Order of Glory 1st class #1395 / Орден Славы 1 степени #1395

Awarded to Guards Master Sergeant and Scout Petr Romanovich Senchenko (Пётр Романович Сенченко) SENCHENKO Pyotr Romanovich – squad leader of the 67th separate rifle company of the 88th guards rifle division of the 8th guards army of the 3rd Ukrainian front, private; scout of the 93rd separate guards reconnaissance company of the 88th guards rifle division of the 8th guards army of the 1st Belorussian front. Born on 01 January 1913 in the village of Obtovo, nowadays Krolevetsky district of Sumy region of Ukraine, in a peasant family. Ukrainian. Member of the VKP(b)/CPSU since 1947. In 1931 he moved to the city of Kharkov. Graduated from the pedagogical institute. He worked as a teacher in Donbass. In October 1941, despite the fact that he had the third health disability group and was released from the draft, he volunteered for the active front service. At first he was a clerk, a cadet of the 20th tank regiment, then he became a scout. He distinguished himself when crossing the Dnieper, liberating Kovel, and storming Berlin. Squad commander of the 67th separate rifle company (88th Guards Rifle Division, 8th Guards Army, 3rd Ukrainian Front) Private Pyotr SENCHENKO in a battle near the village of Andreevka, Sinelnikovsky district of Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine on 09 January 1944, was the first to burst into the enemy trench, which also inspired the rest of the men. In this battle, he eliminated four soldiers and a machine gun with the crew. By order of 21 January...