Soviet Order of the Red Star #111108

Description

 

 

 

Soviet Order of the Red Star #111108

 

 

Awarded to Sr Lieutenant Petr Stepanovich Drepin (Геннадий Андреевич Шичко)

 

For fighting in the center of Stalingrad

 

Lieutenant Drepin was the first to rush into the enemy dugouts and he personally eliminated 7 officers, 17 enemy soldiers and two light machine-guns by means of hand grenades

 

 

Made of silver and enamels. The order measures 47.83 mm in width, 46.01 mm in height and weighs 28.6 gram without its screwplate. The serial number is located at the 6 o’clock position and the mint mark on the 12 o’clock position of its reverse. This early variation has a round base ‘heel’ of the screw.

 

This original order of the Red Star is in an excellent, well above average condition. The details are mostly crisp and the enamels are flawless apart from some minor contact marks. The reverse is in great condition too with few dings and scratches only. There have been no repairs and the screwpost is full length. It comes with its time period and well fitted silver screwplate.

 

An early award in excellent condition with great research for fighting in the center of Stalingrad. Rare as such!

 

 

Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:

“Comrade DREPIN proved himself as a courageous, decisive and wilful commander during the offensive in the period 17/Jan- 03/Feb of 1943.

During the advance in the ravine Vishnevskaya on the 01 February 1943, his unit was the first to rush into the enemy dugouts. The Germans occupying the dugouts were eliminated. In total, 196 enemy troops eliminated and 86 taken prisoner, 36 dugouts were captured. Personally, comrade DPREPIN eliminated 7 officers, 17 enemy soldiers and two light machine-guns by means of hand grenades.

During the attack at the “Silikat” factory on the dawn of 02 February 1943, DREPIN’s company secretly and without losses advanced to the attack starting point and pushed into a melee fight with the enemy. As the result of this action, the “Silikat” factory was captured by 12:00. Up to 200 enemy troops were eliminated and 960 taken prisoner in this engagement. 4 guns, 2 ammunition depots, 42 vehicles were captured. Comrade DREPIN is devoted to the Lenin Stalin party and the Socialist Motherland.

He deserves a state award – order “Red Star”.”

 

 

The full translation of the research can be found below:

– citation

 

More information on Lieutenant Drepin can be found here

 

In the picture gallery you will find battle maps of Stalingrad where the specific factory ‘Silikat’ (mentioned in the citation) is shown

 

This Order of the Red Star was Lieutenant Drepin’s only award which technically makes this a complete group

 

 

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