party or the Komsomol.

From July 17–18, 1943, he remained within the combat formations of the 1st Battalion, motivating the troops. On July 17, while in the 3rd Company, he took part in repelling four enemy counterattacks.

Between July 17–25, he recruited another 63 soldiers and officers into the Party or the Komsomol.

He is deserving of the Order of the Red Star.

Regimental Commander: Guards Lieutenant Colonel Alpov
Date: July 26, 1943

Approval Process

• Approved for the award
  Division Commander: Guards Major General Shvykin
  Date: July 27, 1943

• Approved for the award
  31st Guards Infantry Corps Commander: Guards Lieutenant General Utvenko
  Date: August 7, 1944

• Approved for the award
  Political Department Chief of the 5th Shock Army: Colonel Kalulin
  Date: August 15, 1943

• Awarded the Order of the Red Star
  In accordance with the 5th Shock Army’s Order No. 57, dated August 25, 1943
  Signed by: Assistant Chief of the 2nd Department, Army Personnel Office, Captain Dobrodzheyev