Soviet Soviet Serial Numbers for MILITARY Awards

[Guest Rick Research]

This is a cleaned up version of a list I have been keeping for my own personal use since 2001 in an attempt to keep track of patterns of bestowing military awards (the periodic mass awards for long service 1944-57 and so on) and to approximate dates of UNdocumented awards that may turn up by comparing them with observed DATED numbers. In the case of 1940s Orders Books, in some cases it is only possible to show the MONTH an award was made--from date privileges commenced. In cases where a FULL date is shown, that was either noted in an Orders or Medals Book that listed the exact date, or comes from researched awards' Awards Records Card. The awards listed below are from a variety of sources and are NOT (I wish) in my collection except a few included here.

Orders and medals I have kept track of are:

Order of Lenin

Order of the Red Banner (USSR type)

Order of Aleksandr Nevsky

Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class

Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

Order of the Red Star

Order of Glory 1st, 2nd, 3rd Class (my interest in these being limited, not focussed on them)

Order of Service to the Homeland 3rd Class

Valor Medal

Military Merit Medal

cv = a screwback conversion to suspension

mr = mint replaced suspension for an older screwback

HSU = Lenin accompanying a Hero of the Soviet Union

other random marks such as * or @ or ## are used as references within one award's section to show where a single recipient received a lower numbered award at a later date than a second of the same award with a higher number-- or whatever comparison of that mark reveals. In the GLORY section ONLY, anything after the date is to show where all three classes' numbers are in Full cavalier sets, so a 1st class "a" matches 2nd and 3rd "a," and so on.

[Guest Rick Research]

ORDER OF LENIN (screwback types to end of 1943= about 16,000. Awarded for political/economic/military merit. These serial numbers are of ALL Lenins observed, NOT to indicate a known military award by being listed here.) First mass long service awards on 21 February 1945, and by a curious fluke,all of these first long service Lenin recipients had just received Red Banners, even if for over 25 years service, on 3 November 1944:

1,550 = Dec ?35, 2,562 = 17/11/39, 5,534 = 1940, 6,206 = July ?40, 7,850 = 4/2/42, 8,861 = 14/6/42, 8,862 = 14/6/42, 8,950 = 30/1/43, 9,029 = 12/9/42, 9,176 = 24/10/42, 9,284 = July 1942, 9,470 = 1/4/43, 9,500 = 31/5/42, 9,620 = 25/10/42, 12,124 = 5/11/42, 13,685 = 16/10/43, 14,849 = 19/3/44, 15,518 = 25/10/43, 15,564 = 28/9/43, 15,731cv = 20/12/43, 15,797 = 26/10/43, 16,804 = 19/8/44, 17,148 = 21/2/45, 18,160 = 19/8/44, 19,006 = 4/7/44 HSU, 19,183 = 1/7/44, 20,317 = 21/2/45, 20,638 = 23/9/44 HSU, 21,306 = 21/2/45, 22,384 = 21/2/45, 22,554 = 21/2/45, 22,631 = 21/2/45, 22,681 = 21/2/45, 23,670 = 21/2/45, 25,231 = 21/2/45, 26,269 = 21/2/45, 28,272 = 27/2/45, 31,312 = 21/2/45, 32,019 = 21/2/45, 32,431 = 24/3/45 HSU, 38,838 = 6/4/45, 38,987 = 27/6/45, 39,398 = April ?45, 39,839 = 21/2/45, 40,985 = 30/4/45, 41,656 = 27/6/45, 41,681 = 27/6/45, 42,263 = 29/5/45, 46,651 = 21/2/45 (anomalous??), 47,621 = 6/11/47 (anomalous???), 47,955 = 2/2/45, 49,375 = Nov ?45, 52,255 = 29/6/45, 52,265 = 31/5/45, 54,960 = 1/4/45, 56,216 = 18/8/45, 57,168 = 30/4/47, 59,809 = 30/4/46 HSU, 59,853 = 5/5/46 HSU, 61,673 = 29/6/45, 62, 138 = 20/6/49, 66,444 = 1947, 69,371= May ?48, 81,776 = 1949, 111,794 = 16/8/49, 120,078 = 25/3/50, 121,646 = 15/11/50, 130,054 = 1950, 140,994 = 1951, 160,467 = May 1951, 162,487 = 31/5/51, 169,523 = 16/7/51, 172,881 = 17/10/57, 197,687 = 20/4/53, 198,679 = 20/4/53, 202,574 = 15/5/52, 209,669 = 1952, 216,811 = 20/4/53, 221,918 = 26/2/53, 241,010 = 1953, 244,021 = 11/3/53, 291,848 = 5/11/54, 300,625 = 10/4/57, 305,848 = 8/8/66 (anomalous???), 306,506 = 26/10/55, 307,645 = 26/10/55, 313,413 = 3/11/55, 318,633 = 18/12/56, 344,980 = 17/6/61 (anomalous???), 356,175 = 26/2/58, 357,746 = 26/2/58, 358,119 = 22/3/66, 380,204 = 20/12/66, 391,510 = 8/4/71, 391,513 = 1971, 401,149 = 6/2/72, 427,987 = 4/3/76, 437,333 = 23/12/76, 438,995 = 3/10/76, 454,167 = 24/12/76, 458,451 = 16/12/81, 459,179 = 2/4/81, 459,687 = 24/12/86, 460,051 = 5/5/90 (the last ever awarded, with a posthumous WW2 Hero Star) .

RED BANNER M1924 screwback (highest seen 82,365):

944 = 1937, 1,869mr = 25/11/38, 2,772cv = 1/11/38, 6,298 = 7/4/40, 9,685 = Jan ?40, 10,291 = Feb ?40, 14.713 = 14/11/41, 15,144 = 11/11/41, 16,197 = 22/4/42, 16,265 = 24/7/42, 16,587 = 18/4/42, 17,710 = 29/12/41, 18,250 = 1/2/42, 20,826 = 25/12/41, 22,681 = Feb ?42, 23,165 = 16/11/41, 25,228mr = 10/11/41, 25,972 = 29/11/42, 26,298 = 1940, 29,232 = May ?42, 30,087 = Aug ?42, 33,535 = June ?42, 34,356 = 17/7/42, 37,094 = 17/9/42, 37,963 = 27/12/42, 38,417 = 26/10/42, 41,120 = 30/4/43, 41,567 = 1/10/42, 41,964 = 22/10/42, 42,134 = 5/11/42, 44,033 = 11/7/42, 44,528 = 21/3/43, 44,533 = 13/4/43, 48,203 = 17/6/43, 52,694 = 17/5/43, 52,703 = 10/3/43, 54,507 = Aug ?44!, 60,238 = 31/7/43, 60,349 = 2/9/42, 61,269 = 5/1/43, 63,831 = 7/3/43, 68,315 = 13/4/43, 69,569 = 29/4/43, 69,910 = 5/6/43, 71,507 = 15/9/42, 71,643 = 30/4/43, 72,925 = 25/4/44, 77,291 = 8/7/43, 81,018cv = 2/2/44

