Yuri Dmitriyevich Biryukov

Yuri Dmitriyevich Biryukov

Order of the Red Star nr. 76347 was awarded by Order of the 24th Rifle Division of December 23, 1942 to 20-year-old Senior Lieutenant Yuri Dmitriyevich Biryukov, commander of a 120-mm mortar battery in the 7th Rifle Regiment, 24th Rifle Division, 65th Army, Don Front.


Promotions	Date
Lieutenant	December 28, 1941
Senior Lieutenant	November 6, 1942
Captain	January 30, 1945
Major	October 28, 1950

Award citation

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1. Last name, first name and patronymic: Biryukov, Yuri Dmitriyevich
2. Rank: Senior Lieutenant
3. Position and unit: Commander of a 120-mm mortar battery in the 7th Rifle Regiment, 24th Rifle Division

Nominated for: Order of the Red Star

4. Year of birth: 1922
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party membership: Candidate member of the Communist Party
7. Participation in the Civil War, the subsequent combat actions to defend the USSR, and the Patriotic War (where and when): Since March 10, 1942 on the Kalinin, Stalingrad, and Don Front
8. Wounds and contusions received during the Patriotic War: No
9. Since when in the Red Army: Since 1941
10. Drafted by which military commissariat: City of Leningrad
11. Awards received previously (for which merits): None
12. Permanent home address of the prospective awardee and the address of his family: 5 Flyugov Street, _____ 44, Leningrad. Mother: Nina Georgiyevna

Short, concrete description of his combat feat or merits:

On December [should be November, AdV] 26, during the fighting for height 204.0, located to the southeast of Klemkovo, he was present at the command post. Under enemy fire he skillfully and personally adjusted the fire of his battery, destroying 2 enemy artillery batteries and two mounted machine guns and killing up to 50 Hitlerites, who were impeding our troops' advance to the height.

The men and materiel have been prepared perfectly for the most difficult tasks in combat situations.

He deserves the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the 7th Rifle Regiment
Senior Battalion Commissar /Kuyarov/ [signed]
Chief of staff
Captain /Nikitin/ [signed]
December 16, 1942

Yuri Dmitriyevich Biryukov

Order of the Red Star nr. 76347, reverse

Order of the Red Star nr. 76347, obverse and reverse

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A German map showing height 204.0 in the upper left hand corner	A present-day satellite image of height 204.0
A Soviet 120-mm mortar