Description
Order of the Red Banner #288003
Awarded to Jr. Lieutenant Alexander Alekseevich Tkachenko (Александр Алексеевич Ткаченко)
For exemplary combat service as a Pe-2 pilot: he completed 25 successful combat sorties, demonstrating excellent piloting and consistently accurate bombing. His missions destroyed enemy manpower, vehicles, carts, anti-aircraft positions, and supply concentrations across multiple targets in February-March 1945
Made of solid silver and enamels. Measures 46.23 mm in height, 37.88 mm in width and it weighs 27.1 grams without its suspension. The serial number and mint mark are located at the 6 o’clock position of its reverse.
In great condition with light overall wear and a fair amount of the original gold plating still present. The red and white enamels are well preserved without repairs and show some minor superficial flakes only. The reverse shows an appealing patina to the silver and several small dings. Its connection ring has not been cut and the double layer steel suspension is time period to the award.
Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:
During the Patriotic War he made 25 successful sorties, as the pilot was prepared perfectly: the piloting technique on the PE-2 plane was excellent, he bombed aptly, as a result of which most of the sorties were estimated by the commander perfectly.
On 02/14/1945, the group bombing a group of enemy manpower and equipment at the Rudelsdorf point, as a result of a bombing strike, annihilated 2 cars and 3 carts with the enemy’s manpower. The result was confirmed by a photo.
On 02/17/1945, a bombing of an accumulation of enemy manpower and equipment at the point of Zobten. it was recorded that all bomb explosions at the station, annihilated up to a company of infantry, 5 vehicles, 10 carts and 2 fires were created.
On 02/18/1945 as a result of a bombardment strike on the point of JORDANSMÜHLE, two fires were created in the goal and up to 15 enemy soldiers were annihilated, the result of the bombardment was photographed.
On 03/16/1945 bombing on the congestion of the motor vehicled in the forest east of the point Weidengut. According to the photographic plate, explosions of bombs were all in the target, as a result of which there were 2 fires created in the target.
On 03/23/1945, the bombing by a group on the enemy’s accumulation at the point Wladen, by bombardment killed up to 20 soldiers, at the target arose 3 explosions and 5 fires were created. The result was photographed.
On 03/28/1945, in a bombing of an accumulation of enemy manpower and equipment at Preußisch-Krawarn, as a result of the bomb strike were annihilated: 1 anti-aircraft battery and up to 20 vehicles with live enemy force, the result was confirmed by a photograph.
For 25 successful combat sorties, effective bombing while inflicting considerable damage on the enemy’s manpower and technology, he is worthy of being presented to the governmental award order of the “RED BANNER”.
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