Soviet Officer Portrait – Lieutenant Colonel Andrei A. Mikhailenko – Red Star Recipient – 1413th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment

Original Soviet officer portrait photograph depicting Andrei Artemovich Mikhailenko (1919–?), a decorated Soviet artillery officer and veteran of the Great Patriotic War.

The reverse identifies him as Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Artemovich Mikhailenko, with an official verification stamp dated 1955, making this a fully named and documented portrait.

Digital archival research links this portrait to Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Mikhailenko, who served as a battery commander within the 1413th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment, 32nd Separate Artillery Gatchina Red Banner Division (RGK).

Mikhailenko, a Ukrainian officer and Communist Party member, served in the Red Army from 15 December 1939 and saw combat service from September 1941 onward on:

• Volkhov Front
• Leningrad Front
• 1st Belorussian Front

Archival records confirm he was recommended for the Order of the Red Star (Орден Красной Звезды) in May 1945 for exemplary combat leadership and distinguished wartime service.

According to the award citation, Captain Mikhailenko fought in numerous heavy combat operations from 1941 until the final defeat of Germany. During difficult fighting on the Volkhov Front in 1942–1943, his battery reportedly destroyed seven enemy machine-gun positions.

The citation describes him as a courageous, disciplined, and highly capable artillery commander who consistently executed combat missions with determination and efficiency.

The portrait shows Mikhailenko later in service as a Lieutenant Colonel, wearing his wartime decorations and medal bar.

A highly attractive researched Soviet officer portrait with strong wartime provenance, named identification, and documented combat history. Ideal for collectors of Soviet militaria, artillery-related material, and researched Eastern Front groups.

Included:

• Original portrait photograph
• Digital archival research scans