sorry, pc crashed in the middle of this and managed to post it in the firearm forum rather than the soviet awards forum, could a mod move it over please…

hi all,
wonder if i could ask for a spot of help with a Stalingrad certificate please. Recently picked it up and with my limited knowledge o f this area of collection, but i think its genuine..

I believe its to a Sub lieutenant Vtorov Vasilij Dmitrievich, possibly of the 256th guards rifle regiment - can anyone confirm ?

also any idea who the signature would have been or is there any info on the stamp in the lower left hand side?

Is it possible to get any more information about the soldier online, i don’t speak Russian, but know someone who can, be we don’t know really know where to start looking.

I’ve tried to research the regiment, but drawn a blank there as well, i think they may have been part of the 86th guards rifle division, but that was dated 4/6/43, so i’m not sure what they were doing at the time of the battle.

thanks in advance for any help you can give..

cheers..

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