Documented Group of Soviet Awards. Red Banner 1st (#44067) and 2nd award (#1530), Order Patriotic war 1st class (#282081) and 2nd class (#5388) + more

“During an encounter battle with German fascist troops on July 22, 1941 at the village of Polibino (Velikiye Luki), he deployed his heavy battery in direct fire mode at a distance of 200 meters from the enemy. Despite withering mortar and submachine-gun fire coming from neutralized guns’ crews, he delivered accurate fire, taking out enemy firing positions and forcing the enemy to withdraw.

During the fighting at the village of Polibino he destroyed 3 heavy machine guns and killed as many as 80 German soldiers and officers. Under withering enemy mortar and artillery fire, he continued bringing down rapid and accurate fire onto a concentration of enemy troops and firing positions, carrying out requests from infantry commanders. His battery’s fire covered the withdrawal of a battalion of the 259th Rifle Regiment toward a new line. Although he was severely wounded, he returned fire with one gun and led his battery away to new firing positions.

On the eve of the battle of November 27, 1941, which was aimed at seizing the village of Martynovo, comrade Yemelyanov properly organized the duties during the preliminary artillery bombardment. During the battle he pulverized 2 wooden bunkers and 1 dugout, under whose wreckage 5 fascists were buried. At this same time he personally spotted and destroyed with pinpoint gunnery 2 enemy antitank guns, which had been impeding our infantry’s advance in this sector.

The battery’s actions prevented the enemy from committing its reserves from the village of Upirvichi to battle. In spite of heavy enemy artillery fire onto the battery’s observation post, he kept his composure and continued destroying the fascists, showing examples of valor and bravery.

On December 7, 1941, during the fighting at the city of Kalinin, he was stationed at the observation post, located 150 meters from the enemy, for all nine days of battle. Without possessing forward infantry cover, his battery fought off German counterattacks on two occasions, inflicting heavy casualties upon the Germans. He destroyed 4 wooden bunkers, 6 dugouts, 7 machine-gun positions, 2 mortar batteries, and 1 artillery piece, killed or wounded as many as 200 German soldiers and officers, and held the line until the arrival of our infantry.”

“During an encounter battle with German fascist troops on July 22, 1941 at the village of Polibino (Velikiye Luki), he deployed his heavy battery in direct fire mode at a distance of 200 meters from the enemy. Despite withering mortar and submachine-gun fire coming from neutralized guns’ crews, he delivered accurate fire, taking out enemy firing positions and forcing the enemy to withdraw.

During the fighting at the village of Polibino he destroyed 3 heavy machine guns and killed as many as 80 German soldiers and officers. Under withering enemy mortar and artillery fire, he continued bringing down rapid and accurate fire onto a concentration of enemy troops and firing positions, carrying out requests from infantry commanders. His battery’s fire covered the withdrawal of a battalion of the 259th Rifle Regiment toward a new line. Although he was severely wounded, he returned fire with one gun and led his battery away to new firing positions.

On the eve of the battle of November 27, 1941, which was aimed at seizing the village of Martynovo, comrade Yemelyanov properly organized the duties during the preliminary artillery bombardment. During the battle he pulverized 2 wooden bunkers and 1 dugout, under whose wreckage 5 fascists were buried. At this same time he personally spotted and destroyed with pinpoint gunnery 2 enemy antitank guns, which had been impeding our infantry’s advance in this sector.

The battery’s actions prevented the enemy from committing its reserves from the village of Upirvichi to battle. In spite of heavy enemy artillery fire onto the battery’s observation post, he kept his composure and continued destroying the fascists, showing examples of valor and bravery.

On December 7, 1941, during the fighting at the city of Kalinin, he was stationed at the observation post, located 150 meters from the enemy, for all nine days of battle. Without possessing forward infantry cover, his battery fought off German counterattacks on two occasions, inflicting heavy casualties upon the Germans. He destroyed 4 wooden bunkers, 6 dugouts, 7 machine-gun positions, 2 mortar batteries, and 1 artillery piece, killed or wounded as many as 200 German soldiers and officers, and held the line until the arrival of our infantry.

