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Mikhail Sergeyevich Ropatsky
Order of the Red Banner nr. 75503 was awarded by Order of the 63rd Army of August 8, 1943 to
19-year-old Lieutenant Mikhail Sergeyevich Ropatsky, commander of an SU-152 self-propelled gun of the 1535th Heavy
Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment of the Reserve of the High Command, 63rd Army, Bryansk Front.
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Promotions |
Date |
Lieutenant |
March 1, 1943 |
Senior Lieutenant |
August 11, 1943 |
Captain |
February 26, 1946 |
Major |
February 28, 1951 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
August 18, 1955 |
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Record card
Order booklet nr. 763790
1. Last name: Ropatsky
2. First name and patronymic: Mikhail Sergeyevich
3. Military rank: Guards Captain
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: 1923
6. Place of birth: City of Kharkov
7. Party membership (since which year): Candidate member of the Communist Party since 1943
8. Education: Secondary
9. Nationality: Belarusian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since June 1941
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Battery commander in the
353rd Guards Mechanized Antitank Artillery Regiment, 8th Guards Mechanized Corps
12. Current place of service and position: Battery commander in the 1519th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 4th Corps
Artillery Brigade
13. Home address of the awardee: ___ Grekovskaya Street, city of Kharkov
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 Banner [citation] |
75503 |
Temporary certificate nr. 768966 |
Order of the 63rd Army nr. 047/N of August 8, 1943 |
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class |
106864 |
Temporary certificate nr. G-698413 |
Order of the 1st Guards Tank Army nr. 042 of September 13, 1944 |
Order of Alexander Nevsky |
35740 |
Temporary certificate Z-171905 |
Order of the 69th Army nr. 086/N of June 30, 1945 |
Medal for the Victory over Germany |
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V-0018066 |
Decree of May 9, 1945 |
Medal for Combat Merit |
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Decree of November 19, 1951 |
Signature of the awardee: [signed]
I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):
Commanding officer of the 1519th Howitzer Artillery Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kurasov/
June 30, 1946
Award sheet
All fields to be filled out fully
1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Ropatsky, Mikhail Sergeyevich
2. Rank: Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Commander of a self-propelled gun of the 1535th Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment of
the Reserve of the High Command
Nominated for: Order of the Red Banner
4. Year of birth: 1923
5. Nationality: Belarusian
6. Party affiliation: Komsomol member
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and
when): On the Bryansk Front since May 25, 1943
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War:
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat:
11. Previous awards (for which achievements): No
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family's address: _______________
Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:
Comrade Lieutenant Ropatsky, serving in combat with the German invaders for the first time,
showed himself an audacious commander who possesses a thorough understanding of his craft and is capable of taking
initiative.
During the fighting for the motherland comrade Ropatsky’s gun killed approximately one platoon of
infantry and destroyed 3 wooden bunkers and 1 antitank gun.
During the operations to breach the main enemy line of defense and during the capture of the
villages of Progress, Setukha, Chornaya Gryaz, and Gusli between July 12 and July 17, 1943, Lieutenant Ropatsky’s gun
did not sustain any damage in combat, owing to his skillful and tactically proficient leadership. He exhibited
excellent organizational skills while carrying out combat orders.
He deserves the Order of the Red Banner.
Commanding officer
Lieutenant Colonel [signed]
June 22, 1943
Artillery Captain Mikhail Sergeyevich Ropatsky, approximately 1948
Order of the Red Banner nr. 75503, obverse and reverse
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An SU-152, the heavy self-propelled gun the 1535th regiment was equipped with
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An SU-152 in the field
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The SU-152's design
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Order of the Red Banner nr. 75503, obverse
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Order of the Red Banner nr. 75503, reverse
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