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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 479

A Soviet Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class awarded to Lieutenant of the Technical Corps A. T. Filiptsov, Mechanic-Driver of the 261st Guards Tank 'Krasnoe Selo' Breakthrough Regiment

Russia, U.S.S.R., Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class, Type 2, in gold, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered '107644', very fine

Andrej Timofeevich Filiptsov was born in 1914, and having fought in the Winter War of 1939-40 in Finland, went on to see service from the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

Filiptsov was to win a number of awards during the war, an Order of the Red Star in 1943, a first award of the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class and a second Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class in 1944, before he was to receive this Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class whilst serving as a Mechanic Driver of the 261st Guards Tank 'Krasnoe Selo' Breakthrough Regiment, the citation states:

'During the engagements near the settlements Zui and Oparovschina on 4th March 1944, comrade Filiptsov exhibited his excellent skill of tank driving across a rugged terrain. Applying all his skill and following closely the modern warfare tactics, he provided for completion of the combat objective as well as the further advance. 100m north of the village of Podchernichie, his tank was hit, the gun was destroyed and the tank commander killed. Comrade Filiptsov, who has already been awarded three times for his courage in the fight against the German invaders, assumed the command of the tank crew (3 men) and organised the defence around the knocked out tank.

In the course of the night, the enemy attempted attacking the Soviet tank three times by the force of up to 30 men, but comrade Filiptsov heroically repelled all the enemy attacks. In such a manner, he could hold the position until the arrival of the main force on the next day. For courage and bravery, for masterful tank driving, he deserves the Order of Lenin.'

The original Order of Lenin recommendation was downgraded to this Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class; sold together with copied citation and research, including english translation.


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