M1924 ?2? (highest seen 4,148): 269 = 19/10/38, 562 = 5/12/41, 1,496 = 30/6/42, 1,885 = 30/10/42, 1,996 = 23/2/43, 2,003 = Feb '43, 2,395 = 17/8/43, 3,388 = 23/3/43, 3,988 = 15/10/43, 4,306 = 11/9/43

RED BANNER M1943 (238,XXX for WW2, ?about 580,XXX as of Spring 1981?):

83,491 = Dec ?43, 87,522 = 6/11/43, 91,672 = 20/3/44, 92,513 = 28/10/43, 92,515 = 27/10/43, 98,621 = 14/10/43, 102,583 = 29/5/43, 102,856 = 29/2/44, 103,767 = 30/1/44, 105,120 = 19/4/44, 106,461 = 16/5/44, 107,766 = 12/6/44, 108,585 = 8/8/44, 108,935 = 27/12/43, 109,020 = 30/5/44, 109,196 = 10/10/44, 109,635 = 20/8/44, 113,368 = 3/11/44, 125,289 = 7/11/44, 125,292 = 3/11/44, 127,703 = 14/8/44, 130,493 = 3/11/44, 133,595 = 19/10/44, 139,832 = 3/11/44, 141,246 = 3/11/44, 141,407 = 3/11/44, 142,920 = 14/1/45, 146,462 = 3/11/44, 146,811 = 3/11/44, 163,560 = 3/11/44, 164,025 = 3/11/44, 194,611 = 22/10/44, 197,088 = 3/11/44, 198,911 = 22/2/45, 199,017 = 3/11/44, 222,119 = 15/5/45, 223,795 = 30/5/45, 229,387 = 31/12/44, 247,221 = 18/5/45, 249,141 = 31/5/45, 265,301 = 20/5/45, 272,250 = 18/5/45, 295,373 = 6/11/47, 305,693 = 6/11/47, 305,973 = Dec '47, 306,321 = 6/11/47, 338,585 = 15/11/50, 343,025 = 24/11/50, 355,301 = 17/5//51, 369,473 = 15/11/50, 372,851 = 15/11/50, 378,042 = 20/3/52, 384,905 = 23/5/52, 385,724 = 13/6/52, 388,681 = 20/4/53, 397,768 = 16/8/53, 401,317 = 1953, 401,385 = 3/11/53, 404,801 = 30/4/54, 408,546 = 3/11/53, 421,176 = 25/6/54, 503,386 = 10/7/56, 503,730 = 30/12/56, 512,280 = 30/12/56, 527,095 = 1963, 537,880 = 22/2/68, 543,305 = 28/10/67, 552,020 = 21/2/69, 556,383 = 28/10/67,

(Most, but NOT all #s 11X,XXX-199,XXX on 11/3/44 for officers with 20+ years service--From Nov ?44 to Sept ?57, a Red Banner was given for 20, and again at 30, years service, Red Stars for 15, MMMs for 10. Another mass long service award Ukaz date was 30/12/56 et cetera.)

M1943 ?2? (highest seen 29, 920):

3,958 = 27/8/43, 4,620 = 11/9/43, 5,384 = 3/11/44, 6,346 = 3/11/44, 6,376 = 3/11/44, 10,699 = 1948, 16,520 = 24/8/44, 16,639 = 1948, 19,730 = 17/5/51, 20,003 = 19/11/51, 23,320 = 5/11/54, 25,798 = 1954, 28,294 = 30/12/56

M1943 ?3? (have seen 9,661):

155 = 3/11/44, 156 = 3/11/44, 1,711 = 24/6/48, 1,727 = 6/11/47, 2,432 = 3/11/44, 3,897 = June ?47, 4,326 = 1/3/45, 7,002 = 21/8/53, 7,397 = 1955, 9,661 = 1956

M1943 ?4? (have seen 2,566) 287 = 6/11/47, 433 = 17/5/51 (?), 1,041 = 27/5/45, 1,354 = 15/11/50, 1,684 = 30/40/54,

M1943 ?5? 225 = 28/9/56, 354 = 22/2/68

(I won't go beyond "5" as it makes no sense, given the rarity, for Mere Mortals to bother keeping track of such exotica!!)

ALEXANDER NEVSKY (changeover 1st to 2nd types 5,034-6,985 range. 42,156 total):

1,374 = 27/2/43, 1,515 = 25/10/43, 2,283 = 1/9/43, 5,034 = 29/10/43, 5,256 = 13/2/44, 6,985 = 2/4/44, 8,421 = 28/8/44, 8,770 = 10/7/44, 9,444 = 10/7/44, 10,398 = Feb ?45, 10,866 = 24/9/44, 11,058 = 8/9/44, 11,207 = 26/9/44, 11,267 = Aug ?44, 11,452 = 23/8/44, 12,351 = 28/5/45, 17,335 = 11/5/44, 17,760 = 16/12/43, 18,794 = 15/11/44, 19,750 = 2/11/44, 20,134 = 20/8/44, 20,257 = 4/12/44, 20,332 = 28/11/44, 21,602 = 14/8/44, 21,759 = 17/8/44, 22,470 = 6/2/45, 22,884 = 8/2/45, 23,022 = March ?45, 23,194 = 17/2/45, 24,258 = 19/2/45, 24,554 = 6/3/45, 24,594 = 28/2/45, 26,303 = 1/10/44, 26,471 = 2/4/45, 27,083 = April '45, 27,181 = 22/2/45, 27,310 = 12/3/45, 27,466 = 18/4/45, 27,566 = 17/2/45, 28,107 = 1/4/45, 29,124 = 15/7/44, 29,222 = 30/4/45, 30,266 = 19/5/45, 32,083 = 29/6/45, 33,293 = 20/5/45, 37,708 = 28/9/45, 39,421 = 31/7/45, 40,218 = 13/6/45, 41,125 = 1/6/45, 41,156 = 25/5/45, 41,286 = 11/2/45, 42,114 = 9/6/45

PATRIOTIC WAR 1st CLASS (changeover 1st to 2nd type after 21,969. 344,XXX total):

2,700 = 11/2/43, 5,421 = 6/5/43, 5,600 = 6/5/43, 6,175 = Aug ?43, 7,846 = 15/11/42, 10,091 = 21/8/43, 15,675 = 3/10/43, 15,709 = 21/10/43, 16,424 = 2/11/43, 17,664 = 18/9/43, 18,960 = 15/10/43, 23,504 = 31/12/43, 24,255 = 3/6/44, 28,107= 1/4/45, 46,534 = 1/4/44, 56,719 = 29/4/44, 57,681 = 30/8/44, 59,329 = 5/7/44, 66,239 = 1/8/44, 67,564 = 11/10/44, 69,572 = 18/7/44, 75,739 = 11/7/44, 77, 294 = 4/7/44, 78,546 = 1/11/44, 80,328 = 15/10/44, 80,414 = 12/11/44, 81,933 = Sept '44, 87,766 = 19/9/44, 93,018 = 12/2/45, 107,045 = 15/9/44, 121,224 = 21/2/45, 145,807 = 19/5/45, 148,768 = 19/2/45, 149,099 = 18/4/45, 158,237 = 30/6/45, 163,512 = 1/2/44, 167.109 = 29/4/45, 171,440 = 2/4/45, 177,608 = 4/4/45, 179,890 = 7/4/45, 182,360 = 18/5/45, 198,260 = 18/5/45, 206,003 = 30/5/45, 214,126 = 23/5/45, 220,174 = 17/5/45, 225,178 = 12/6/45, 235,810 = 5/6/45, 256,086 = 30/8/45, 258,961 = 3/7/45

