ORDER

OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

To Marshal of the Soviet Union Meretskov

To Admiral Golovko

The troops of the Karelian Front, operating in conjunction with formations and ships of the Northern Fleet, advancing under the difficult conditions of the Arctic, today, November 1, completed the full liberation of the Pechenga (Petsamo) Region from the German invaders.

In the battles for the liberation of the Pechenga Region, the following distinguished themselves: the troops of Lieutenant-General Shcherbakov, Major-General Absalyamov, Major-General Mikulsky, Major-General Korotkov, Major-General Zhukov, Colonel Solovyev, Colonel Grebenkin, Major-General Panin, Colonel Kaverin, Colonel Koshchienko, Colonel Lysenko, Colonel Kalinovsky, Major-General Khudalov, Colonel Blak, Colonel Amvrosov, Major-General Sopenko, Colonel Startsev, Colonel Nikandrov, [Lieutenant-Colonel] Evmenov, Colonel Krylov, Colonel Rassohin, Major-General Dubovtsev, Major-General of Coastal Service Kustov; the sailors of Rear-Admiral Mikhailov, Rear-Admiral Fokin, Captain 1st Rank Kuzmin, Captain 1st Rank Klevensky, Captain 1st Rank Kolyshkin, Captain 2nd Rank Alekseyev, Captain 3rd Rank Zyuzin, Captain 3rd Rank Fyodorov, Captain 2nd Rank Korshunovich; the artillerymen of Lieutenant-General of Artillery Degtyarev, Major-General of Artillery Panitkina, Lieutenant-General of Artillery Voyevodin, Colonel Yaroslavtsev, [Lieutenant-Colonel] Grigoryev, Colonel Bandyukevich, Colonel Manyakin, Colonel Likhuta, Colonel Khramov, Lieutenant-Colonel Goltykhov, Lieutenant-Colonel Fetisov, Lieutenant-Colonel Yeresko, Lieutenant-Colonel Shapiro, Lieutenant-Colonel Shepel, Lieutenant-Colonel Zubarev, Lieutenant-Colonel Krivoshei, Major Golubev, Major Yedemsky, Major Vakurov, Colonel Bozhkov, Colonel Ukhanov, Lieutenant-Colonel Yusov, Colonel Perlov, Lieutenant-Colonel Berezin, Major Doludenko, Lieutenant-Colonel Kitovichev, Lieutenant-Colonel Kozlov, Lieutenant-Colonel Rogovoy, Colonel Sobolev; the tankmen of Lieutenant-General of Tank Forces Kononov, Colonel Sokolov, Colonel Yurenkov, Lieutenant-Colonel Suchkov, Lieutenant-Colonel Terentiev, Lieutenant-Colonel Arshinevsky, Lieutenant-Colonel Torchilin, Lieutenant-Colonel Leshchenko, [Major] Korshunov; the airmen of Lieutenant-General of Aviation Sokolov, Major-General of Aviation Preobrazhensky, Major-General of Aviation Kidalinsky, Major-General of Aviation Petrukhin, Colonel Zhatkoy, Colonel Udrnin, Colonel Laryushkin, Colonel Finogenov, Colonel Kalugin, Colonel Minaev, Colonel Pushkarev, Colonel Pogreshaev, Lieutenant-Colonel Litvinov; the sappers of Lieutenant-General of Engineer Forces Khrenov, Colonel Leichik, Colonel Arshba, Lieutenant-Colonel Zakharov; the signal troops of Lieutenant-General of Signal Forces Dobykin, Colonel Yekimov, Major of State Security Gavrilov, Captain 2nd Rank Polozok.

In commemoration of the victory achieved, the formations and units of the Karelian Front, as well as the formations and ships of the Northern Fleet, that most distinguished themselves in the battles for the liberation of the Pechenga Region, are to be submitted for decoration with orders.

Today, November 1, at 21:00 hours, the capital of our Motherland Moscow, in the name of the Motherland, salutes the valiant troops of the Karelian Front and the sailors of the Northern Fleet who liberated the Pechenga Region with twenty artillery salvoes from two hundred and twenty-four guns.

For the excellent combat operations I declare gratitude to the troops under your command and to the formations and ships of the Northern Fleet who participated in the battles for the liberation of the Pechenga Region.

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

Death to the German invaders!

Supreme Commander-in-Chief

Marshal of the Soviet Union I. STALIN

November 1, 1944 [No. 208]