Russia – Soviet: An Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class awarded for wounds to Senior Sergeant E.A. Ivanov, a sub-machine gun squad leader in the Independent Reconnaissance Company of the 14th Mechanised Brigade, 2nd Ukrainian Front, for wounds received during his units advance in Hungary in November 1944.
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, type 2, flatback reverse, numbered 843673
Condition: Good very fine
Emmanuel Alekseyevich Ivanov was born in the village of Beryozovka, Kubenskoye Ozero Raion, Vologda Oblast in 1922, and served in the Red Army from August 1941 until his release due to wounds in August 1945.
Ivanov’s sole decoration was this Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class awarded to him on 6th November 1947 with the following citation:
Senior Sergeant E.A. Ivanov, a submachine-gun squad leader in the Independent Reconnaissance Company of the 15th Mechanised Brigade (2nd Ukrainian Front), took part in the offensive operations against the German-fascist invaders in Hungary. On November 24, 1944 he was severely wounded in his left shoulder by shrapnel from an enemy shell, after which comrade E.A. Ivanov’s left arm was amputated. He was unconscious when he was carried off of the battlefield by medical orderlies. He was sent to the medical unit and thereafter he was evacuated to an evacuation hospital to undergo treatment.
The above is based on his oral testimony. His being wounded has been confirmed by wound testimony nr.287, which was issued by Evacuation Hospital nr.3078 on 14th August 1945.
For his service in the Patriotic War and the severe wound he suffered in combat with the enemies of the Soviet Union, I apply for Senior Sergeant Emmanuil Alekseyevich Ivanov to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Signed by the Military Commissar of the city of Vologda, Guards Colonel Kizyurov.
This award was changed by the Military Commissar of Vologda Oblast Colonel Sazhin to an Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class.
At the time of the award he was a Submachine-gun squad leader in the Independent Reconnaissance Company of the 15th Mechanised Brigade, 2nd Ukrainian Front.
Ivanov’s only other addition to this decoration was the award of a Medal for the Victory over Germany. Post-war he is listed as temporarily unemployed, most likely due to his wounds, and was living at 9 Moskovskaya (Moscow) Street, Apartment 1, city of Vologda
