Description
Soviet Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class #118908
Awarded to Guards Lieutenant Arsenij Nikolaevich Korobko (Арсений Николаевич Коробко)
For fending off enemy attacks in Moldavia and personally eliminating 9 Hitlerites in the process
Korobko was wounded on 22 October 1941
Made of solid silver, gold and enamels. The order weighs 25.3 gram without its screwplate and measures 45.82 mm in width and 47.83 mm in height. Its serial number and straight mint mark in two lines can de found on the bottom of its reverse. The minimal known serial number of this variation produced by the Leningrad Min (LMD) is 100354 and the maximum number is 134917.
This beautiful order is in excellent condition with its details crisp. The enamels are stunning without repairs and have some small dings and contact marks only. Its reverse is in in excellent condition as well and shows an interesting pattern of stripes which is not the result of wear, but of the production process. The order comes with its time period and well fitted silver screwplate and its extremely long screw -typical for early Orders of the patriotic War- has not been shortened.
A real beauty and hard to upgrade as an early screwback type
Brief and specific description of the personal feat or merits:
In the engagement for the hill 157.7 in Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic on 26 April 1941, he acted bravely and decisively contributing to the overall success in taking control of the hill. By personal example, he drew the other men to follow him into an attack. When the enemy counter attacked trying to regain the lost ground, he remained resolute and participated in fending off the attack among the other combat troops. He personally eliminated 9 Hitlerites in this engagement.
He deserves state award – order “PATRIOTIC WAR II CLASS”
The full translation of the research can be found below:
More information on Lt. Korobko can be found here
Also included in the research is a combat diary of the 97th Guards Rifle Division on 26 April 1944 and a digital picture of Korobko
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