WWII Soviet Medal for Courage – ЗА ОТВАГУ – With Archive Research – Killed a Sniper – 1st Guards Airborne Regiment, 5th Guards Airborne Division

Description

Tokan Gavriil Tarasovich
Date of Birth: 1912
Place of call: Peschansky RVC Ukrainian SSR, Vinnitsa region, Peschansky district
Date of entry into service: 1944
Military rank: guards Private
Military unit: 1st Guards Airborne Regiment, 5th Guards Airborne Division

Guards Private Tokan Gavril Tarasovich – a (driver) of a 45 mm cannon, in battles from 03/16/45, after breaking through the enemy defenses under artillery fire, he quickly transported guns to the indicated firing positions. In battle, on March 17, 1945, he quickly transported to a firing position, which made it possible for the crew to destroy an enemy machine gun and 1 sniper firing cell, which interfered with the advance of our infantry.