Unknown HEROES OF WWII (RO or other armies), stories, documents

[Barbosu]

Hi everyone!

As the majority of you, I have relatives among the military in WWII. I chalenge you to post here their stories even they were no generals or marshalls. Almost every history book writes about the commanders and armies as a whole. Here is a topic about everyman.

AND I INVITE FORUM MEMBERS TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR RELATIVES FROM ANY ARMY, ROMANIAN OR OTHER.

My intention is to initiate a topic where one can find out about heroic deeds of Romanian military men on the front as depicted in official documents but also in veterans stories and maybe we could put together some personal data about our heroes

I start with the story of my grand-uncle Major Moisescu Ioan - a Mihai Viteazu recipient for bravery on western front - as depicted in some very interesting documents I found, belonging to him, military report orders (Ordin la raport) he received as commander of the 1-st Batalion,94-th Infantry Regiment, 19-th Infantry Division.

(I hope the following days I will scan a photo of my grand-uncle and the documents)

I have two such Report Orders (Ordin la raport), and other documents I will entirely translate and post in this topic.

Please do the same because in such an order, as you will see, you can find copies after more Day Orders, about more units and operations.

Here is the first part of it translated:


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"94th Infantry Regiment
Military Postal Office no 631.

No. 1819
1944, November, 17

To 1st Batalion

REPORT ORDER

I. The officers below received medals as follows:

Day Order (Ordin de zi) no. 97/16.XI.1944
"Romanian Star 5th class with spades and Military Virtue ribbon and oak leaves:
- Maj. Isaia P. Mircea
- Capt. Bacila V. Vasile
- Capt. BAsturea P. Mihail
- Capt. Prescurea N. Ioan
- Capt. Stan I. Florea
- Lt. Tudor C. Ioan
- Slt. active Paunescu N. Teodor
- Slt. rez Surcel M. Petre

II. Below you will find a copy of the order no. 8021/12.XI.1944 of 19th Inf. Div. for you to learn its contents and to report if necessary to the Personnel Office (Biroul Mobilizare) until 20.XI.1944, attaching the list of names.

(The order referred to a 10 days leave for some categories of graduates of some special high schools of arts and crafts (de meserii, industriale si profesionale - as in Romanian language) because they had to participate to a selection/exam in Bucharest.

III. All such workers who are orderlies for the officers are to be changed of their duties immediately.

IV. Below you will find a copy of the letter of thanks from Gen. col. Sumilov, the commander of the 7th Soviet Guard Army addressed to Gen commander of the 7th army corp for the fights of his units and the rejection of all enemy attacks.

COPY:

To Army Corp General, commander of the 7th army corp:

Please transmit to generals, officers, NCO's and soldiers, my thanks for the fights of these last days, for the rejection of the attacks of german-hungarian occupants. I am sure that the army corp led by you will continue the fight even better, for our common interests, the victory on german-hungarian occupants.

Signed
Commander. 7th Sov. Guard Army Gen. col. Sumilov

V. Below you will find a copy of Day Order no. 21./10 Nov 1944, of the 19-th Infantry Division to be known by all.

Day Order 21 10.Nov. 1944
Copy

In the heavy fights over Tisa river, culminating with the victories from Minszent, Kistelek, Alpar and Cegled the following men and units especially distinguished themselves:

- General Mosteoru Grigorie, commander of the 19-th Infantry Brigade, who ordered the first line with energy and skill, staying day and night in the middle of the troops, giving them in time the right impulse.

-Colonel Iliescu Ilie, commander of the artillery of the 7-th Army Corp, who helped all the time the infantry by the massive and adequate fire.

- The 7-th Heavy Artillery Regiment, under the full of energy and wise command of Colonel Danacu Vasile, helped in time and in perfect comradeship, our infantry

- The 94-th Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel Ionescu N. Ioan fought with bravery at the Minsdszent bridgehead, especially the 1st Batalion, under the command of Major Moisescu Ioan.

With great impetus, even after long and hard marches from Kistelek to Sarvasi and then from Sarvasi to Szentes, they attack the enemy at Alpar, pushing him to the North and successfully made a breakthrough to the ally units, encircled in that town.

They reject all enemy attacks and firmly keep the advanced position of Nor Alpar (T.N. - probably North of Alpar).
With the same energy they continue the attacks and occupy one by one the ordered targets, pushing the enemy to the North East of Cegled.

On 8-th of November 1944 they resist with energy to a powerful enemy counter-attack made with 17 tanks and backed by 2nd German Infantry Regiment."

This post has been edited by Barbosu on February 24, 2005 04:16 pm

[Victor]

Barbosu there is already such a topic here: http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=272. Please post there.

[Barbosu]

sorry, I didn't knew about it. Well if you agree and there is no such topic, let's make this one with official documents.

If not, I'll move the post to the other topic.

Barbosu

[Victor]

Better post in the topic pointed pot two posts above.

[Barbosu]

K!

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