Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev

Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev

Medal for Courage nr. 164652 was awarded by Order of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment of January 29, 1943 to 20- or 21-year-old Guards Private Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev, scout in a dismounted reconnaissance platoon of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division, 21st Army, Don Front.

Record card

Certificate nr. G-877962

1. Last name: Koshelev
2. First name and patronymic: Aleksandr Grigoryevich
3. Military rank: Guards Junior Sergeant
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1922
6. Place of birth: Village of Timonkino, Grylyovsky Rural Municipality, Peno Raion, Velikiye Luki Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Not a member
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Soviet Army: July 14, 1941
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Scout in the 154th Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division
12. Current place of service and position: Farmer at the Stalin Kolkhoz, Grylyovsky Rural Municipality, Peno Raion
13. Home address of the awardee: Village of Timonkino, Grylyovsky Rural Municipality, Peno Raion, Velikiye Luki Oblast

14. List of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal	Serial number	Number of the document	Ground of award
Medal for Courage [citation]	164652	Lost	Order of the 93rd Guards Rifle Division nr. 9 of January 29, 1943
Medal for Courage	3499678	G-877962	Order of the 154th Guards Rifle Regiment nr. 33/N of May 13, 1944

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 Peno Raion
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Grechany/
January 2, 1943

Order

Of the 93rd Lori Red Banner Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Comrade Voroshilov Red Banner Guards Rifle Division, Don Front

January 29, 1943 - Nr. 9/N - Operational Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, I award:

The Medal for Courage to:

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5. Guards Private Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev, scout in a dismounted reconnaissance platoon, for the fact that he, during the fighting on January 11, 1943, when he was on a reconnaisance mission and stationed among the ranks of the infantry, discovered a camouflaged enemy firing position and destroyed it with grenades. In the process he took 4 soldiers prisoner, thus enabling our infantry to push forward.

Born in 1922; Russian; Komsomol member; drafted by the Military Commissariat of the Peno Raion, Kalinin Oblast. Lives at _______________

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Commanding officer of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Major [signed] /Belov/

Medal for Courage nr. 164652, obverse and reverse

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A Russian map showing the Soviet advance toward Stalingrad between January 10 and February 2, 1943. The 51st Guards Rifle Division is highlighted in green
Medal for Courage nr. 164652, obverse	Medal for Courage nr. 164652, reverse