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Record card

Record card

Order booklet nr. B-806441

1. Last name: Melnik

2. First name and patronymic: Vladimir Fyodorovich

3. Military rank: Captain

4. Sex: Male

5. Year of birth: 1918

6. Place of birth: Village of Chausovo, Pervomaisk District, Odessa Province

7. Party membership (since which year): Member of the Communist Party since August 1945

8. Education: Secondary

9. Nationality: Ukrainian

10. Since which year in the Red Army: From September 1939 to May 1946

11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied at the time of the award: Rifle battalion commander in the 945th Rifle Regiment

12. Current place of service and position: Head of the Industrial Crops Section of Pervomaisk District, city of Pervomaisk

13. Home address of the recipient: 42 Sovetskaya Street, city of Pervomaisk

14. List of all awards he received:

|Name of the order or medal |Serial number |Number of the document |Ground of award |

|Order of Alexander Nevsky |7294 |Temporary certificate nr. |Order of the 51st Army nr. 76/N of May 28, 1944 |

| | |B-532064 | |

|Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class |218419 |Temporary certificate nr. |Order of the 39th Army nr. 0769 of September 14, 1945 |

| | |Zh-889740 | |

|Medal for the Victory over Germany |/ |Permanent certificate nr. |Decree of May 9, 1945 |

| | |0001672 | |

Signature of the recipient: [signed]

I confirm the correctness of the data and the signature of the awardee (position and signature):

Military commissar of Pervomaisk District

Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Mozolev/

December 13, 1946

Award citation

Award citation

Last name, first name, and patronymic: Melnik, Vladimir Fyodorovich

Rank: Captian

Position and unit: Commanding officer of the 3rd Rifle Battalion, 276th Rifle Regiment, 77th Sergo Ordzhonikidze Simferopol Red Banner Rifle Division

Nominated for: Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class

Year of birth: 1918

Nationality: Ukrainian

Party affiliation: Not a member

Service in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War: Frontline service in the Patriotic War since 1942, serving on the North Caucasus, Southern, and 4th Ukrainian Fronts

Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: Wounded twice, on August 15, 1942 and March 11, 1943

Since when in the Red Army: Since 1939

Drafted by which military commissariat: Military Commissariat of Pervomaisk District, Odessa Province

Previous awards: No

Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and his family’s address: _______________

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

During the vicious fighting to liberate the Soviet Crimea from the German invaders, he showed exceptional skill in commanding his battalion in battle.

During the assault on the large enemy pocket of resistance on Sapun Hill on May 7, 1944, he launched a rapid, sudden strike from the flank, driving the enemy out of the first line of trenches and capturing 4 machine guns, a mortar battery, and up to a platoon of enemy soldiers.

Renewing the successful advance on May 9, 1944, he broke through to the suburbs of Sevastopol on the south side of Sevastopol Bay, during which he destroyed the staff of an enemy regiment. Staff documents and an enemy banner were captured.

For skillfully arranging combat situations, during which he exhibited personal initiative and inflicted a crushing blow upon the enemy, he is being nominated for the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class.

Commanding officer of the 276th Rifle Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel [signed] /Kamkin/

May 13, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class.

Commanding officer of the 77th Sergo Ordzhonikidze Simferopol Red Banner Rifle Division

Colonel [signed] /Rodionov/

May 15, 1944

He deserves to be awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class.

Commanding officer of the 63rd Rifle Corps

Guards Major General [signed] /Koshevoi/

May 15, 1944

Awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky by Order of the 51st Army nr. 76/N of May 28, 1944.

Assistant chief of the 2nd Section of the Personnel Department of the 51st Army

Guards Lieutenant [signed] /Mezin/

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