Soviet Lieutenant General Ivan Ivanov Kravchenko

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Part 1 of his medals.

1- 26471

2- 495752

3- 409128

4- 3114365

5- 2618

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Medals part 2-

Red Banner only numbered - 537880

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Medals part 3

[Stogieman]

Now that's a pretty darn nice group Ed! Especially the 2 bars!

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Medals part 4

The last two are on incorrect ribbons.

Next-to-last - Bulgaria: Medal "30th Anniversary of Victory over Fascist Germany"

Last - ??? (Bulgarian too?)

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Badges

I hate to admit how clueless I am on these, even the first two that I (think I) know.

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Documents to come.

But an image of the man (and I see at least two things that have gone walkabout from the group ).

Closeups of anything on request.

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[Stogieman]

Hi Ed, several things on there I have not seen on bars before. The 40 Year Lenin Medal for one. What are the two on red ribbons at the end of his third (!!) Medal bar?

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Hi Ed, several things on there I have not seen on bars before. The 40 Year Lenin Medal for one. What are the two on red ribbons at the end of his third (!!) Medal bar?

The next-to-last - Bulgaria: Medal "30th Anniversary of Victory over Fascist Germany". Last? No clue. Both on incorrect ribbons, though .

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The 40 Year Lenin Medal for one.

The 40 Lenin Medal is the Jubilee Medal for 40 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR

[Guest Rick Research]

Ooo ooo ooo (for those old enough to remember "Car 54, Where Are You?")

Paperwork? Files? Citations?

Which Academy badge is that? I can't read what it says on the shield.

Nifty nifty nifty "modern" general group!!!

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Ooo ooo ooo (for those old enough to remember "Car 54, Where Are You?")

Paperwork? Files? Citations?

Which Academy badge is that? I can't read what it says on the shield.

Nifty nifty nifty "modern" general group!!!

Do not wish to be reminded of age, Rick. Enough things do that as it is.

Paperwork you ask . . . ??

Your wish is my command. Especially as the bundle came with almost no translations . . .

First, the 1946 issue award book:

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No other formal documents (though it is said that there are other documents and papers "out there", yet to be extracted -- hope springs eternal).

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But . . . the untranslated paperwork (near on to 1 cm):

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Reverse . . .

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[Guest Rick Research]

Interesting! He STARTED with the Nevsky as his first award!!!

Victory Over Germany Medal issued on 29 September 1945 to Ivan Ivanovich Kravchenko as a Captain, 213rd Rifles Division (methinks he musta been on the staff or it'd be issued at regimental level)

Veteran of Armed Forces as Lieutenant General of Reserve (retired below age 60) per 26.10.76 on 10.2.77 by Rostov Oblast Veterans Commissariat.

Awards Record Card from 10 February 1954 at which time he was a Lt Col, Commander of Cadet Battalion, Cheropovetsky Infantry School.

Born 1920 village of Gulyayaka, Frolovsky Raion, Stalingradsky Oblast

Red Army since 1938, CPSU member since 1942

Higher education, "Russian" (SIC!!!!!!!!!!)

OAN 2.4.45 per 52nd Army

OPW2 15.7.45 ditto

ORS 1953 for long service

MMM 1949 for ditto

VoG and 1948 with nominal dates of creation as always with these.

RED BANNER 537,880 on 22 February 1968 and boyoboy do we wann see the reason for THAT

OSH3 30.4.75

I hope you have alllllllllllll the citationsssssssss.

From THIS page, I see you have ALL the kit and ALL the kaboodle for full legible typed complete be still my heart personnel records:

Lt 22.7.41

Sr Lt 28.10.43

Capt. 4.4.45 per 1st Ukrainian Front

Major 24.8.48

Lt Col 6.11.51

Col 19.2.58

MajGen 16/18.6.65

LtGen 1/9/11.7(?1 can you read that on the original?)

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