PATRIOTIC WAR 2nd CLASS (1st type to 2nd after 31,482. 1,28X,XXX total):

823 = 23/2/43, 10,431 = 28/5/43, 12,811 = March ?43, 23,795 = 6/8/43, 25,116 = 18/8/43, 27,743 = 6/5/43, 30,030 = 25/8/43, 31,482 = 9/10/43, 43,252 = 10/10/43, 45,148 = 4/10/43, 52,235 = Nov ?43, 52,559 = Nov '43, 54,738 = 25/10/43, 65,052 = 31/12/43, 67,933 = 15/12/44, 69,405 = 16/1/44, 70,530 = 26/2/44, 72,213 = 14/4/44, 77,432 = 10/8/44, 101,847 = 23/6/44, 103,387 = 17/5/44, 109,370 = 28/6/44, 109,873 = 14/12/43, 116,666 = 24/8/44, 125,996 = 30/9/44, 127,704 = 3/11/44, 133,759 = 12/6/44, 137,022 = 3/3/44, 137,295 = April ?44, 146,113 = May ?44, 147,730 = 3/5/44, 174,791 = 10/7/44, 192,368 = 1/6/45, 192,578 = 22/5/45, 202,830 = 19/9/44, 203,488 = 28/9/44, 257,134 = 17/1/46 (:28/4/43!), 257,622 = 11/10/44, 261,352 = 25/11/44, 272,473 = 30/10/44, 302,071 = 15/9/44, 336,731 = 11/3/45, 409,128 = 15/7/45, 416,197 = 27/5/45, 425,231 = 7/5/45, 447,963 = 16/5/45, 451,156 = 18/7/45, 464,475 = 18/8/45, 491,888 = 29/4/45, 544,141 = 10/5/45, 743, 163 = 23/9/45, 815,628 = 28/11/44 in '46 posthum, 821,824 = 28/11/44 in '46 posthum, 928,071 = 1965, 952,398 = 8/6/67, 957,940 = 7/5/70, 984,586 = WW2 gold rivetted hammer/sickle type awarded with a 1985 Jubilee type document!

RED STAR (21,500 pre-WW2, 2,86X,XXX WW2, approx. 4 million total. The 3 November 1944s and 30 December 1956s are the hugest mass bestowals for 15+ years service awards):

748 = Feb ?36, 3,576 = 22/2/38, 4,077 = 1/5/39, 4,910 = January '39, 8,644 = May ?40, 9,091 = March ?40, 18,995 = 21/3/41, 20,168 = July '41, 23,400 = Dec ?41, 25,582 = February '42, 31,937 = 22/3/42, 39,346 = 20/6/42, 39,369 = 12/6/42, 39,919 = Feb ?42, 40,594 = 20/2/42, 51,704 = Oct ?42, 53,041 = April ?42, 54,364 = 2/8/42, 60,484 = Feb ?42, 62,213 = 10/7/42, 71,903 = 26/11/42, 72,893 = 21/12/42, 74,217 = 27/11/42, 81,482 = 28/2/43, 91,152 = 30/4/43, 94,854 = 28/1/43, 96,982 = 2/4/43, 117,655 = 25/3/43, 128,421 = 15/3/43, 129,961 = Dec ?42, 132,286 = 9/4/43, 152,461 = 6/11/42, 159,118 = 8/4/43, 168,798 = 25/3/43, 171,078 = 7/6/43, 184,747 = 9/3/43, 190,525 = 9/5/43, 217,937 = 1/10/43, 223,076 = 24/7/43, 240,093 = 27/6/43, 240,205 = 26/7/43, 245,780 = 12/8/43, 292,229 = 24/5/43, 292,675 = 1/1/43, 309,268 = 12/7/44, 322,691 = 15/9/43, 329,224 = Nov ?43, 343,349 = 15/12/43, 381,147 = 3/8/43, 388,784 = 18/9/43, 390,867= May '43, 392,930 = January ?43, 430,667 = 31/12/43 )%, 437,786 = 26/2/44, 458,737 = 3/11/44 (anomalous), 463,098 = 31/8/43 )%, 476,613 = 6/3/44, 496,834 = 11/11/43, 553,000 = May '43, 580,534 = 8/3/44, 613,098 = May ?44, 683,246 = 8/8/44, 685,974 = 12/7/44, 687,362 = 4/8/44, 706,543 = Aug '44, 736,491 = 10/8/44, 821,353 = 23/9/44, 875,139 = 2/11/44, 908,218 = 8/10/44, 911,955 = 3/11/44, 917,935 = 29/10/44, 922,290 = 3/11/44, 925,042 = 18/11/44, 965,437 = 3/11/44, 968,994 = 2/11/44, 977,642 = 3/11/44, 978,478 = 15/11/44, 981,002 = 3/11/44, 991,326 = 3/11/44, 1,007,441 = 3/11/44, 1,037,556 = 28/7/44, 1,093,620 = 3/11/44, 1,194,279 = 8/4/45, 1,274,497 = May '45, 1,336,440 = 28/4/45, 1,385,334 = 10/5/45, 1,402,306 = per10/9/44 on 13/6/45, 1,427,289 = June '45, 1,460,120 = 25/5/45, 1,649,705 = 18/8/45, 1,728,890 = 14/5/45, 1,845,186 = Aug ?45, 1,923,384 = 30/9/45, 1,966,778 = 6/11/45%, 1,973,407 = 9/5/45%, 2,034,709 = 18/5/45, 2,098,136 = 21/6/45, 2,123,417 = 27/1/45**, 2,123,418 = 8/5/45**, 2,141,877 = 10/3/45, 2,654,727 = 1/8/45, 2,656,588 = 27/3/45, 2,687,684 = Dec ?46, 2,792,399 = 24/6/48, 2,813,341 = Aug '48, 2,829,199 = 24/6/48, 2,846,846 = 20/6/49, 2,860,236 = 20/8/49, 2,863,880 = 4/7/49, 2,881,384 = 20/6/49, 2,915,827 = 24/6/48, 2,949,671 = 30/1/51, 2,950,405 = 24/11/50, 2,987,646 = 1/6/51, 3,000,629 = 15/11/50, 3,008,123= 19/11/51, 3,014,817 = 23/5/52, 3,030,738 = 1952, 3,062,703 = 27/12/51, 3,069,897 = 20/4/53, 3,089,468 = 20/4/53, 3,101, 940 = 21/8/53, 3,102,058 = 20/4/53, 3,114,365 = 3/11/53, 3,115,140 = 21/8/53, 3,124,081 = Aug ?53, 3,147,930 = 30/5/54, 3,154,406 = 30/4/54, 3,168,848 = April ?54, 3,213,479 = 24/5/53, 3,246,561 = 5/11/54, 3,259,880 = 5/11/54, 3,290,337 = 5/11/54, 3,311,820 = 20/9/55, 3,329,279 = 4/6/55, 3,350,628 = 1955, 3,377,507 = 26/10/55, 3,413,465 = 30/12/56, 3,446,651 = 30/12/56, 3,475,875 = 1956, 3,495,085 = 30/12/56, 3,513,892 = 30/12/56, 3,521,918 = 30/12/56 HSU, 3,549,323 = 8/2/58 anomalous, 3,554,670 = 30/12/56 (more than 140K on 1 day!!!), 3,560,391 = 1/10/63, 3,569,934 = 6/5/65, 3,593,277 = 22/2/68, 3,602,335 = 15/2/68 for WW2, 3,615,525 = 22/2/68 jubilee, 3,619,479 = 21/2/69 (for Cech 1968), 3,620,853 = 1968 (for 1943), 3,714,969 = 9/4/79, 3,738,401 = 8/1/80, 3,738,669 = 19/7/83, 3,741,353 = 4/2/83, 3,743,090 = 17/2/75, 3,760,101= 22/2/77,

