"Unscheduled report of an extraordinary event
Unit: GBTU Scientific Research Proving Grounds
Region: MVO
Event: wound during trials
Time: 10:00 August 8th, 1944
Location: shooting range of the NIBT Proving Grounds, Kubinka station, Western Railroad
Victims:
Rank and position | Name | Year of birth | Nationality | Education | Social status | Party affiliation | Place of birth | Nature of wound |
Sergeant Loader | Toldykin, Fedor Pavlovich | 1924 | Russian | 7 grades | Kolkhoz farmer | VLKSM | Sorochkinsk, Chkalov oblast | Ragged forehead wound |
Sr. Sergeant Gunner | Butorov, Ilya Innokentivich | 1922 | Russian | 5 grades | Worker | VLKSM | Bysherovo, Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | Minor head bruise |
Description of the event:
On August 8th, 1944, at 10:00 when testing the effect of the D-25 122 mm gun (#266-44) installed on an experimental ISU-122 #249 against armoured hulls, the gun fired unexpectedly when loaded during the fourth shot, as a result of which the recoil of the gun wounded the loader Sergeant Toldykin (ragged forehead wound) and gunner Senior Sergeant Butorov, who received a minor bruise on the forehead."