Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 Hello everyone,this was surprisingly in my mailbox this morning. Its a gift of one of our members here (Thanks again, you know who you are) and consists of an unnumbered Military Merit Medal with Document, awarded 15th of December 1951, probably a Long Service award and an 85 Issue OGPW 2nd class. I tried my best, but the name was not to translate for me so far except his first name Vasily. Any help is most appreciated.Here is the OGPW document
Riley1965 Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) A very nice gift, indeed!! Document appears to show OGPW, 1st class. Edited January 27, 2006 by Riley1965
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 The document for the Military Merit Medal, 1948 issue, awarded on the 18. December 1951
Stogieman Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 Wow, that's pretty nice! Interesting to see the "special" book for the medal as well!
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 and the decorations, which go with this group.Any help with the name of this soldier is much appreciated.Thanks in advanceGerd
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 Thanks, guys. I am very grateful for this little group, especially as both are variations, which i was looking for Gerd
Riley1965 Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 Definately OGPW, 1st class. Notice traces of gold on star.
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 Definately OGPW, 1st class. Notice traces of gold on star.Yep, its a 1st class, definately. I like it, that it has wearing traces All the others, i have are mint.
NavyFCO Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 That's a really interesting little group. My bet is that the MM is a delayed award for wounds, though at the same time it's probably a combined 10 year and "hey, he was wounded in the war and didn't get anything else" medal. This one would be interesting to research, I think.Dave
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 That's a really interesting little group. My bet is that the MM is a delayed award for wounds, though at the same time it's probably a combined 10 year and "hey, he was wounded in the war and didn't get anything else" medal. This one would be interesting to research, I think.DaveThanks, Dave. This can?t be a complete group, right? Shouldn?t there be at least a VoG or a Victorious Labor in GPW?Gerd
Guest Rick Research Posted January 27, 2006 Posted January 27, 2006 From the date, I think that is the mass bestowal of annual long service awards for the MMM ... and the OPW1 suggests he was a war invalid, by 1985.The name is Vasily Mikhailovich Shtibel'.
Gerd Becker Posted January 27, 2006 Author Posted January 27, 2006 From the date, I think that is the mass bestowal of annual long service awards for the MMM ... and the OPW1 suggests he was a war invalid, by 1985.The name is Vasily Mikhailovich Shtibel'.Thank you, Rick. Handwriting is not my thing, at least not yet, i hope.Gerd
Gerd Becker Posted August 16, 2006 Author Posted August 16, 2006 That's a really interesting little group. My bet is that the MM is a delayed award for wounds, though at the same time it's probably a combined 10 year and "hey, he was wounded in the war and didn't get anything else" medal. This one would be interesting to research, I think.DaveAnd, surprise, surprise, Dave was spot on: FINALLY an award for wounds!
Gerd Becker Posted August 16, 2006 Author Posted August 16, 2006 Award Record CardObviously the only thing missin to this little group is the Victory over Germany MedalThanks again , Chris Boonzaier for this nice little group
Gerd Becker Posted August 16, 2006 Author Posted August 16, 2006 Oops, here is the reverse of the ACR now...
Gerd Becker Posted August 16, 2006 Author Posted August 16, 2006 Here is an overview of his citation , as far as i could translate it:"Comrade Vasily Mikhailovich Shtibel?s participated in the partriotic war in the 330th Rifle Regiment of the 4th Ukrainian Front as a machine gunner. during the fightings on th 27th of January 1945 he was heavily wounded in the soft parts of his right and left shin. He was treated in Evacuation Hospital Nr. 5412 and was demobilized into the reserve after his recovery. He presently works as a senior-conductor in the railroads, he is honest....Deserves to be awarded the "Medal for Bravery"
Guest Rick Research Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 Interesting to see it was put in for as a Valor Medal, bumped UP to a Glory 3rd, but then downplayed to a MMM. AND the poor guy was employed on the Lvov region railways (have I posted my NKVD/MGB/KGB Lvov Railways Security Lt Col Grinenko's medals for there?)...where he was just as likely to be wounded again by the "Western Ukrainian" resistance in 1949 as...by the Germans during the war. As a "Senior Conductor" around Uzhgorod (where his banker well may have been my Comrade Lastovka, small world) he was probably often at high risk of his trains being blown up.No soft and cushy post-war for HIM!!!
Gerd Becker Posted August 17, 2006 Author Posted August 17, 2006 Interesting to see it was put in for as a Valor Medal, bumped UP to a Glory 3rd, but then downplayed to a MMM. AND the poor guy was employed on the Lvov region railways (have I posted my NKVD/MGB/KGB Lvov Railways Security Lt Col Grinenko's medals for there?)...where he was just as likely to be wounded again by the "Western Ukrainian" resistance in 1949 as...by the Germans during the war. As a "Senior Conductor" around Uzhgorod (where his banker well may have been my Comrade Lastovka, small world) he was probably often at high risk of his trains being blown up.No soft and cushy post-war for HIM!!!Thanks so much, Rick. Great info, i didn?t even know about the Situation in Western Ukraine in 1949. No, you haven?t posted Grinenko?s medals yet, as far as i can see. Please do so, when you find the time.Thanks againGerd
order_of_victory Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 I recently posted a pass for transport department of NKGB USSR of Lvov Railroads issued to Seargeant Duchenko Roman (patronym illegible) on the forum Lovely group Gerd Order of Victory
Gerd Becker Posted August 17, 2006 Author Posted August 17, 2006 Thank you! I have seen the document, but didnt?relate it to this group yet. For anyone interested, here is the link:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...ost&p=98447best,Gerd
NavyFCO Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 And, surprise, surprise, Dave was spot on: You're welcome! Maybe I really SHOULD open my psycic shop! Dave
Gerd Becker Posted August 17, 2006 Author Posted August 17, 2006 You're welcome! Maybe I really SHOULD open my psycic shop! Dave www.Historical-prophecy.com is still free, Dave Rick, could you please move this thread and the one with the Zholmukanov-group (Sino-Soviet Friendship) to the Researched Award Forum?
NavyFCO Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 www.Historical-prophecy.com is still free, Dave ROTFL!!!!! Man, wouldn't THAT be a site to have!!!
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