Anton Eduardovich Mitkevich

Anton Eduardovich Mitkevich

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class nr. 234250 was awarded by Order of the artillery commander of the 2nd Belorussian Front of August 29, 1944 to 39-year-old Guards Lieutenant Anton Eduardovich Mitkevich, firing platoon leader in the 2nd Battery, 21st Guards Mortar Battalion, 77th Guards Mortar Regiment, 38th Rifle Corps, 2nd Belorussian Front.


Junior Lieutenant	July 13, 1943
Lieutenant	February 9, 1944

Award citation

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Mitkevich, Anton Eduardovich
2. Rank: Guards Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Firing platoon leader in the 2nd Battery, 21st Guards Mortar Battalion, 77th Guards Mortar Regiment

Nominated for: Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class

4. Year of birth: 1905
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party affiliation and duration: Member of the Communist Party
7. Service in the Civil War, subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): Did not serve in the Civil War. In the Patriotic War from October 1941 to September 1942 on the Western Front, from October 1942 to April 1943 on the Kalinin Front, from April 1943 to April 1944 on the Western Front, and since May 1944 on the 2nd Belorussian Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since July 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of Krasnogvardeisky District, city of Moscow
11. Previous awards (for which achievements): Order of the Red Star
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family's address: _______________

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

On July 6, 1944, near the military settlement, a group of enemy forces attempted to break through to Minsk.

Having received orders to fire a salvo at an enemy troop concentration, comrade Mitkevich moved his launchers under enemy fire to their firing position and fired a salvo in direct fire mode. When the truck's driver was wounded and the Hitlerites got very close to the firing position, comrade Mitkevich saw to it that the attack was repelled and personally moved the launcher away from the incursion area.

I nominate Guards Lieutenant Anton Eduardovich Mitkevich for the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.

Commanding officer of the 77th Guards Mortar Regiment
Guards Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Yelesin/
July 8, 1944

Anton Eduardovich Mitkevich

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class nr. 234250, reverse

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class nr. 234250, obverse and reverse