Russia – Soviet: A Lvov-Sandomierz offensive Medal for Bravery awarded to Red Army Soldier F.T. Yashchenko, a loader of 120mm mortar battery of the 825th ‘Tarnopol’ Rifle Regiment, 302nd ‘Tarnopol’ Rifle Division, 60th Army for supporting advancing infantry and repulsing enemy counterattacks, partially destroying a platoon of enemy infantry.
Russia – Soviet: Medal for Bravery, type 2, reverse numbered 1516519
Condition: most of the red enamel lettering from the obverse worn, overall Very Fine
Fyodor Timofeevich Yashchenko was born in Stalingrad in 1923. A Russian national, he attained an elementary education and served in the Red Army from October 1941, initially with the South-Western Front until October 1942, he subsequently served on the 1st Ukrainian front from October 1943. He was lightly wounded on 8th July 1944 and would go on to receive this Medal for Bravery by decree of the 825th ‘Tarnopol’ Rifle Regiment, 302nd ‘Tarnopol’ Rifle Division, 60th Army, 1st Ukrainian Front as a result of the following recommendation:
‘Loader, 120mm mortar battery, Red Army Soldier Yashchenko Fyodor Timofeevich – for: ‘In battles from 6 to 9th August 1944, acting as part of the crew, with fire from his mortar, supporting advancing infantry and repulsing enemy counterattacks, suppressed three firing positions, dispersed and partially destroyed up to a platoon of enemy infantry’
At this time the 302nd Rifle Division was involved in the fighting around the city of Lviv.
By August 1946 Yashchenko was still in the Red Army serving as an Orderly for the Chief of Staff of the 26th Independent Rifle Brigade and his home address was stated as 20 Kazachy Ostrov in the city of Stalingrad.
