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Ivan Trofimovich Sleputin
Order of the Red Banner nr. 235600 was awarded by Order of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the
2nd Belorussian Front of May 25, 1945 to 28-year-old Captain Ivan Trofimovich Sleputin, commander of the 1st
Self-Propelled Gun Battery, 1814th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps, 2nd Belorussian
Front.
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Promotions |
Date |
Junior Political Officer |
April 23, 1941 |
Political Officer |
November 1941 |
Senior Political Officer |
July 16, 1942 |
Captain |
November 11, 1942 |
Major |
November 19, 1945 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
August 24, 1950 |
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Record card
Order booklet nr. B-572619
1. Last name: Sleputin
2. First name and patronymic: Ivan Trofimovich
3. Military rank: Major
4. Sex: Male
5. Year of birth: November 29, 1916
6. Place of birth: Village of Morozovo, Bely District, Smolensk Province
7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since January 1940
8. Education: Elementary
9. Nationality: Russian
10. Since which year in the Red Army: Since October 1, 1937
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Commanding officer of an
SU-76 battery, 1814th Red Banner Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
12. Current place of service and position: Deputy commander for personnel of the 854th Independent Self-Propelled
Artillery Battalion
13. Home address of the awardee: Troop Unit / field post nr. 71537
14. List of all awards received:
Name of the order or medal |
Serial number |
Number of the document |
Ground of award |
Medal for Courage |
55292 |
Temporary certificate nr. 62852 |
Order of the Leningrad Front nr. 01302 of June 5, 1942 |
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class |
112088 |
Temporary certificate nr. 499291 |
Order of the 3rd Grodno Guards Cavalry Corps nr. 025 of March 6, 1945 |
Order of the Red Star |
1390498 |
Temporary certificate nr. Ye-093898 |
Order of the 3rd Grodno Guards Cavalry Corps nr. 037 of April 2, 1945 |
Order of the Red Banner [citation] |
235600 |
Temporary certificate nr. Zh-363542 |
Order of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 2nd Belorussian Front nr. 075/N of May 25, 1945 |
Medal for Combat Merit |
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Decree of June 24, 1948 |
Order of the Red Star |
3292344 |
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Decree of November 5, 1954 |
Medal for the Victory over Germany |
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Medal for the Capture of Kцnigsberg |
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Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy |
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Signature of the awardee: [signed]
I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):
Chief of staff of the 854th Independent Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
Guards Senior Lieutenant [signed] /Tkachenko/
October 9, 1946
Award sheet
1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Sleputin, Ivan Trofimovich
2. Rank: Captain
3. Position and unit: Commanding officer of a self-propelled gun battery of the 1814th Red Banner Self-Propelled
Artillery Regiment, 3rd Grodno Red Banner Guards Cavalry Corps
Nominated for: Order of the Red Banner
4. Year of birth: 1916
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and
when): In the Patriotic War on the Leningrad Front, from August 1944 to October 1944 on the 2nd Belorussian Front,
from October to December 1944 on the 3rd Belorussian Front, and since December 1944 on the 2nd Belorussian
Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Wounded in combat in 1942
9. Since when in the Red Army: 1937
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of the Bely District, Smolensk Province
11. Previous awards (for which achievements): Medal for Courage, Medal for the Defense of Leningrad, Order of the
Patriotic War, 1st Class by Order of the 3rd Grodno Red Banner Guards Cavalry Corps nr. 025 of March 6, 1945
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family's address: _______________
Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:
During the liberation of Pomerania Captain Sleputin, the commanding officer of the 1st
Self-Propelled Gun Battery, showed himself a fearless and talented commander. The battery's audacity and
well-thought-out maneuvers sowed fear and panic among the enemy. On May 1, 1945, while serving with the 17th Cavalry
Regiment, Captain Sleputin's battery repelled two fierce German counterattacks and held a crossing site in the Tornow
Lake area. During the fighting up to 30 enemy soldiers and officers were killed and 5 machine guns and a quad-mounted
antiaircraft gun were destroyed.
On May 2, 1945, upon capturing the towns of Rosenhagen and Spiegelhagen and Rosenhagen train
station, Captain Sleputin's battery surged forward and, unexpected in the eyes of the enemy, rushed onto the central
square in the city of Perleberg. The enemy put up stiff resistance at the train station. Before the cavalry and tanks
had arrived, Captain Sleputin's battery had decided the outcome of battle. The enemy left a transport train with 10
guns and 15 vehicles behind at the station. 6 guns, 1 tank, 2 artillery tractors, 20 vehicles, 100 rifles, and 50
submachine guns and machine guns were captured. 150 enemy soldiers and officers were taken prisoner. 2 armored
personnel carriers and 4 guns were destroyed and as many as 120 enemy soldiers and officers were killed.
For the personal bravery and fearlessness he displayed, Captain Sleputin deserves the Order of the
Red Banner.
Commanding officer of the 1814th Red Banner Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Gaidayenko/
May 8, 1945
Artillery Major Ivan Trofimovich Sleputin, approximately 1948
Order of the Red Banner nr. 235600, obverse and reverse
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An SU-76M, the light self-propelled gun the 1814th regiment was equipped with
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SU76's prior to battle, 1944
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SU-76's driving into a village
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The SU-76M's design
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Order of the Red Banner nr. 235600, obverse
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Order of the Red Banner nr. 235600, reverse
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