OSH3: # after date in this section = mirror reverse variant

32 = 30/4/75 (?), 343 = / / (NOT #), 1,113 = / / #, 1,455 = 4/3/75 #, 2,347 = 30/4/75 #, 2,618 = 30/4/75 #, 26,697 = 1977, 39,383 = 1980, 43,647 = 1981, 54,261 = 27/12/82, 58,651 = 2/18/85 (for Afghan war), 81,832 = 1987 These REALLY need a LOT of verifiable, original documented data!

ORDERS of GLORY (1st = 2,620 total, 2nd = 46,473 total, 3rd = 997,815 total. Higher serials- yes)

1st CLASS: (beware #s 2,1XX range?unissued consecutive stolen post-Soviet Mint)

13 =10/4/45a, 44 = 24/3/45, 235 = 25/6/45, 407 = 24/3/45, 950 = 24/3/45, 975 = 15/5/46, 1,637 = 9/6/50, 1,697 = 15/5/46, 1,911 = 15/5/46, 1,957 = 30/11/77, 2,326 = 19/4/45, 2,384 = 11/3/56 (for double 3rd ), 3,719 (!!) = 24/3/45

2nd CLASS:

1,553 = 3/11/44, 1,634 = 5/7/44, 1,986 = 18/7/44, 2,405 = 13/8/44a, 2,636 = 11/9/44, 2,925 = 10/8/44, 4,453 = 11/3/45, 4,666 = 29/9/44, 6,007 = 13/12/44, 7,053 = 14/10/44, 10,061 = 28/5/45, 10,287 = 12/2/45b, 10,522 = 4/6/45, 11,280 = 14/10/44, 14,675 = 30/3/45, 17,456 = 25/4/45, 17,585 = 1/5/45, 17,589 = 1/6/45, 19,474 = 16/5/45, 20,840 = 19/6/45, 25,806 = 5/5/45, 26,794 = 6/4/45, 27,079 = 2/2/45, 27,154 = 1/6/45, 27,949 = 12/6/45, 28,222 = 16/4/45, 29,030 = 12/4/45, 30,071 = 14/6/45, 31,249 = 21/4/45, 35,427 = 12/2/45, 37,231 = 1951, 38,236 = 1956, 47,249 = 29/10/44, 45,596 = 1958 (for double 3rd ),

3rd CLASS:

2,316 = Dec ?43, 2,619 = 31/1/44, 6,838 = 22/1/44, 10,262 = 16/8/43, 11,476 = March ?44, 30,070 = 4/4/44, 38,168 = 12/7/44, 41,608 = 4/5/44, 41,979 = 8/5/44, 44,346 = 18/12/43, 44,993 = 6/12/43, 45,916 = 22/2/44, 48,447 = 20/10/44, 65,176 = 2/9/44, 67,534 = 20/2/44a, 68,893 = 28/5/44, 82,701 = 25/6/44, 84,017 = 22/8/44, 90,732 = July ?44, 97,290 = 28/7/44, 116,656 = 28/2/45, 128,285 = 28/9/44, 130,994 = 30/9/44, 139,560 = 15/9/44, 155,631 = 31/8/44, 161,123 = 26/10/43, 171,484 = 4/2/45, 197,243 = 6/2/45, 205,738 = 17/9/44, 207,058 = 11/12/44, 212,848 = 11/1/45, 214,480 = 7/9/44b, 217,449 = 20/3/44, 229,281 = 15/3/45, 229,884 = 31/12/43(!), 239,138 = 8/7/44, 240,736 = 30/1/45, 272,091 = 11/1/45, 281,082 = 25/2/45, 291,504 = 28/2/45, 292,085 = 15/3/45, 306,650 = 31/3/45, 401,524 = 4/6/45, 465,746 = June ?45, 524,705 = 6/11/45, 548,714 = 24/4/45, 554,496 = 6/2/45, 564,610 = 5/6/45, 641,096 = 12/2/45, 682,521 = 25/3/53, 698,043 = in 1955 for 20/5/45, 713,759 = 21/8/58, 782,702 = 1975, 783,634 = 25/10/89 (for 7/3/45!)

VALOR MEDAL (changed M1938 ribbon to M1943 around 416,XXX. 26,XXX pre-WW2, 4 million for WW2, half million for post-WW2 actions. Numbering stopped ? late 1940s*):

1,293 = 19/5/40, 7,733 = 31/3/40, 56,197 = 15/7/42, 60,861 = 19/6/42, 62,677 = 27/7/42, 76,219 = 25/7/42, 120,837 = 4/12/42, 122,521 = 17/1/43, 154,738 = 30/1/43, 242,541 = 16/7/43, 303,631 = 3/7/43, 416,069 = 25/8/43, 510,647 = 14/9/43, 557,228 = 7/10/43, 624,120 = 22/10/43, 679,640 = 7/9/43, 706,498 = 18/12/43, 878,274 = 1/5/44, 909,125 = Feb '44, 966,247 = 8/8/44, 1.027,980 = 24/7/44y, 1,065,541 = 4/2/44, 1,117,315 = 16/8/44, 1,120,387 = 29/6/44, 1,136,325 = 16/1/44y, 1,228,393 = 26/1/44, 1,355,157 = 26/8/44, 1,372,262 = 11/12/44, 1,516,887 = 24/8/44, 1,534,384 = 8/8/44, 1,534,385 = 18/10/44, 1,534,461 = 3/12/44, 1,741,579 = Feb ?45, 1,744,542 = 21/10/44, 1,946,770 = 20/11/44, 1,981,619 = 6/11/44, 2,132,178 = 3/2/45, 2,181,856 = 18/4/45, 2,338,160 = 19/5/45, 2,574,655 = 5/5/45, 2,583,545 = 19/9/45, 2,595,068 = Aug ?45, 2,632,196 = 3/6/45, 2,910,310 = 2/3/45, 2,999,934 = 22/2/48, 3,100,206 = 12/12/45 per 20/1/42!, 3,439,972 = 10/2/51 (G issue book date) 3,491,032 = 28/2/53 (D issue book* date), 3,599,629 =in 1955 for 25/5/44

