Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev

Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev

Medal for Courage nr. 164652 was awarded by Order of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment of January 29, 1943 to 20- or 21-year-old Guards Private Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev, scout in a dismounted reconnaissance platoon of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division, 21st Army, Don Front.

Order

Of the 93rd Lori Red Banner Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Comrade Voroshilov Red Banner Guards Rifle Division, Don Front

January 29, 1943 - Nr. 9/N - Operational Army

On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, I award:

The Medal for Courage to:

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5. Guards Private Aleksandr Grigoryevich Koshelev, scout in a dismounted reconnaissance platoon, for the fact that he, during the fighting on January 11, 1943, when he was on a reconnaisance mission and stationed among the ranks of the infantry, discovered a camouflaged enemy firing position and destroyed it with grenades. In the process he took 4 soldiers prisoner, thus enabling our infantry to push forward.

Born in 1922; Russian; Komsomol member; drafted by the Military Commissariat of the Peno Raion, Kalinin Oblast. Lives at _______________

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Commanding officer of the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment
Guards Major [signed] /Belov/

Medal for Courage nr. 164652, obverse and reverse

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A Russian map showing the Soviet advance toward Stalingrad between January 10 and February 2, 1943. The 51st Guards Rifle Division is highlighted in green