Description
Order of the Red Star #1405833 with booklet
Awarded to Lieutenant Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Mazurkevich (Евгений Михайлович Мазуркевич)
For skillful leadership and management of large-scale military airfield construction during Soviet offensives in Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Austria, overseeing the construction and repair of dozens of airfields under difficult combat and terrain conditions
Since the Order of the Red Star was Filipovich’s only numbered award, the group is complete and documented
Made of silver and enamels. Measures 48.5 mm in width, 45.9 mm in height and weighs 30.4 grams without its screwplate. The mint mark is located above, and the serial number underneath the screw post.
In worn condition with a strong patina to the silver on both sides. The raised areas of the central medallion like the soldier show moderate wear, though much detail is still visible. Most of the enamel remains intact, but there is significant loss on the 3 o’clock ray of the star. The screwplate is original to the order, and the screw remains unshortened.
The order comes with its award booklet which is in excellent condition with all pages firmly attached to the cover. This Red Star is the only award listed.
Brief and specific description of the personal feat or merits:
MAZURKEVICH served in the 24th Battalion from August 1941. During this period, he proved himself to be a disciplined and hardworking manager, capable of quickly and correctly assigning tasks to units and persistent in carrying out the Command’s assignments.
During the offensive operations of our troops in the Jassy–Kishinev direction and on the territory of Romania, MAZURKEVICH, as chief, successfully directed the departments in constructing an airfield network for the operations of our aviation and in supporting attacks against retreating enemy units. During this period, 60 new airfields were built, with an average labor productivity of 144%.
During the offensive operations on the territory of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Austria, especially in the area of the encircled German Budapest group of troops and on the Vienna axis, battalion units carried out airfield construction tasks under the difficult conditions of the mountainous and forested terrain of the Little Carpathians and while combating mountain meltwater. MAZURKEVICH’s orders were carried out on time and with excellent quality. In the first four months of 1945 alone, 24 new airfields were built, 9 were repaired, and 547 special construction projects were completed, with a total value of 2,793,000 rubles, representing 139% of the annual plan.
MAZURKEVICH personally devoted much effort to his work and skillfully managed production accounting and reporting. MAZURKEVICH is politically competent, a devoted officer of the Communist Party and the Socialist Motherland, and enjoys authority among the personnel.
For the excellent execution of the Command’s assignments, skillful and efficient management of construction work, high labor productivity, and discipline, MAZURKEVICH deserves the governmental award of the Order of the Red Star.
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