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 14. List of all awards received:
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 Order 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: [...] 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 _______________ [...] Commanding officer of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment ![]() ![]() Medal for Courage nr. 164652, obverse and reverse Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image. Click on the magnification to shrink it back.
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