Citation for "Two-times Hero of the Soviet Union"

[McLenin]

Hi everyone
I just got this translated and felt I had to share it with you all. A citation for a "Two-times Hero of the SU". However, comrade Pivovarov did not get a second Hero Star for these actions but received an Order of Alexander Nevsky instead. Major-General Yushchuk thought it was only worth a Red Banner (must have been having a bad day!). Hope you like it. Anyone got any advance on 7000 POWs?

1. Name: Pivovarov, Mikhail Ivanovich
2. Rank: Guards Major
3. Billet: Commander of Tank company of 50th Special Guards Heavy Tank Novgorod Red Banner Regiment
Presented for the highest Government award conferring ?Two-times Hero of the Soviet Union?
4. Date of Birth: 1915
5. Nationality: Russian
6. Party Affiliation: Member of VKP(b)
7. Participation in Great Patriotic War: Since 1941
8. Wounds and Contusions from Great Patriotic War: Wounded once
9. Joined the Red Army: 1936
10. Drafted by: Yuryeviets RVK, Ivanovo region
11. Previous Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Medal for the Defense of Leningrad
12. Permanent Home Address: Ivanovo region, city of Yuryeviets, Potemkinski village council, village of Skuratycha

Short description of Personal Combat Achievement and service:
Comrade Pivovarov from 16/4 to 2/5/45 during the acquisition of the German capital showed bravery and heroism. First to break into a suburb of the city of Berlin and captured the railway-station of the central abattoir and held it for 24 hours until the arrival of our infantry. Repeated counterattacks with tanks and infantry were repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy.
In street fights for the city of Berlin, comrade Pivovarov was present constantly with the active tanks and personally directed the fighting.
His company has destroyed: enemy tanks?14, self-propelled guns?6, guns of various calibres?24, storehouses of ammunition?4, mortars?13, machine-guns?49, vehicles?93, horses?84, soldiers and officers?271, and taken into captivity over 7000 enemy soldiers and officers.
For courage, bravery and heroism shown in combat for the German capital of Berlin, comrade Pivovarov deserves the conferring of the title "Two-times Hero of the Soviet Union."

Commander of 50th Special Guards Heavy Tank Novgorod Red Banner Regiment
Guards sub-colonel Velichko
12/5/45

Deserves the Government award ? Order of the Red Banner
Commander of 11th Tank Radom Red Banner Orders Suvarov & Kutuzov Corps
Major-General of Tank troops
Yushchuk
16/5/45

Order of Armoured Tanks and Motor Troops of 1st Belarusian Front, No. 58/N from 30/5/45
Awarded Order of Alexander Nevsky
Senior assistant of the Head of Personnel of BT&MV of 1st Belarusian Front
Major Tomarev
10/6/45