Orders of the Day, April 11 - April 17, 1944
Order of the Day, April 11, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Tolbukhin
Troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, having gone over to the
offensive, having broken through the heavily fortified enemy defences
on the Perekop Isthmus, captured the town of Armyansk and, having
advanced about 20 kilometres, reached the Ishun positions.
Simultaneously troops of the Front, having forced the Sivash east of
the town of Armyansk, broke through the deeply echeloned enemy
fortifications in the area of the lake defiles on the southern shores
of the Sivash and, advancing about 60 kilometres in four days of
offensive engagements, captured the vital railway junction of the
Crimea, Dzhankoi.
In the fighting distinction was won by troops commanded by Lieut.-Gen.
Zakharov, Lieut. -Gen. Kreizer, Lieut.-Gen. Chanchibadze, Lieut.-Gen.
Kolomiets, Maj.-Gen. Neverov, Maj.-Gen. Lovyagin, Maj.-Gen. Koshevoy,
Maj.-Gen.Tsalikov, Maj.-Gen. Kazartsev, Maj.-Gen. Stankovsky, Maj.-Gen.
Bobrakov, Col. Inavov, Col. ToLstov, Col. Volosatykh and Col. Malyukov;
tankmen, commanded by Col. Potseluyev and Lieut.-Col. Barabash;
artillerymen commanded by Col.-Gen. of Artillery Krasnopovtsev,
Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Verbitsky, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Telegin,
Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Alexeyev, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Gaponov, Col.
Vasilenko and Col. Pavlov; airmen commanded by Lieut. -Gen. of Aviation
Khryukin, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Filin, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Savitsky,
Col. Prutkov and Col. Geybo, and sappers commanded by Maj.-Gen. of
Engineering Troops Kolesnikov and Maj.-Gen. of Engineering Troops
Bazhenov.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting shall be recommended for
conferment of the names of Perekop and Sivash, and for the award of
orders.
Today, April 11, at 21.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 20
artillery salvoes from 224 guns our gallant troops of the Fourth
Ukrainian Front which broke through the enemy defences in the Perekop
and Sivash, and captured Dzhankoi.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all the troops
under your command which took part in the breakthrough of the enemy
defences.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 11, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Tolbukhin
Troops of the Independent Maritime Army have launched an offensive,
pierced the strongly fortified enemy defences on the Kerch Peninsula,
and today, April 11, have captured the town and fortress of Kerch, an
important strongpoint in the German defences on the eastern shores of
the Crimea, and advanced about 30 kilometres westwards from Kerch.
In the fighting . for the breakthrough of the enemy defences and the
capture of the town and fortress of Kerch, distinction was won by
troops commanded by Maj.-Gen. Rozhdestvensky, Maj.-Gen. Shvarev and
Maj.-Gen. Provalov; artillerymen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Artillery
Sokolosky and Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Degtyarev; tankmen commanded by
Col. Dergunov, airmen commanded by Col.-Gen. of Aviation Vershinin and
Lieut.-Gen. of Aviation Yermachenko; sappers commanded by Maj.-Gen. of
Engineering Troops Pilipets; and sailors commanded by Rear-Admiral
Gorshkov and Lieut.-Col. Yablonsky.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting for the breakthrough of the
enemy defences and for the liberation of Kerch shall be recommended for
the conferment of the name Kerch and for the award of orders.
Today, April 11, at 22.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 20
artillery salvoes from 224 guns our gallant troops of the Independent
Maritime Army which broke through the enemy defences and captured the
town and fortress of Kerch.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all the troops
under your command which took part in the breakthrough of the enemy
defences and in the fighting for the liberation of Kerch.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 13, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Yeremenko
Troops of the Independent Maritime Army, having broken through the
enemy defences on the Ak-Monai' positions, today, April 13, captured
the town and port on the Black Sea, Feodosia, important strongpoint of
the enemy defences on the south-east coast of the Crimea.
In the fighting for the capture of the town and port of Feodosia,
distinction was. won by troops commanded by Maj.-Gen. Provalov,
Maj.-Gen. Koldubov, Maj.-Gen. Gorbachov, Col. Preobrazhensky and Col.
Vassilenko; artillerymen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Sokolsky,
Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Degtyarev, Col. Kalinin, Col. Durba and
Lieut.-Col. Morozov; tankmen commanded by Col. Dergunov, Col. Rudakov,
Maj. Soichenko and Maj. Malyshev; sappers under Maj.-Gen. of
Engineering Troops Pilipets; and, airmen commanded by Col.-Gen. of
Aviation Vershinin and Lieut.-Col. of Aviation Yermachenko.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting for the liberation of Feodosia
will be recommended for conferment of the name Feodosia and the award
of orders.
Today, April 13, at 20.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of the
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 12
artillery salvoes from 124 guns the gallant troops of the Independent
Maritime Army which captured the town and port of Feodosia.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all troops
under your command which took part in the fighting for the liberation
of Feodosia.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 13, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Tolbukhin
Troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, continuing their successful
offensive, today, April 13, as a result of a bold blow struck by tank
formations and infantry, captured the town and Black Sea port of
Eupatoria, important strongpoint of the German defences on the west
coast of the Crimea.
In the fighting for the capture of Eupatoria, distinction was won by
troops commanded by Lieut.-Gen. Zakharov, Lieut.-Gen. Chanchibadze,
Maj.-Gen. Tsalikov and Lieut.-Col. Puzanov; artillerymen commanded by
Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Strelbitsky, Maj. Mozgunov and Lieut.-Col.
