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Order of the red star SN2110257

Private Sergei Budanov, driver in a Soviet Guards mortar regiment, showed bravery near Eger, Hungary, where a machine gun on his vehicle shot down three enemy planes d...

March 25 2025 Victor W 0 Comments

Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class SN547169

In 1945, Guard Captain Joseph Klyushnik led SMERSH counterintelligence in the 5th Guards Mechanized Corps, uncovering enemy spies and saboteurs in Poland and Austria d...

March 24 2025 Victor W 0 Comments

Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd Class for helicopter radio operator

Comrade Stroine flew 155 combat sorties in Afghanistan, showing bravery, discipline, and leadership. A skilled radio operator and role model, he earned multiple commen...

March 21 2025 Victor W 0 Comments

Order of the Red Banner for a T34 tank comander in Berlin

Afanasyev, a T-34 tank commander, showed bravery in Berlin battles, destroying enemy units and leading his platoon after being wounded. He was awarded the Order of the...

March 20 2025 Victor W 0 Comments

Order of the Red Banner Award Card SN113990

Guards Major Balalov, Il-4 pilot, earned 2 Lenin & 2 Red Banner Orders. Fought in Leningrad & Stalingrad, escaped captivity in 1943, returned to duty. Postwar,...

March 19 2025 Victor W 0 Comments

Order of the red banner SN238203

Guards Captain Ivan Poyarko fought from Kiev to Stalingrad, capturing prisoners, seizing weapons, and showing great bravery. He earned the Order of the Red Banner and ...

March 18 2025 Victor W 0 Comments