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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 492

A Soviet Order of Glory 3rd Class awarded to Private S. N. Krysanov, 47th Rifle Regiment, for wounds received in the heavy fighting at Staraya Russa in September 1942

Russia, U.S.S.R., Order of Glory 3rd Class, reverse officially numbered '627386', very fine

Stepan Nikolayevich Krysanov was born in the village of Gorokhovo, Chernava Raion, Ryazan Oblast in 1906 and served in the Red Army from September 1941-September 1942. He was severely wounded in his left leg on 15 September 1942 in the heavy fighting at Staraya Russa, and this led to the post-War award of this Order of Glory 3rd Class with the following citation:

'Serving as a Rifleman in the 47th Rifle Regiment near the city of Staraya Russa, comrade Krysanov was severely wounded in his left foot. At the present time he is a disabled veteran of the 3rd category.

A disabled veteran of the Patriotic War, he deserves this nomination for the Medal for Courage.'

This award was firstly changed to an Order of the Red Star by the Commander of Moscow Military District, Colonel General of the Army Artemyev, and changed again to an Order of Glory 3rd Class by the Chief of one of the sections of the Personnel Department of the Moscow Military District Major Kovalenko.

Seeing no further action after Staraya Russa, this was Krysanov's sole award of the conflict. Post war he was working as a Farmer at the '13 let RKKA' (13th Anniversary of the Red Army) Kolkhoz, village of Gorokhovo, Chernava Raion, Ryazan Oblast, whilst also living in the village; sold together with citation and research, including english translation.

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