MILITARY MERIT MEDAL (M1938 ribbon change to M1943 about 4XX,XXX. 21,XXX pre-WW2, 3,32X,XXX WW2, serials stopped late 1940s. 1.6 million post-WW2.):

6,341 = March ?40, 12,620 = 1940, 13,264 = 11/4/40, 27,614 = 12/2/42, 50,516 = 8/6/42, 51,420 = Feb ?42, 52,339 = 26/5/42, 61,619 = 26/4/40 (sic?), 78,250 = 31/8/42, 83,841 = 29/742, 168,415 = 8/1/43, 168,872 = 14/1/43, 195,833 = 19/2/43, 202,451 = 26/2/43, 268,568 = 13/4/43 s/r, 271,878 = 22/5/43 s/r, 285,932 = 15/5/43, 310,782 = 18/4/43, 369,322 = 25/8/43, 370,231 = 14/7/43, 375,304 = 16/3/43, 451,746 = 27/7/43, 491,859 = 16/8/43, 502,775 = 5/9/43, 682,234 = 4/4/44, 697,625 = 29/11/43, 727,404 = 20/10/43, 940,171 = April ?44, 1,116,257 = 3/9/44, 1,191,716 = 13/5/44, 1,195,170 = 10/4/44, 1,449,903 = 3/11/44, 1,458,581 = 3/11/44, 1,489,099 = 3/11/44, 1,554,715 = 3/11/44, 1,598,415 = 3/11/44, 1,635,416 = 4/8/44, 1,780,463 = 3/11/44, 1,813,159 = 3/11/44, 1,932,698 = Jan ?45, 2,593,678 = 3/11/44 (anomaly???), 2,627,284 = 28/2/46, 2,635,237 = 6/11/47, 2,636,769 = 6/5/46, 2,689,365 = June 1946, 2,759,305 = 25/5/45&!, 2,759,385 = 5/11/46&!, 2,819,046 = 30/4/47, 3,130,839 = 30/4/47,

[Guest Rick Research]

The list above will be periodically added to, and I will leave the "edited on" line in for the future to indicate when that is done.

For those of you who have your OWN documented dated serial numbers data base lists willing to share, please post!!!

But

LARGE numbers/dates lists ONLY

so this thread does not straggle off into NON LIST posts. Do NOT post single numbers/dates here, or ask questions about individual numbers et cetera. This thread is ONLY for very large personally verified/observed "data base" numbers-with-dates LISTS and not conversational replies PLEASE. PM individual questions about specific numbers.

Maybe in the end somebody smart enough can combine all the lists into one... that is completely beyond my ability. Oooo.... offer taken up: see below----> THANKS DAVE!!!!

[Guest Rick Research]

In some sort of page-width multiple columns, filling up a page with solid text...

or else the result will be an Earth-to-Moon length cash register tape printout.

I haven't been able to get any format of Excel to copy and paste into an internet posting space like the ones we have for replies.

[Mondvor]

Maybe it's a good idea to use Excel table?

[Guest Rick Research]

Those look very neat and legible! How are they to copy and paste?

And how do you edit a gif?

Isn't a gif a ----->

[Guest James Zammit]

Hey guys. The info detailing serial numbering is of great interest as I have finally placed some of my orders into an appropriate time frame. It was interesting to see that Order of Service to Motherland #86497 found its way into my collection.

Is there anyone else keeping track of other others such as labour glory orders, labour orders, October revolution, badge of honour, maternal glory and motherhood medals etc etc etc?

Cheers

Jim

[Guest Rick Research]

Glad to be of help!

Anybody who'd like to start up a similar non-military numbered awards by dates listing would be met with I am sure. That would make a great new separate thread!

I have noticed FREAKISH mass bestowals of Badges of Honor and Labor Glories, but have concentrated on military awards because of my own collecting interests. All of the Lenins above are either military or civil, but it seemed worthwhile to include them here since so many can be identified as military long service awards.

[JimZ]

Yeah - its quite a mouthful I reckon a very interesting exercise nonetheless. Maybe something one can take up hoping that other members are helpful enough to help with the pooling of information. Really worth its while at the end! So all the more appreciative of your efforts and work. This here collector put them to good use. Thanks Rick!!

[Alfred]

Serial numbers for the Order of Friendship

[JimZ]

Some weeks back I was collecting data regarding the Order of the Badge of Honour, Red banner of labour and the Order of Friendship of Peoples. I am always sorry to see that labour and non militaty orders are always ins the shadow of their military counterparts although that is very understandable. Regrettably I cannot add much to the serial numbers submitted above for the Order of friendship of peoples. In the case of the Red banner of labour, the information obtained is not yet sufficient to submit.

Below are the serial numbers and award dates I have managed to obtain for the Order of the badge of honour. Please notice some overlapping of serial numbers in the 70s. I will be looking to update this list as I obtain further scans/info in rel to the Badge of Honour booklets.

Serial # Award date

102870 11/12/1948

268296 04/07/1957

276582 22/03/1966

285778 31/12/1965

403455 29/07/1966

407314 1966 *

414086 26/08/1966

428663 1966 *

459655 1966 *

484227 12/12/1967

552929 08/04/1971

569529 12/12/1973

673808 1971 *

618531 08/04/1971

795733 08/04/1971

815702 1971 *

913281 27/02/1974

966957 13/12/1972

1144887 24/12/1977

1192788 10/03/1976

1200059 06/04/1976

1212055 04/031980

1293890 22/12/1977

1297935 05/05/1981

1435598 23/02/1981

1511410 22/07/1985

1557761 13/08/1986

1574131 04/05/1989

* DATE AND MONTH ON ORDER BOOKLET NOT VISIBLE IN SCAN

ANYONE WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THIS COMPILATION OF SERIAL NUMBERS ANS AWAR DATA PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INFO AS FOLLOWS ON THE FOLLOWING THREADS:

Order friendship of peoples

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10160

Order of red banner labour

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10145

Order of the badge of honour

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10147

Thanks and regards,

Jim

[Eric Gaumann]

I found these numbers on a very reputable site (SMAP forum) from a poster who's long since vanished...

These numbers, according to the poster, are:

"All the following have been confirmed by research

All confirmed..."

