Description
Soviet Medal for Bravery #956299
Awarded to telephonist Yuri Savelievich Dubinsky (Сергей Сергеевич Клочко)
For fixing 10 signalling line breaks under heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire
Made of solid silver. The medal for Bravery measures 37.32 mm in diameter and 42.67 mm in height (including the eyelet). It weighs 27.9 gram without its suspension.
The medal is in nice, about average condition with most details still visible and a light patina on both sides. Much of the original red lacquer is still present (apx 60%) and its connection ring has not been cut. The brass suspension and old ribbon are time period to the medal.
Short translation of the research:
DUBINSKY Yuri Savelievich, born 1926
Дубинский Юрий Савельевич
27 Gauards rifle regiment, 11 Guards rifle division
Telephonist of the 76mm gun battery Guards private DUBINSKY Yuri Savelievichis awarded for the engagement on 23 June 1944. In the enemy defence breakthrough operation near the settlement BABINOVICHI, Vitebsk region, he fixed 10 signalling line breaks under heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire, which provided for uninterrupted fire control of the battery.
Born 1926, Russian, none party member, In RKKA since 09 April 1943, drafted by Vologda district military commissariat. Not previously awarded.
The research includes an image of Dubinsky, a combat journal and a battle map of the 11 Guards Rifle Division
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