Being one of the best battery commanders, comrade Yemelyanov was promoted to the position of battalion commander during the period in which operations were conducted alongside the 5th Red Banner Rifle Division in the Batyukovo and Karpovo area. Between June 1, 1942 and July 23, 1942 comrade Yemelyanov’s battalion suppressed one mortar battery and 3 artillery batteries and destroyed 1 artillery battery and 1 antitank gun.

He is dedicated to the Party of Lenin and Stalin and the socialist motherland. (This material is submitted for the third time.)”

“Between July 12, 1943 and August 6, 1943 and from August 6, 1943 up to the present time, during the breaching of the heavily fortified enemy line of defense and the subsequent offensive operations north of the city of Oryol, comrade Yemelyanov skillfully organized the reconnoitering of enemy firing positions.

Prior to the preliminary artillery bombardment, the following were reconnoitered and plotted via the battalions’ interconnected observation system: 21 dugouts, 18 machine-gun and artillery bunkers, and 6 artillery batteries. During the preliminary artillery bombardment all these objectives were destroyed or suppressed by the regiment’s artillery fire, which enabled the 83rd Guards Rifle Division, which our regiment supported, to breach the enemy line of defense and successfully advance farther on while suffering only insignificant losses.

During the fighting at the villages of Sukhochevo, Kolontayevo, and Rudnevo he skillfully organized the coordination with the battalion our regiment supported, and subsequently with the 30th Tank Corps. He organized the regiment’s fire direction, which enabled the regiment to provide continuous fire support for the tanks and motorized infantry and ensured the mission to seize the villages of Sukhochevo, Kolontayevo, Borilovo, and Voskresensky could be executed successfully.

On August 6, 1943, when the enemy’s intermediate line of defense near the villages of Slobodka, Glotovo, and Gnezdilovo was breached, he skillfully organized communications and the coordination with the spearheading tanks of the 36th Tank Regiment, which our regiment supported. He skillfully planned the regiment’s artillery fire. By the time of the tank attack, all antitank weapons were either destroyed or suppressed, which enabled the tanks and the 21st Guards Rifle Regiment to break through the defenses almost without any losses and successfully push forward. During all battles comrade Yemelyanov enables the units which our regiment supports to conduct successful combat operations, owing to the fast and flexible way in which he organizes fire direction and the coordination with these units.

He has seen continuous frontline service in the Patriotic War since June 25, 1941.”

“Between April 26, 1945 and May 7, 1945, the brigade supported the offensive operations of the 317th Budapest Red Banner Rifle Division and the 106th Guards Rifle Division in the Brno area and north of Brno near Soběšice and Mokrá Hora. Under difficult urban warfare conditions and in the mountainous and forest-clad areas north of Brno, comrade Yemelyanov, serving as brigade chief of staff, skillfully organized the coordination between the brigade’s units and the units of the rifle divisions our brigade supported. He made the correct decisions and enabled the timely advance of the infantry.

During the fighting for the city of Brno, comrade Yemelyanov stood in for the ill brigade commander. In command of the brigade, he was continuously stationed at the observation post of the commander of the 317th Budapest Red Banner Rifle Division. He skillfully oversaw the fighting and ensured fire requests from the infantry were carried out promptly.

During the fighting for the city of Brno, the brigade destroyed 53 heavy machine guns, 28 light machine guns, 8 large-caliber machine guns, 16 antitank guns, 2 rocket-powered weapons, 18 mortar batteries, and 12 105-mm artillery batteries. The brigade suppressed 35 heavy machine guns, 48 light machine guns, 18 105-mm batteries, 23 mortar batteries, 6 six-barreled mortars, 2 self-propelled guns, and 5 antitank guns. 6 tanks and self-propelled guns were knocked out. 400 meters of trenches and 3 dugouts were destroyed. 12 counterattacks by company- or battalion-sized forces were fought off. As many as 600 enemy soldiers and officers were dispersed and part of them were killed.

Conclusion: He deserves to be awarded the Order of Suvorov, 3rd Class.”