Russia – Soviet: A Leningrad relief operations Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, starback reverse, awarded to Engineering Major Boris Evstafevich Borovsky, Chief of the Department of Operations and Transportation, Automotive Directorate who invested great energy and labour into planning military transports in preparation for the successful fulfilment of the mission assigned by the Supreme High Command to lift the siege of the city of Leningrad. From the start of the offensive he personally directed vehicle transportation on the route, ensuring the rapid movements of cargoes to active units of the Red Army.
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, starback reverse, downward curved mintmark, the reverse numbered 159902
Condition: Good Very Fine
Boris Evstafevich Borovsky was born in the city of Minsk in 1908. A Russian national he attained a higher education before serving in the Red Army from 1941 onwards.
He would be decorated three times during the Great Patriotic War, the first time being an Order of the Red Star by decree of the Leningrad Front on 18th June 1943, and the second time would be with this Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class by decree of the 10th July 1944.
Issued to him whilst employed as an Engineering-Major, Chief of the Department of Operations & Transportation, Automotive Directorate, Leningrad Front the recommendation reads:
‘Serving in the position of Chief of the Department of Operations & Military Transportation, Comrade Borovsky invested great energy and labour into planning military transports in preparation for the successful fulfilment of the mission assigned by the Supreme High Command to lift the siege of the city of Leningrad. He invested no small amount of labour into the utilisation of gas-powered vehicles.
Since the start of offensive operations on the Leningrad Front, Comrade Borovsky has personally directed vehicle transportation on the route, ensuring the rapid movement of cargoes to active units of the Red Army, which facilities the success of the offensive by the Red Army’s active units.’
He would go on to win a second Order of the Red Star by decree of the Leningrad Front on 22nd July 1945, and would receive both the Medal for the Defence of Leningrad and the Medal for the Victory over Germany for his wartime service. Post war, continuing to serve in the Red Army, he would receive a Medal for Combat Merits for 10 years long service on 19th November 1951 and a third Order of the Red Star on 30th December 1956 for fifteen years long service.
In January 1946, his record card states he was employed as Chief of the 3rd Department of the Leningrad Military District, Motor Vehicle Directorate, he was living on 2nd Soviet Street in the city of Leningrad at this time.
