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Nikolai Andrianovich Sokirko
Order of the Red Star nr. 406985 was awarded by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of
January 29, 1944 to 43- or 44-year-old civilian Nikolai Andrianovich Sokirko, chief of Floating Dock nr. 1064,
Technical Department of the Black Sea Fleet.
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Military Engineer 3rd Grade |
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Captain-Engineer |
April 29, 1947 |
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Award citation
Concerning: Comrade Nikolai Andrianovich Sokirko, chief of Floating Dock nr. 1064, Technical Department of the
Black Sea Fleet
Name of the award: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class
1. Year of birth: 1901
2. Nationality: Ukrainian
3. Social situation and origins: Worker from a family of workers
4. Party membership and period: Not a member
5. Since when in the Red Army or Red Navy: Not serving
6. Participation in the Civil War: No
7. Wounds and contusions: No
8. Earlier recommendations for awards and for what: No
9. Which commendations and awards and for what: Received an honorary certificate from the People's Commissariat of
the Navy for his great efforts repairing ships during the Patriotic War
10. Service in the White Army or other bourgeois armies and time spent in captivity: No
11. Permanent address: _______________
Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:
The floating dock under the command of comrade Sokirko has been working without interruptions or
breakdowns throughout the Patriotic War. Among his most important accomplishments are the following:
- The dock's transfer from Odessa to Mariupol without dismantling the portal cranes,
which had been secured using comrade Sokirko's calculations.
- The dock's transfer from Mariupol to Kerch, during which 4500 tons of lumber were delivered to the Crimean
Front.
- The transfer from Kerch to Poti carrying a bulky load of rolling mills from the Voikov Factory in Kerch.
- The docking of the cruiser Krasny Kavkaz after it was damaged in combat. The operation was audaciously
planned and accomplished brilliantly by comrade Sokirko.
- The transfer of submarines, placed on transport vehicles, to the coast. This original and difficult operation was
developed and carried out using a method suggested by comrade Sokirko.
- The docking of the cruiser Frunze by separating its stern and aligning it to the cruiser Molotov
within the dock. The operation was cumbersome, required exceptionally precise calculations, and was difficult to carry
out. The operation was accomplished in an excellent manner.
Continuously occupying the positions of both chief of the floating dock and engineer-dockmaster, he
trained a highly qualified, tight, and close-knit crew through his capable leadership, personal initiative, and daring
efforts. His crew shows unlimited dedication to the cause of the Part of Lenin and Stalin and is always ready to
carry out any assignment to the glory of our motherland. I nominate him for the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st
Class.
Captain of the cruiser Molotov, Black Sea Fleet
Captain 1st Grade [signed] /Romanov/
April 12, 1943
Nikolai Andrianovich Sokirko
Order of the Red Star nr. 406985, obverse and reverse
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