Soviet Officer Portrait – Engineer-Major V.P. Pisimorev – Medal for Courage Recipient – 27th Rifle Division

Original Soviet portrait photograph of Engineer-Major Vladimir Pavlovich Pisimorev (Владимир Павлович Писиморев).

The reverse is officially stamped and signed by the personnel department of Military Unit 25580, certifying the identity of the photographed individual in 1969, making this a fully named and documented Soviet portrait.

Research confirms Pisimorev served in the Red Army during the Second World War as a radio operator in a mortar battery of the 725th Rifle Regiment, 27th Rifle Division.

He was awarded the highly respected Medal for Courage (Медаль “За Отвагу”) in July 1944.

According to his wartime award citation, during combat operations near Grumlinki on 26 July 1944, Pisimorev displayed exceptional courage under heavy enemy fire by repairing 12 breaks in communication lines, ensuring uninterrupted communications between divisional headquarters and his battery.

During this action he was seriously wounded in the head and leg.

For his bravery and devotion to duty he was awarded the Medal for Courage, one of the Soviet Union’s most respected decorations for personal battlefield heroism.

The portrait also shows him later in service wearing multiple decorations and campaign medals, reflecting a long military career after WWII, ultimately reaching the rank of Engineer-Major.

A highly attractive researched Soviet grouping, ideal for collectors of Red Army portraits, Soviet awards, and named WWII militaria.