Russia – Soviet: An Order of the Red Star awarded to Captain of the Administrative Service Gromoglasov, Chief of the Personnel Section of the 182nd ‘Dno’ Rifle Division, 22nd Army, 2nd Baltic Front, for his efficient work up until September 1944 where he

Russia – Soviet: An Order of the Red Star awarded to Captain of the Administrative Service Gromoglasov, Chief of the Personnel Section of the 182nd ‘Dno’ Rifle Division, 22nd Army, 2nd Baltic Front, for his efficient work up until September 1944 where he kept his units records up to date, during which time he processed award documents of more than 2500 men and assessed more than 200 officers. He would go on to participate in the Capture of Konigsberg, and would receive a run of awards for Long Service in the Red Army.

Order of the Red Star, type 6, variation 2, numbered 760952

Condition: Good very fine

Anatoly Nikolayevich Gromoglasov was born in the village of Ostrechiny, Voznesenye Raion, Leningrad Oblast in 1913. Having attained a secondary education by 1930, he served in the Red Army between October 1935 and December 1936 and again from June 1941 upon the start of the Great Patriotic War.

Gromoglasov was awarded a number of medals and decorations during the Great Patriotic War, the first of which was Medal for Courage by Order of the 182nd Rifle Division on 6th April 1943, his second was this Order of the Red Star by Order of the 22nd Army on 6th September 1944, awarded to him as a Captain of the Administrative Service and the Chief of the Personnel Section of the 182nd Dno Rifle Division, 22nd Army, 2nd Baltic Front on the back of the following citation:

‘Captain of the Administrative Service Gromoglasov has fought in battle following the start of the Patriotic War in June 1941. From January 1943 through March 1944 he served as assistant chief of the division’s Personnel Section. Throughout his time in the aforementioned positions Captain of the Administrative Service Gromoglasov committed all of his experience and energy to executing the tasks facing the division during the struggle with the German invaders.

Occupying himself with managing the records pertaining to officers and award recipients, comrade Gromoglasov has been carrying out his duties efficiently and devoting himself to his responsibilities with great passion. Between March and June 1944 alone, the division’s Personnel Section processed the award documents of more than 2500 men and assessed more than 200 officers. Reports for superior staffs are always submitted promptly. The records pertaining to officers and award recipients , both those kept by headquarters and those kept in the units, are maintained in an exemplary fashion.

Comrade Gromoglasov frequently visits the units and devotes a great deal of time to the matter of reviewing the division’s officer corps, which allows for officers to be promptly and properly promoted to higher positions, the officer corps to grow, and valuable information to be submitted to Division command.

During periods of active combat operations and during the most recent fighting, which saw a rapid turnover in personnel, comrade Gromoglasov managed to ensure that the units’ depleted officer corps was replenished. The selection and proper placement of such officers and battalion commanders and company commanders directly impacted the course and aftermath of the combat operations and the successful outcome of the battles in which the division was involved in February, March and July of this year.

Comrade Gromoglasov deserves this nomination for the Order of the Red Star.’

Signed by the Commander of the 182nd Dno Rifle Division, Gaurds Colonel Fyodorov.

Subsequently Gromoglasov was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class on 6th March 1945 by Order of the 43rd Army, then an Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class on 13th July 1945. He would receive the Medal for the Capture of Konigsberg, the Medal for the Victory over Germany and the Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy.

After the war, Gromoglasov was awarded the Medal for Combat Merit for 10 years long service in November 1950 and then an Order of the Red Star for 15 years long service in November 1955. By the time of his final award, Gromoglasov was serving as Military Commissar of the Tukums Joint Raion, Latvian SSR and was living at Apartment 5, 5 Kalna Street, city of Talsi, Latvia