Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief
August 27, 1944
[No. 177]

ORDER

OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

To Army General Malinovsky

The troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, as a result of a swift attack by armoured formations and infantry, today, August 27, captured by storm the towns and large communications junctions of Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat (Rymnik) — important strongpoints of the German defences.

The following distinguished themselves in the fighting for the capture of the towns of Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat (Rymnik): the tankmen of Colonel General of Armoured Forces Kurkin, Lieutenant General of Armoured Forces Kravchenko, Lieutenant General of Armoured Forces Alekseyev, Colonel Shutov, Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev, Lieutenant Colonel Pavlovsky, Colonel Osadchy; the troops of Lieutenant General Trofimenko, Lieutenant General Petrushevsky, Lieutenant General Goryachev, Major General Semyonov, Major General Rumyantsev, Major General Kindyukhin, Major General Zolotukhin, Colonel Konev, Colonel Karlov; the artillerymen of Colonel General of Artillery Fomin, Major General of Artillery Gusev, [Colonel] Chernov; the airmen of Colonel General of Aviation Goryunov, Major General of Aviation Vitruk; the sappers of Major General of Engineering Troops Tsirlin, Major General of Engineering Troops Tyulyev, Colonel Nasonov, Colonel Fadeyev, Colonel Ponimash; the signallers of Colonel Agafonov, Colonel Shervud.

In commemoration of the victory achieved, the formations and units which most distinguished themselves in the fighting for the capture of the towns of Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat (Rymnik) are to be recommended for conferment of the designations "Focșani" and "Rymnik" and for award of orders.

Today, August 27, at 22:00 hours, the capital of our Motherland, Moscow, in the name of the Motherland salutes the valiant troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front which captured the towns of Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat (Rymnik) with twenty artillery salvoes from two hundred and twenty-four guns.

For excellent military operations I express my gratitude to all the troops under your command who took part in the fighting for the liberation of Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat.

Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our Motherland!

Death to the German invaders!

Supreme Commander-in-Chief

Marshal of the Soviet Union I. STALIN

August 27, 1944 [No. 177]