Medal for Bravery

96695 01/02/43

112814 07/12/42

159218 22/02/43

246667 23/04/43

347049 01/09/43

745775 05/02/44

1030518 03/03/44

1577386 22/08/44

1624206 30/09/44

1697816 07/09/44

2370720 12/01/45

2452683 22/02/45

2454862 09/05/45

2602999 01/06/45

2821213 17/06/45

3220514 24/05/45

Medal for Combat Service

142728 06/02/43

333121 30/06/43

1346306 03/11/44

1354547 07/10/44

1502924 19/04/45

1614353 03/11/44

1672076 02/10/44

1897624 03/11/44

2651351 01/02/43

3114869 06/11/45

I'm not sure what the poster meant by 'confirmed by research' and they don't really mesh that well with Rick's numbers but I thought I'd throw it out there just for the heck of it.

[Christian Zulus]

"Order of the October Revolution" s/n. & awarding dates

Gentlemen,

from Kuzenko's book his list:

s/n. & date

12 - 22.02.1968

26 - 25.10.1968

145 - 30.10.1970

1501 - 05.04.1971

1851 - 08.04.1971

2015 - 17.04.1973

44936 - 30.05.1974

80185 - 24.12.1976

95927 - 30.12.1990

Best regards

Christian

Edited January 7, 2008 by Christian Zulus

[hipnos]

Nagorov, Pavel Dmitrievich, Guards Corporal, Gunner ? Heavy Machineguner, 34 Guards Volnyarskii Red Banner Order of Surovov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskii Motorized Rifle Brigade, 3 Motorized Rifle Battalion

RSO SN: 2.171.986 decret 125167 34?Brig. 6/07/1945

Orlov, Petr Yakovlevich, Guards Private, Rifleman ? 1 Battalion, Brest 110 Rifle Regiment, 38 Guards rifle div.

Slava 3cl.: SN:341.651 38 Guards Rifle Division, Order #77/N dated 2.10.44

Tverdokhlev , Aleksei Pavlovich, Guards Senior Sergeant, Section leader in 193rd Guards Rifles Regiment of 90th Guards Rifles Division

Red Star nr.743,099 on 10.07.44

Slava 3cl. SN. 257,682 on 25.8.44 both from 90th Guards Rifles Division

Slava 2cl. SN. 20700 on 24.9.44 by decree of 4th Shock Army

Mikhail Pavlovich Kostyrko, Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 15th Independent Railways Reconstruction battalion (When the RBO 181.682 was given)

AWARDS:

1 / Combat (Milit?) Merit N?S: 173.561 20/11/1940

2/ RSO N?S: 147975 10/05/1943

3 / OPW 2?cl. N?S.: 52.093 08/12/1943

4 / another Military Merit N?S.:1.558.941 03/11/1944

5 / OPW 1?cl. N?S: 105.347 04/12/1944

6 / RBO N?S: 181.682 28/01/1945

7 / Another RSO N?S.: 2.762.657 06/11/1947

8 / Another RBO N?S.: 392.494 21/08/1953

SALAT, Trofim Ivanovich, Major of Administrative Service. Operational-Instruction Unit Military Warehouse 309, 2nd. VA ?)

1/ Military Merit Medal SN: 1,537,431 on 7.10.1944 by decree of 2nd VA

2/ O. Red Banner SN: 201,997 for long service on 3.11.44

3/ OPW 2cl. SN: 531,698 on 15.6.1945 by decree of 2nd VA?

4/ Medal XX Jubilee of the Red Army SN 19,407 by decree 22.2.1938

Denisov, Mikhail Mikhajlovich . Guards Senior Lieutenant, 6th Guards Airborne Division. Battalion?s Vice Commander of Infantry Unit

RSO, SN: 32168 Order of the Troops, Crimean Front № 0567 of 29.4.1942

RSO, SN: 2558268 Order of the 6th Guards Airborne Division № 03/N of 9.2.1944

Derbenev, Fedor Evlampievich, Red Army Man. Rifleman, 3rd Rifle Battalion, 1277th Rifle Regiment, 389th Berdichev Red Banner Rifle Division

For Bravery medal. SN: 1266055 Order of the 1277th Rifle Regiment № 027 of 2.6.1944

Glory 3rd Cl. SN: 194438 Order of the 389th Rifle Division № 098/N of 19.10.1944

Gorbachev, Alexander Ivanovich. Guards Senior Sergeant. 252nd Rifle Division, 23rd Rifle Corps, 4th Guards Army ? Assistant to the Commander of the Commandant's Platoon

REO SN: 1186058 Order of the 252nd Rifle Division № 013/N of 4.2.45

RBO SN: 203253 Order of the 4th Guards Army № 043/N of 23.2.45

? For Bravery? medal. SN: 2290898 Order of the 252nd Rifle Division № 053/N of 2.6.45

Tarasov, Dmitriy Akimovich. Guards Senior Sergeant. 10th Guards Ural, L?vov Volunteer Tank Corps ? Senior Clerk of the Machinery Unit

Combat Service Med.. SN: 992872 Order of the 29th Guards Tank Brigade № 013/N of 02.05.44

RSO. SN: 1530133 Order of the 10th Guards Tank Corps № 061/N of 25.5.45

Papu, Kharlampij Antonovich. Sergeant. 128th Army Mortar Regiment ? Chief of the Machine-workshop.

Combat Service med.. SN: 717127 Order of the Comm. of the 128th Mortar Reg. 013/N of 18.10.1943

REO SM: 2503042 Order of the Artillery Commander of the 13th Army № 13/N of 12.3.45

Padalka, Andrej Tikhonovich.. 369th Rifle Regiment, 212 Rifle Division ? Sapper

Glory 3rd Class SN: 702391 Order of the 212th Rifle Division № 75/N of 3.11.44

Combar service med. S/N Order of the 369th Rifle Regiment № 032/N of 29.07.44

Postoenko, Vladimir Afanas?evich. Private . Sapper, 120th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion

OG 3cl.. SN: 406828 Orden 081-N del 6?Guards tank Corps on 19.5.45

[Guest Rick Research]

Thanks very much, Miguel! These fill in many gaps in the date/serial number list. I've stopped updating that pinned thread here since people don't even look at it, preferring new published books' date/serial lists.

But I keep the total list with me printed out when I go to shows to consult if I see a serial numbered award. :cheers:

[Alfred]

Order of Glory 3rd class

Number Date awarded Date issued Name Remarks

1 -17.11.1943 Charin I.

2.316 -00.12.1943

2.619 -31.01.1944

3.852 -02.01.1944 Private Ivan Ignatievich Romanets 834. Rifle Regiment

6.838 -22.01.1944

10.262 -16.08.1943 Korsch W.W.

10.504 - Smirnov I.M.

11.476 -00.03.1944

14.080 -21.02.1944 Sgt. Petr Petukhov, Squad Commander Leningrad Front, 367th Independent Engineer Battalion, 110th Rifle Corps, 42nd Army

15.967 - Kiek N.A.

