Description
Medal for Bravery #93891
Awarded to Guards private Arkadij Vasilievich Sukhikh (Аркадий Васильевич Сухих)
For repairing over 50 telephone wire cuts under intensive mortar and automatic small arms fire. When the section commander was taken out of action, he assumed command and responsibility over the area
Made of solid silver. Measures 37.04 mm in diameter and 2.85 mm in thickness. The height of the medal is 41.86 mm including its eyelet and it weighs 30.6 grams without its suspension.
The medal is in nice condition with medium overall wear. The details of the higher laying parts like the rivets on the side of the tank and the canons are all visible but the red lacquer filling the lettering is all gone. Its rectangular suspension was replaced by a pentagon shaped one to comply with the post-1943 regulations. He changed it himself as can be seen in the picture of Sukhikh.
Brief translation of the citation:
СУХИХ Аркадий Васильевич 1920
Guards private Sukhikh Arkadij Vasilievich 1920
Decree #1
292 rifle “Volga” regiment, 181 rifle “Stalingrad” Lenin order division, Central front.
20 March 1943
Medal “FOR BRAVERY”
Senior telephonist of the signalling company Private First Class SUKHIKH Arcadia Vasilievich.
On 23-24 March 1943, he provided uninterrupted signalling capability between the 2nd rifle battalion and the regiment commander’s command post.
Under intensive mortar fire and automatic small arms fire, he repaired over 50 telephone wire cuts. When the section commander was taken out of action, comrade KULISH assumed the command and the responsibility over the area. Comrade SUKHIKH’s area is one of the best.
Born 1920, VKP(b) member candidate, Russian, drafted tot he Red Army by Molotov district military commissariat.
Signed by the commander of 292 rifle “Volga” regiment
Lt. Colonel /KAPRANOV/
More info on private Sukhikh can be found here
Also included in the picture gallery is the combat diary of the 229th Rifle Regiment on 23-24 March 1943, a map of the 181st Rifle Division on 23-24 March 1943 and a digital picture of private Sukhikh wearing his Medals for Bravery
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