On May 16, 1943, medals "For the Defense of Stalingrad" were presented to the officers of the regiment in the 5th separate motor transport regiment. The medals were presented by the Chief of the Main Road Administration of the Red Army, Major General of the Technical Troops Zakhar Ivanovich Kondratyev. Solemn formation of officers. General view of a stack of documents on the table - certificates of awarding and boxes with medals. Major General of the Technical Troops Z.I. Kondratyev presents medals "For the Defense of Stalingrad" to the officers of the regiment; among them - deputy regiment commander for political affairs, twice awarded the Order of the Red Star, Major Yevsey Aronovich Kofman, chief of staff of the regiment Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Fedorovich Orlov, regiment commander Colonel Nikolai Nikiforovich Mironov, Captain Boris Viktorovich Gusev, commander of the 4th battalion of the regiment Senior Lieutenant Makeev and others. General view of the officers of the regiment in the ranks after the award ceremony.