Pavel Mikhailovich Rumyantsev

Pavel Mikhailovich Rumyantsev

Order of the Red Star nr. 457104 was awarded by Order of the Black Sea Fleet Air Forces of June 19, 1944 to 43-year-old Guards Senior Lieutenant Pavel Mikhailovich Rumyantsev, propagandist in the 13th Guards Naval Air Regiment, 2nd Guards Mine and Torpedo Air Division, Black Sea Fleet Air Forces.


Promotions	Date
Captain	October 27, 1944

Record card

Order booklet nr. 376097

1. Last name: Rumyantsev
2. First name and patronymic: Pavel Mikhailovich
3. Military rank: Captain
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1901
6. Place of birth: Village of Bolshoye Mitino, Kostroma Oblast
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since June 1926
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: From August 1922 to October 1926 and since June 1941
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Propagandist in the 13th Guards Air Regiment, Black Sea Fleet Air Forces
12. Current place of service and position: Propagandist with the Political Section of the Black Sea Fleet
13. Home address of the awardee: ___ 11th Linia Street, city of Leningrad, Leningrad Military District

14. List of all awards received:

Name of the order or medal	Serial number	Number of the document	Ground of award
Order of the Red Star [citation]	457104	Temporary certificate nr. 62991	Order of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet Air Forces nr. 37/S of June 19, 1944
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class	491355	Order booklet nr. V-028240	Order of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet Air Forces nr. 6/S of February 22, 1946
Medal for the Defense of Sevastopol	/	Zh-30680	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 22, 1942
Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus	/	L-019153	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 10, 1944
Medal for the Victory over Germany	/	B-0209872	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 9, 1945

Signature of the awardee: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Chief of the Officer Personnel Section of the Black Sea Fleet Air Forces
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Potapov/
January 16, 1946

Award sheet

Concerning: Guards Senior Lieutenant Pavel Mikhailovich Rumyantsev, propagandist in the 13th Constanța Guards Air Regiment, 2nd Guards Mine and Torpedo Air Division, Black Sea Fleet Air Forces

Name of the award: Order of the Red Star

1. Year of birth: 1901
2. Nationality: Russian
3. Social position and origins: Working class from a family of peasants
4. Party membership and period: Member of the Communist Party since 1926
5. Since when in the Red Army or Navy: Since 1941 in the reserves
6. Service in the Civil War: No
7. Wounds and contusions: No
8. Has he been nominated for an award before (if so, when and what for): No
9. Which commendations and awards did he receive and what for: No awards
10. Service in the White Army or other bourgeois armies and time spent in captivity: No, no
11. Permanent address: _______________

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

Comrade Rumyantsev has been taking part in the Great Patriotic War since day one. He served with the regiment all the way from Odessa to the Northern Caucasus, both during the regiment's defensive and offensive operations. He served as a propagandist at forward airfields and through his duties as a propagandist he inspired the men to carry out the assignments from their commander. In addition to his propaganda activities he performed a number of other functions, and he handled his assigned duties well.

In October 1941 he carried out his regimental commander's orders to evacuate equipment from Donuzlav airfield and relocate the men of the regiment to a new base. He headed the land-based echelon and brought the equipment and the men to Sevastopol and then to the Caucasus without suffering any losses.

In March 1942, when the regiment was redeployed to the Kerch Peninsula, comrade Rumyantsev was appointed commissar of the land-based echelon. Despite great difficulties during the crossing, the men and equipment were transported in time and without suffering any losses.

In May 1942 comrade Rumyantsev once more served as commissar of the land-based echelon, transporting men and equipment to Gelendzhik, during which he once again handled his assigned duties well.

Comrade Rumyantsev carried out a great deal of work during the regiment's combat operations to capture the city of Novorossiysk and the Taman and Kerch Peninsulas, and once more he roused his men through his propaganda to conduct heroic deeds.

For his fine propaganda activities within the regiment he deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commanding officer of the 13th Constanța Guards Air Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Musatov/
May 18, 1944

Captain Pavel Mikhailovich Rumyantsev

Order of the Red Star nr. 457104, reverse

Order of the Red Star nr. 457104, obverse and reverse