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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 561

A Neisse River Crossing, Berlin Offensive, Order of Glory 3rd Class and Award Booklet awarded to Private G. A. Shcherban, 1034th Artillery Regiment, a Reconnaissance Squad Leader who discovered three enemy machine gun positions on 16 April 1945 on the first day of the offensive and a large concentration of troops near the village of Adlig-Zarats on 18 April 1945, which were subsequently destroyed

Russia, Soviet Union, Order of Glory 3rd Class, Type 2, reverse numbered '523229', very fine

Grigory Alekseyevich Shcherban was born in the village of Staroye, Borispol Raion, Kiev Oblast during 1922. A Ukrainian national, he attained a secondary education before serving in the Red Army between September 1943 to December 1946.

This Order of Glory was issued by Order of the 127th Rifle Division on 13 May 1945 whilst Shcherban was serving as the Reconnaissance Squad leader in the 1034th Kielce Artillery Regiment, was issued as the result of the following citation:

'During the crossing of the Neisse River on April 16, 1944 [sic], comrade Shcherban was with the infantry formations and discovered 3 enemy machine gun positions impeding the advance of our infantry, which were subsequently suppressed by the batteries, using his corrections.

Disregarding the danger to life, comrade Shcherban conducted a reconnaissance mission on April 18, 1945 near the village of Adlig-Zarats [literally translated from the Cyrillic], where they discovered a large concentration of German infantry covering the approaches to the village. Correcting the fire of the batteries, the enemy infantry was scattered, which aided our infantry in seizing the town of Adlig-Dubrits. Taking part in this attack, comrade Shcherban took 4 German soldiers prisoner.'

He deserves the Order of Glory 3rd Class.

Shcherban's unit was part of the 1st Ukrainian Front that crossed the Neisse River as part of the Berlin Operation which began on 16 April 1945.

After the war Shcherban is noted as unemployed, and resident in the village of Staroye, Borispol Raion, Kiev Oblast; sold together with his Award Booklet, without photograph, and stamped 'valid without photograph'. This is the sole Medal noted in the booklet and the number is confirmed.



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