Description
Soviet Partisan Medal 2nd class with documents
Awarded to partisan Evgeny Mikhailovich Linkevich (Евгений Михаилович Линкевич)
Linkevich was part of group operating in Kiev where they ran a radio station and guarded weaponry
Made of gold plated brass. Measures 37.45 mm in height including its eyelet, 32.25 mm in width and it weighs 16.3 gram without its suspension.
This partisan medal is in great condition with much gold plating present and light wear only. The lettering, hammer and sickle on its reverse and even the eyelashes of both Stalin and Lenin are very well defined. Its connection ring has not been cut and its suspension is time period to the medal.
The medal comes with its booklet which is in excellent condition and dated 6 March 1948. It mentions Linkevich and shows his original picture.
Also present is his order booklet for the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class #928093. Unfortunately this order is not present in this goup.
Pensioner Yevgeny Mikhailovich Linkevich was the owner of a safe house located on the outskirts of Kiev. For two years he risked his life, guarding the radio and weapons of a group of scouts and saboteurs, and in complete safety handed them over to the Soviet troops immediately after the liberation of Kiev:
…Of particular difficulty was the conspiratorial laying and testing of a stationary radio station, but this work, thanks to the energy, hard work, intelligence and patriotism of a modest Soviet citizen, still alive and living in Kiev, Linkevich Yevgeny Mikhailovich, was completed in a short time. Left for work behind enemy lines, radio operators Yemets and Kravchenko tested the radio in early August 1941 and received satisfactory results.
Thus, the recruitment and preparation of “Maxim” and his group were basically completed. Initially, it included: Kudrya Ivan Danilovich – the head of the group, Gruzdova Maria Ilyinichna – the owner of the apartment where “Maxim” was assigned to live, and his closest assistant; Emets Konstantin Mikhailovich, Kravchenko Afanasy Fedorovich – both radio operators; Linkevich Evgeny Mikhailovich – the owner of the apartment – the radio communication point….
…At the same time, a group of operational workers prepared for Maxim assistants, couriers, laid the radio station, caches of weapons, forms of various documents, codes, etc. Particularly difficult was the conspiratorial bookmark and testing a stationary radio station, but this work, thanks to energy, diligence, intelligence and patriotism of a modest Soviet citizen still alive and living in Kiev Linkevich Evgeny Mikhailovich, was completed in a short time. Left to work behind enemy lines, radio operators Yemets and Kravchenko at the beginning of August 1941 they tested the radio and received satisfactory results.
Thus, the recruitment and training of Maxim and his group were mostly finished. Originally it included: Kudrya Ivan Danilovich – group leader, Maria Ilyinichna Gruzdova – the owner of the apartment for which the residence was determined Maxim, and his closest assistant; Emei Konstantin Mikhailovich, Kravchenko Afanasy Fedorovich – both radio operators; Linkevich Evgeniy Mikhailovich is the owner of the apartment – the radio communication point. In addition, a number of persons were named to Maxim and their addresses were given, with which he should have contacted by passwords after the occupation Kiev by German troops.
On September 19, parts of the Red Army left Kiev and began to withdraw to direction Yagotin. A kind of anarchy has come to the city, robberies began, which intensified even more after the Germans into the city, since German soldiers and officers under the pretext restoring order themselves uncontrollably robbed, starting from jewelry products and paintings and ending with food and furniture, and all this were exported to Germany as trophies in an endless stream….
source (page 306-307)
An interesting documented medal with further research potential!
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