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Our division was not in Stalingrad on those days. We had terrible casualties, almost nothing left from the city. The surviving soldiers would hardly make up a regiment. We were taken from Stalingrad via the Volga. It was frightening. The crossing was constantly being bombed. The remnants of the division were sent to the suburbs of Moscow for reformation.
Owing to my work in Stalingrad, the commandment included me in the list of awardees of the Order of the Combat Red Banner [29]. I didn't receive this order; I was given the Medal for Military Merits [30]. It was my first award. When we left Stalingrad, the commander of the division gave us the awards right in front of the line of columns.
Owing to my work in Stalingrad, the commandment included me in the list of awardees of the Order of the Combat Red Banner [29]. I didn't receive this order; I was given the Medal for Military Merits [30]. It was my first award. When we left Stalingrad, the commander of the division gave us the awards right in front of the line of columns.
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Russia
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Eva Ryzhevskaya
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