Vladimir Vasilyevich Boyarintsev

Vladimir Vasilyevich Boyarintsev

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class nr. 50483 was posthumously awarded by Order of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 60th Army of November 19, 1943 to 31-year-old Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Vasilyevich Boyarintsev, commander of a T-34 company, 1st Tank Battalion, 150th Tank Brigade, 60th Army, 1st Ukrainian Front.


Vladimir Vasilyevich Boyarintsev July 16, 1912 - September 11, 1943
Promotions	Date
Lieutenant	April 26, 1941
Senior Lieutenant	March 16, 1942

Record card of an award recipient

Last name: Boyarintsev
First name: Vladimir
Patronymic: Vasilyevich
Rank: Senior Lieutenant
Position and unit: Tank company commander in the 150th Tank Brigade

Awarded:

Awarded which order or medal	Date of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR	Awarded for what
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class [citation]	Order nr. 08/N of November 19, 1943	For the fighting with the German invaders
	[Stamped: Award issued]

Home address: Commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 60th Army, 1st Ukrainian Front

Biographical details:

1. Year of birth: 1912
2. Place of birth:
3. Party membership and period: Member of the Communist Party
4. Nationality: Russian
5. Period of service in the Red Army:
6. Award documents are located in file nr.:

Awards issued:

Order or medal	Date of issue	Place of issue	Number of the order or medal	Number of the award document	Remarks

Other remarks:

Award sheet

1. Last name, first name, and patronymic: Boyarintsev, Vladimir Vasilyevich
2. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Commanding officer of a T-34 company, 1st Tank Battalion, 150th Independent Kiev Tank Brigade

Nominated for: Title of ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ posthumously

4. Year of birth: 1912
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1934
7. Party affiliation: Member of the Communist Party since 1943
8. Combat service (where and when): In the Patriotic War since June 22, 1941
9. Wounds and contusions received: Killed on September 11, 1943 during the fighting for the village of Yuryevka, Smeloye Raion, Sumy Oblast
10. Previous awards (for which achievements): Awarded the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 150th Tank Brigade nr. 01/N of January 17, 1943 and the Order of the Red Star by Order of the 150th Tank Brigade nr. 019/N of August 28, 1943
11. Drafted by which military commissariat: Red Army career officer
12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his family): _______________

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

Serving as commanding officer of a tank company, comrade Boyarintsev showed himself an exceptionally brave and courageous commander, who through personal example inspired his company’s men to conduct heroic deeds.

On August 26, 1943, during the operation to breach the enemy defenses in the Yaroslavka-Shagarova sector, comrade Boyarintsev personally destroyed 3 machine-gun positions and killed as many as 70 Germans.

On September 5, 1943, during the fighting at the village of Buryn, the company, under comrade Boyarintsev’s able command, acted audaciously and decisively and destroyed the following: 1 self-propelled gun, 6 machine guns, and 1 truck carrying goods and killed up to 75 Germans.

On September 8, 1943, during the fighting for the Kutsiv farmstead, comrade Boyarintsev crushed a barn housing Germans. Using the tank’s tracks he killed up to 15 Germans, and when the Germans were able to set the tank on fire by throwing a grenade, he personally put out the fire and continued assailing the fascists.

On September 11, 1943, while pursuing the retreating enemy troops, comrade Boyarintsev operated ahead of the infantry and led the way for them, and with his company he destroyed 6 mortars and 8 machine guns and killed as many as 150 Germans.

On September 11, 1943, during the fighting for the village of Yuryevka, Senior Lieutenant Boyarintsev pursued the fleeing fascists, personally destroying 2 mortars and 3 machine guns and killing as many as 30 Germans. During this battle Senior Lieutenant Boyarintsev died a brave death, giving his life for the prosperity of his beloved people and for his beloved motherland.

Comrade Boyarintsev deserves to be granted the title of ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ posthumously.

Commanding officer of the 1st Tank Battalion
Major [signed] /Bezrukov/
November 9, 1943

Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Vasilyevich Boyarintsev

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class nr. 50483, reverse

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class nr. 50483, obverse and reverse

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A Soviet T-34/76 tank	A situation map showing the village of Yuryevka, where Boyarintsev was killed
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class nr. 50483, obverse	Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class nr. 50483, reverse