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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 563

A 2nd Belorussian Front, Crossing of the Oder River, Order of Glory 3rd Class awarded to Private I. S. Ugrak, 576th Artillery Regiment, 167th Rifle Division, a Wagon Driver decorated for delivering ammunition, allowing a high rate of fire on a gun firing over open sights which subsequently suppressed a mortar battery and killed 10 enemy soldiers and Officers


Russia, Soviet Union, Order of Glory 3rd Class, Type 2, reversed numbered '440915', very fine

Ivan Sergeyevich Ugrak was born in the village of Krikov, Chemerovtsy Raion, Kamenets-Podolsky Oblast, during 1903. A Ukrainian national, he attained an elementary education and served in the Red Army between April 1944 and September 1945.

This Order of Glory 3rd Class was Ugrak's sole award, being issued to him by Order of the 167th Rifle Division on 15 June 1945 whilst serving as a Private and as a Wagon Driver in a transport platoon of the 576th Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Artillery Regiment, 167th Sumy Kiev, Twice Red Banner Rifle Division, as a result of the following recommendation:

'On April 18, 1945, near the station of Olza, wagon driver Ugrak delivered ammunition under heavy enemy mortar and artillery fire, which enabled the high rate of fire of one of the guns, which was firing on direct lay. Its crew destroyed 2 mounted machine guns, suppressed a mortar battery, and killed 10 enemy soldiers and officers.

On April 21, 1945 during the crossing of the Oder River, he delivered ammunition twice, because of which the enemy counterattack could be repelled and the bridgehead across the Oder could be expanded.

For bravery and courage, displayed during the fighting with the German invaders, he deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.'

Signed by the Commander of the Artillery of the 167th Sumy Kiev Twice Red Banner Rifle Division, Guards Lieutenant-Colonel Glebov.

From the dates and locations, it would appear that Ugrak served with the 2nd Belorussian Front during the wider Berlin offensive. The Oder to the north of Berlin and to the south of Stettin was crossed on the 20-21 April as part of an attack along the Baltic coast, which was designed to protect the northern flank of the 1st Belorussian Front which was involved in the main assault on the city of Berlin. The aim of the 2nd Belorussian Front's attack was to protect the flank of the main attack from the 3rd Panzer Army under von Manteuffel which was positioned north of the city,

After the Second World War, Ugrak is noted as having served as a Cabinetmaker in the village of Krikov, whilst a resident of this village in the Chemerovtsy Raion, Kamenets-Podolsky Oblast.



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£130

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