25.254 -10.03.1994 24.03.1944

30.070 -04.04.1944

35.207 -06.04.1944 Sargent W. P. Gnitienko Crimea; 2. Garde Armee

38.018 -18.04.1944 18.04.1944

38.168 -12.07.1944

40.204 -03.12.1943 27.04.1944

41.608 -04.05.1944

41.979 -08.05.1944

44.021 -12.04.1944 24.04.1944

44.346 -18.12.1943

45.916 -22.02.1944

46.339 -24.03.1945 13.02.1969

48.447 -20.10.1944

49.360 - Kolesnik B.T.

52.073 -19.02.1944 Junior Sargeant Mikhail Timofeevich Skrylev 248 Rifle Regiment

55.739 -01.02.1944

63.809 -08.05.1944 Senior Sergeant Shcherbakov 949th Rifle Regiment, 259th Artemovskoi Rifle Division, crossing of the Dniester River on the night of the 13-14.04.44

65.176 -02.09.1944

67.534 -20.02.1944

68.893 -28.05.1944

75.677 -30.07.1944 Comrade Kiziatov, Idris liberating the city of Vilnus from the German invaders (07.-13.07.1944); 215 RD (Rifle Division)

82.701 -25.06.1944

83.192 -00.07.1944 Guards first sergeant Dmitry Stepanovich Kabanenko 2nd rifle battalion, 197th Guards rifle regiment, 64th Guards rifle Krasnoselskaya, holding order of Red Banner division

84.017 -22.08.1944

84.409 - Moskalenko F.M.

90.732 -00.07.1944

97.290 -28.07.1944

98.852 -05.08.1944

99.691 -01.08.1944

99.856 -01.08.1944 Platon Okhaydovich Dbar, Master Sergeant 4th Air Army, Commander detached company of airdrome service

108.815 -03.05.1944 Private Zirakashvili Georgy Georgievich Kerch Peninsula, 3rd rifle battalion of 1375th rifle regiment of 414th Rifle Anapa division

116.656 -28.02.1945

120.581 -01.08.1944 31.08.1946

121.304 -28.09.1944 55th Rifle Regiment, 20 Guards Rifle Division

125.945 -28.08.1944 Corporal David Illarionovich Shopin 92nd Rifle Corps, 997th Separate Communication Battalion ? Telephone Operator

128.285 -28.09.1944

129.446 -20.02.1945

129.534 -26.10.1944 Alexander Pavlovitch Degtyar 337 Rifle Division, Bug River

130.994 -30.09.1944 20.09.1944 Private Afanasy Vasil'evich Kindyakov 106th Engineer Sapper Battalion, squad leader in 5th Mountain Engineer Sapper Brigade of 2nd Ukrainian Front

131.934 -01.09.1944

139.464 -14.06.1944

139.560 -15.09.1944

139.722 - Junior Sergeant Ditkovsky 238th Destroying Antitank Artillery Regiment, 24. August 1944 -Rum?nien-

145.061 -06.07.1947

147.975 -10.05.1943 Mikhail Pavlovich Kostyrko, Lieutenant Colonel 15th Independent Railways Reconstruction battalion

155.631 -31.08?.1944 Sitar, Andrey Maximovich 7th Guards Airborne regiment, Combat Engineer, 2nd Guards Airborne division

160.397 -24.07.1944 Senior Sergeant of the Guard Aramais Pogosyan Attached to 31st Guard Rifle Division 97th Guard Rifle Regiment, Gun Commander

161.123 -26.10.1943

166.301 -28.06.1945

166.302 -28.06.1945

171.484 -04.02.1945

182.726 - 14.04.1945 Private Vasiliy I. Ovchinnikov for action near Klein Medenau (Konigsberg campaign

189.570 -02.11.1944 10.01.1945

195.023 -09.02.1945 Guards Sergeant Khaim Mordukhovich Malkin, Pilot ILjusin 2 1st guards assault aviation division

197.343 -06.02.1945

198.941 -07.02.1945

205.738 -17.09.1944

207.058 -11.12.1944 Pavel Filippovich Velichko 4th Gds Rifles Div, Ungarn

210.423 -19.02.1945

212.848 -11.01.1945

214.480 -07.09.1944

215.665 -21.11.1944

217.449 -20.03.1944

219.028 -09.09.1944 10.01.1945

220.702 -01.08.1944

229.281 -15.03.1945

229.884 -31.12.1943

235.499 -24.01.1945 Sargeant Vasilij Aleksandrovich Gorbatov 323. Rifle Division, 38. Army

237.146 -14.02.1945 25.02.1945 Guards sergeant Rizhov S.A. 74. Guards Infantry Division; Battle near Railway Station Kreisen

239.138 -08.07.1944

240.736 -30.01.1945

240.853 -11.08.1944

244.963 -02.01.1945 Guards Private Korchuganov, Pavel Semenovich 149 Guards Rifle Regiment, 49 Guards Rifle Division, For Fighting in Hungary

246.577 -02.08.1944 Sergeant Serdyukov 207th Independent Tank Destroyer Division, 348th Rifle Division.

250.954 -07.09.1945

253.401 -20.02.1945

256.691 -08.03.1945 SCOUT Junior Segeant Aleksei Prokhorovich Alekseikin 31st Tank Corps

257.682 -25.08.1944 Guards Senior Sergeant Aleksei Pavlovich Tverdokhlev 193rd Guards Rifles Regiment of 90th Guards Rifles Division

263.859 -09.02.1945

272.091 -11.01.1945

280.585 -01.10.1944 21.02.1947

281.082 -25.02.1945

285.596 -21.02.1945 NCO Artyom Ivakhnenko Semenovitsh 183. Rifle Division, eastern Czechoslovakia

286.673 -31.10.1944 Senior Sergeant Aslambeck Konstantinovitch Gutnov 6th Rifle Company, 453th Rymniksky Regiment78. Rifle Division, 2. Ukrainian Front

286.676 -31.10.1944

291.504 -28.02.1945

292.045 -00.10.1944 Guards Private Skoredenok 9th Guards Rifle Division, 397th Rifle Division, Latvia

292.085 -15.03.1945

292.813 -26.03.1945

294.447 -05.09.1944 Senior Sergeant (Starshy Serzhant) Boikii, Leonid Fedorovich 166th Rifles Division

305.987 -25.04.1945 Private Bazarbai Karmov 360th Independent Line 'Order of the Red Star' Signals Battalion; Signals 2nd Ukrainian Army

306.650 -31.03.1945

310.012 -27.02.1945

311.711 -22.03.1945 Senior Sargeant Antseigin 4. Guards Division

323.520 -14.03.1945

328.762 -31.01.1945

330.482 -23.04.1945 Guards Senior Sergeant N.K. Svistun 10th Guards "Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky" PARACHUTE RIFLES REGIMENT, 3rd Guards "Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov" Parachute Division, 3rd Ukrainian Front

336.919 -07.05.1945 Guards Junior Sergeant Mikhail Petrovich Smadik 22nd Guards Cavalry Regiment, 5th Guards Cavalry Division

340.416 -24.04.1945

341.651 -02.10.1944 Private Pyotr Yakovlevich Orlov 1st Battalion, 110th Guards Rifle Brest Regiment, 38th Guards Rifle Division

342.107 -27.04.1947

343.703 -09.03.1945

360.549 -03.09.1944

361.054 - 04.04.1949

361.225 -09.05.1945 Ermakov N.M.