Chizhinov; tankmen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Tank Troops Yudin; and
airmen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Kuznetsov and Col. Chuchev.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting will be recommended for
conferment of the name Eupatoria and for the award of orders.
Today, April 13, at 21.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 12
artillery salvoes from 124 guns gallant troops of the Fourth Ukrainian
Front which liberated the town and port of Eupatoria.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all troops
under your command which took part in the fighting for the liberation
of Eupatoria.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 13, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Tolbukhin
Troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, developing their offensive,
today, April 13, as a result of vigorous attacks by tank formations and
infantry, captured the capital of the Crimea, Simferopol, main
strongpoint of the enemy defences covering the roads to the ports on
the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula.
In the fighting for the capture of Simferopol, distinction was won by
troops commanded by Lieut.-Gen. Kreizer, Maj.-Gen.Razuvayev, Maj.-Gen.
Koshevoi, Maj.-Gen. Potapenko, Maj.-Gen. Bobrakov and Col. Rodionov;
tankmen commanded by Col. Solovyev, Col. Potsoluyev, Col. Feshchenko,
Col. Zhidkov, Lieut.-Col. Arkhipov, Lieut.-Col. Kromchenko, Lieut.-Col.
Khrapovitsky and Maj. Nedelko; artillerymen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of
Artillery Telegin, Col.Kaplanov, Col. Vassilenko, Col. Pavlov, Col.
Kalnichenko, Lieut.-Col. Yaromenko, Lieut.-Col. Matsiyevsky and
Lieut.-Col. Vlasenko; signal troops commanded by Lieut.-Gen. of Signals
Troops Korolev and Col. Obanichev; sappers commanded by Col. Pavlov and
Maj. Sychev; and airmen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Savitsky,
Col. Geibo, Col. Karyakin, Col. Prutkov and Col. Sitkin.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting for the liberation of
Simferopol will be recommended for conferment of the name Simferopol
and for award of orders.
Today, April 13, at 22.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 20
artillery salvoes from 224 guns our gallant troops of the Fourth
Ukrainian Front which captured Simferopol.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all troops
under your command which took part in the fighting for the liberation
of Simferopol.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the- struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 15, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov
Troops of the First Ukrainian Front, after stubborn street fighting,
have completely captured the regional centre of the Ukraine, the town
of Tarnopol, large railway junction and powerful strongpoint of the
German defences in the Lvov direction.
In the fighting for the capture of Tarno-pol, distinction was won by
troops commanded by Col.-Gen. Kurochkin, Lieut.-Gen. Lyudnikov,
Maj.-Gen. Popov, Maj.-Gen. Mishchenko, Col. Ignachev, Col. Kucherenko,
Col. Volkovich and Col. Lashchenko; artillerymen commanded by Maj.-Gen.
of Artillery Frolov, Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Volkinshtein, Maj.-Gen. of
Artillery Volchek, Col. Bogatyrev, Col. Dzevulsky, Col. Lyubimov, Col.
Reutov, Col. Titenko, Col. Che-vola, Col. Belov and Lieut.-Col.
Bazelenko; tankmen commanded by Lieut.-Gen. of Tank Troops Poluboyarov
and- Maj.-Gen. of Tank Troops Romanov; airmen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of
Aviation Kamanin, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation Galunov, Maj.-Gen. of Aviation
Fedulyev and Col. Yuzeyev; and sappers commanded by Col. Serebryakov.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting for the liberation of Tarnopol
will be recommended for conferment -of the name Tarnopol and for award
of orders.
Today, April 15, at 20.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 20
artillery salvoes from 224 guns our gallant troops of the First
Ukrainian Front which captured the town of Tarnopol.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all the troops
under your command which took part in the fighting for the liberation
of Tarnopol.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 16, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin and addressed to Army General Yeremenko
Troops of the Independent Maritime Army, developing their offensive,
captured the town and Black Sea port of Yalta, one of the strongpoints
of the enemy defences on the southern coast of the Crimea.
In the fighting for the capture of Yalta, distinction was won by troops
commanded by Maj.-Gen. Provalov, Maj.-Gen. Luchinsky, Maj.- Gen.
Rozhdestvensky, Maj.-Gen. Koldubov and Col. Preobrazhensky;
artillerymen commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Artillery Sokolsky, and sappers
commanded by Maj.-Gen. of Engineering Troops Pilipets.
To commemorate the victory, the units and formations which particularly
distinguished themselves in the fighting for Yalta will be recommended
for conferment of the name Yalta and for award of orders.
Today, April 16, at 20.00 hours (Moscow time), the capital of our
Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, will salute with 12
artillery salvoes from 124 guns our gallant troops of the Independent
Maritime Army which captured Yalta.
For excellent military operations I express my thanks to all the troops
under your command which took part in the fighting for the liberation
of Yalta.
Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!
Death to the German invaders!
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Order of the Day, April 17, 1944
Issued by Marshal Stalin
Today, April 17, at 18.00 hours, the funeral of Array General Vatutin,
Commander of the First Ukrainian Front, will take place in the town of
Kiev. The Army and Fleet of the Soviet Union lower their military
banners before the grave of Vatutin, and render homage to one of the
finest generals of the Red Army.
I order: At the hour of his interment Army General Vatutin shall be
given his last military honour and, in the capital of our Motherland,
Moscow, there will be a salute of 24 artillery salvoes from 24 guns.
J. Stalin
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief
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