Official Excerpt from General Order # 001 of 8 January 1946 Issued by the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Occupational Forces in Germany, Revoking the "Guards" Title and Demoting Lieutenant Colonel Znachenko (Значенко).
Single page 8" x 6", front only. The excerpt is marked TOP SECRET in the upper right-hand corner. For poor discipline among his troops leading to a number of amoral actions, and for abuse of his service privileges for private purposes, Commander of the Fourth Guards Separate Antitank Brigade Guards Lieutenant Colonel Znachenko is thereby revoked of the title "Guards" and is demoted to a commanding position in a non-guards unit. The order also issues a demerit to the senior political officer of the Fourth Guards Antitank Brigade. (For those unfamiliar with the Soviet military order of th
Single page 8" x 6", front only. The excerpt is marked TOP SECRET in the upper right-hand corner. For poor discipline among his troops leading to a number of amoral actions, and for abuse of his service privileges for private purposes, Commander of the Fourth Guards Separate Antitank Brigade Guards Lieutenant Colonel Znachenko is thereby revoked of the title "Guards" and is demoted to a commanding position in a non-guards unit. The order also issues a demerit to the senior political officer of the Fourth Guards Antitank Brigade. (For those unfamiliar with the Soviet military order of things, the latter was for failing to guard the Guards Lt. Col. Znachenko from said misdemeanors).
In excellent condition. The paper is unwrinkled and pliant, the typed text and handwritten entries are clear and perfectly legible.
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