375.700 -07.03.1945

378.049 -15.05.1945

381.095 -26.05.1945

386.590 -13.02.1945

394.743 -29.05.1945

401.524 -04.06.1945

406.715 - for street fighting in Berlin

406.828 -19.06.1945 Private Postoenko, Vladimir Afanas?evich for street fighting in Berlin, 120th Separate Guards Sapper Battalion, 6th Guards Tank Corps, 1. Ukrainian Front

408.038 -15.04.1945 01.05.1945

413.552 -05.08.1945

416.795 -15.06.1945

416.960 -13.05.1945 Guards Sergeant Minody Andreyevich Nosov 37th Guards Rifle Division

418.671 -07.09.1944

430.528 -02.06.1945 Private Ivan Vasilivich Butikov

436.066 -06.05.1945

443.857 -01.07.1956 Private NETSENKO, Matvey Pavlovich 55th Rifle Corps, Order to 387th rifle division, On October 25, 1944, in the ranks of the 416th Taganskaya division he took part in battle near Melitopol where he was wounded. Crimea Region

443.964 -30.06.1945

448.911 -15.09.1944 Junior Lieutenant M.G. Lunin 897th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 242nd Rifle Division

460.585 -24.05.1945 Corporal Anatoly Borisov 4th battery, the 297 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, battle on Crimea. 13.04.1944 ; 1 Belorussian Front

465.746 -00.06.1945

471.225 -13.04.1944

478.594 -24.03.1945 Private Bulko, Mikhail Egorovich 117 Independent Guards Reconnaissance Company, 121 Guards Rifle Division, 13 Army, 1 Ukrainian Front; Germany River Kreise

493.391 -21.02.1945 Aleksandr Petrovich Chukhin 546th Rifle Regiment, 199th Rifle Division, 59th Army, Volkhov Front; Scout

513.082 - Sergeant Kalina 226th Guards Rifle Regiment, 74th Guards Rifle Division, 3rd Belorussian Front, Street Fighting in Berlin

524.705 -06.11.1945

545.832 -23.03.1945 Guards Sergeant I. F. Kordon

548.714 -24.04.1945

554.496 -06.02.1945 Izatov 6. Guards Rifle Division

556.827 -15.05.1945

564.610 -05.06.1945

567.268 -11.06.1946

570.112 -06.11.1947

572.xxx -12.09.1945 Yefreitor Luka Konstantinovich Fomin Action against Japanese, 221 Division, 2nd Company, 1st Battalion of 695 Regiment

572.633 -18.09.1945

583.370 -06.11.1947

586.312 -06.11.1947 Ivan Timofeyevich Taraskin Kriegsinvalide, for wounds in WWII

629.620 -xx.06.1945 Guards Sergeant Fetisov A.V for action on 24.04.1945, 62 Guards Cavalery Regiment

632.065 -15.03.1945

633.159 -09.03.1945 Senior Sargent Zagorodsky 28th Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment, belogs to 9th Guards Airborne Division

633.518 -06.11.1947

640.061 -30.05.1951

641.096 -12.02.1945

643.881 -30.05.1951 00.00.1951 Sergeev, Anatoli Vasilievich 11th Partisan Detachment, 8th Partisan Brigade in January 1944

648.645 -30.12.1948

650.105 - 18.09.1951

652.549 -30.05.1951

656.162 - 12.01.1952

672.745 -04.08.1944

675.580 -23.02.1945

675.790 -15.08.1944 18.06.1953

677.389 -19.06.1944 Private Arhipov Pavel Mihajlovich 14th Rifle Regiment, 72nd Rifle Division, Karelian Front

677.646 - Karelian Front (?)

677.891 -27.02.1943 31.03.1952 Nikolai Dmitrrievich Skvortsov

682.521 -25.03.1953

686.880 -21.08.1944 Private Vlasyuk 273rd Rifle Division

698.043 -20.05.1945 Private Kuzmichenko, Vasily, Grigoryevich 1st Guards Army, 161 Rifle Division, 575th Rifle Regiment

703.671 - 24.12.1953

706.007 -22.09.1944

710.249 -27.01.1958 Private Nikolai Gavrilovich Zherebtsov 100th Cavalry Regiment, Leningrad Front

712.708 -27.01.1958 06.03.1958

713.759 -21.08.1958

718.903 -04.04.1945 00.00.1964 Private David Samuilovich Lezhava 10 Artillery Division

726.478 -24.09.1966 04.11.1966

730.728 -06.05.1945 Telba, Tatyana Mikhailona 67 Rifle Corps dated 6.4.45, (Krakow, Poland)

735.629 -08.06.1967 29.07.1967

747.713 -15.02.1968 Georgy Kalistratovich Yanatyev for wounds

755.035 -12.06.1968 10.08.1968

759.769 -12.06.1968 Sergeant Chizhukov 22 March 1945; fighting in outskirts of Berlin; aviation regiment

774.875 -30.04.1975

782.702 -00.00.1975 Verleihung f?r 06.08.1946

783.634 -25.10.1989

797.062 - 16.06.1976 Eintragung Ordensbuch

805.395 -22.01.1945 28.03.1990 Date of deed: 22 Jan 1945, Date approved: 20 March 1945, Date awarded: 28 March 1990

Edited March 29, 2009 by Alfred

[HenkWillem]

I found these numbers on a very reputable site (SMAP forum) from a poster who's long since vanished...

These numbers, according to the poster, are:

"All the following have been confirmed by research

All confirmed..."

Medal for Bravery

96695 01/02/43

112814 07/12/42

159218 22/02/43

246667 23/04/43

347049 01/09/43

745775 05/02/44

1030518 03/03/44

1577386 22/08/44

1624206 30/09/44

1697816 07/09/44

2370720 12/01/45

2452683 22/02/45

2454862 09/05/45

2602999 01/06/45

2821213 17/06/45

3220514 24/05/45

I have a Medal for Bravery with number 2105611. In the list I've found that it could be awarded between 07/09/44 and 12/01/45. But the one I own is awarded on the 4th or 5th of Februari 1945: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=38083

Is the above mentioned list wrong?

[Guest Rick Research]

Wartime numbers are not always exact because some units had lower numbered awards but did not hand them out as fast as other units. So higher numbers were often awarded first. That's why we can only say between known dates unless actually researched for a precise date.

[NavyFCO]

Here are a few more, verified by my research and others...

Order of Lenin

[NavyFCO]

Order of the Red Banner

[NavyFCO]

Order of the Red Banner, Multiple Awards

[NavyFCO]

Red Star...

[NavyFCO]

Patriotic War 1st Class...

[NavyFCO]

Patriotic War 2nd Class

[NavyFCO]

Glory 3rd Class...