Description
Order of Alexander Nevsky #38197 with order booklet and military pasport
Awarded to Sr. Lieutenant Andrej Antonovich Movchan (Андрей Антонович Мовчан)
For eliminating up to 30 enemy troops, 4 faustpatrone operators, and 3 enemy machine-guns on the main road to Berlin
Made of solid silver and enamels. Measures 51.40 mm in height, 50.29 mm in width and it weighs 42.3 grams without its screwplate. The serial number and the mint mark Monetni Dvor are located at the 6 o’clock position underneath the screw.
In excellent condition with most details visible. Only the higher laying parts on Nevsky’s helmet shows some wear. The red enamel is problem free andf without repairs and with small contact marks only. Some of the gold plating on the wreath, sword and arrows is still present although most has worn off. Its screwpost has not been shortened and the order comes with its time period and well fitted silver screwplate.
Its accompanying order booklet is in problem free condition with all pages firmly attached to its cover and mentions this award only. Technically this order could therefor be considered a complete group
Also included in this lot is his military passport with original picture and a picture of Lt. Movchan together with another veteran. Both show him wearing this order of Nevsky
Short Description of his feat of arms or achievements:
26 April 1945, the enemy counter-attacked in the area south-east of the town Teuplitz (on the main Berlin road). Comrade MOVCHAN participated in fending off these attacks, while being present on the firing position where the guns fired directly with open sights. He provided artillery support to the 1st battalion of 170 rifle regiment. During the first enemy attack, MOVCHAN’s guns were spotted by the enemy, who attempted to destroy them with faustpatrone salvoes. Despite intensive enemy automatic fire, comrade MOVCHAN managed to redeploy promptly the guns on a new position and continued providing the artillery support, firing at the numerically superior enemy force.
When the rifle troops of the 1st battalion of 170 rifle regiment faltered under the enemy pressure and retreated to the line behind our guns, comrade MOVCHAN organised the riflemen and a some of the artillerymen to guard and defend the artillery positions. He personally acted many times as a gun layer and fired the Germans at a point blank range.
In this battle, his artillery platoon eliminated up to 30 enemy troops, 4 faustpatrone operators, and 3 enemy machine-guns.
The full translation of the citation can be read here
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