{"id":27997,"date":"2020-11-09T20:37:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=soviet-order-of-alexander-nevsky-21923"},"modified":"2024-02-10T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T14:17:50","slug":"soviet-order-of-alexander-nevsky-21923","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=soviet-order-of-alexander-nevsky-21923","title":{"rendered":"Soviet Order of Alexander Nevsky #21923"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Soviet Order of Alexander Nevsky #21923<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Awarded to Guards Senior Lieutenant Pavel Grigoryevich Yatsenko (\u041f\u0430\u0432\u0435\u043b \u0413\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u042f\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For being the first to breach the strong German defenses and remaining at his position while being wounded
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Made of solid silver and enamels. Measures 51.22 mm in height, 50.59 mm in width and weighs 42.5 gram. The serial number and the mint mark Monetni Dvor <\/em>are located at the 6 o’clock position underneath the screw.<\/p>\n

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This original order of Alexander Nevsky is in excellent condition with most details still visible. The higher laying parts on the obverse show light wear and a fair amount of the gold plating is present. The enamels are problem free without repairs and show some minor contact marks only. The screw has not been shortened and there have been no repairs. It comes with its time period silver screwplate.<\/p>\n

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Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:<\/strong><\/h6>\n

“During the fighting on July 28, 1944, Guards Senior Lieutenant Yatsenko\u2019s company was the first to breach the strong German defenses. It started pursuing the retreating enemy troops, following right on their tail. The company was the first to reach the Balup\u0117 River, cross it, and seize the main road.<\/p>\n

In combat comrade Yatsenko proved to be able to line up his troop formations and exercise battlefield command, as a result of which the company, and along with it the battalion, successfully accomplished their assigned missions.<\/p>\n

Comrade Yatsenko was wounded in battle, but overcoming the pain he continued exercising battlefield command. Not until his faculties started to abandon him and he started to lose consciousness was he evacuated from the battlefield.<\/p>\n

During previous battles near the village of Suki and the Sinyaya and Ludza Rivers he also showed himself an audacious and able commander, owing to which the company suffered only insignificant losses.”<\/p>\n

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The full translation of the research can be found here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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More info on Lt. Yatsenko can be found here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lt. Yatsenko is wearing this particular Order of Alexander Nevsky in the picture at the beginning of this listing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Please contact us<\/a> if you have questions regarding this lot<\/p>\n

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