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Mashkautsan
Shabsa Mendelevich Mashkautsan ( ro, Șabsa Mașcauțan; russian: Машкауцан, Шабса Менделевич; January 6, 1924 – September 19, 2022) was a Soviet soldier and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Biography Shabsa (Shapsa) Mashkautsan was born in Orhei, Bessarabia (then in Romania, now in Moldova) to a family of Bessarabian Jews, a house painter Mendel and Rakhel. In his Russian documents his name was written as Shabsa or (earlier) Shapsa. In June 1940 Bessarabia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union.''Under Fire: The Stories of Jewish Heroes of the Soviet Union'', 1996, Article "Mashkautsan, Shabtai Mendelevich "/ref> When Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Shabsa was evacuated to Shpakovsky District, Ordzhonikidze Krai (now Stavropol Krai). "SHAPSA MASHKAUTZAN" The Central D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal "For The Capture Of Berlin"
The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (russian: Медаль «За взятие Берлина») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 9, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to satisfy the petition of the People's Commissariat for Defense of the Soviet Union. The medal's statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X. Medal statute The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" was awarded to soldiers of the Red Army, Navy, and troops of the NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ..., direct participants of the Battle of Berlin, assault and capture of Berlin as well as to the organizers and leaders of combat operations in the capture of this city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
