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Gents, An absolutely amazing story here. I. S. Lazarenko - Full Cavalier during WWI and later a Maj Gen and HSU during the GPW. Sentenced to death by firing squad for his division's (42nd Rifle Division) failure to defend/hold the Brest Fortress as the Wehrmacht launched its June 22, 1941 surprise attack on the Soviet Union. His death sentence was then commuted to 10 years imprisonment in a penal camp. In 1942, however, as the Soviets desperately tried to bolster their defenses against the German onslaught, Voroshilov arranged to have Lazarenko transferred to a penal battalion in the rank of private. Lazarenko acquitted himself exceptionally well in combat. In October 1943, then General of the Army Rokossovskiy was instrumental in reversing Lazarenko's conviction although he was not officially rehabilitated. In 1944, Lazarenko was reinstated as a Maj Gen and given a division command. He was KIA on 25 July 1944 during the liberation of Mogilyov in Belarus and posthumously awarded the HSU title within a month of his death. Quite a story indeed. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, The Silver Star as awarded to Sergeant Major N. I. Zhuzhoma. He was so proud of his U.S. Army decoration that it was even sculpted into the bust on his headstone (star to the right in image). Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Then and now. Sergeant P. P. Kucher (Arkhimandrit Peter) participated in combat operations to liberate Belgrade as well as to capture Budapest and Vienna. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier M. A. Abakumov. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, A superb image of Full Cavalier N. N. Frolov. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier I. D. Igonin. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier V. Ye. Gridyayev with fellow members of the 10th Turkestan Regiment. Regards, slava1stclass

JapanX, Precisely. Each of the two was awarded the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. The device affixed to the medal's suspension ribbon is unique indeed. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier I. G. Romanov. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Another nice example of the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. Regards, slava1stclass

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Gents, Yet another modified CBE - this one as awarded to Admiral F. V. Zozulya. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier V. S. Antonin. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Yes, there were Full Cavaliers who were also triple BM winners. A true 3 x 3. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, HSU Marshal of Engineer Troops A. I. Proshlyakov seen wearing his CBE as a breast badge. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, A DSO awarded to Counter/Rear Admiral V. N. Yeroshenko. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Guards Maj Gen I. T. Chalenko gets very inventive with his CBE field-wear modification. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier N. P. Ponomaryov. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier Nikitin. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier N. M. Sharlovskiy. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier P. I. Kozyatnikov. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier M. Sergunin. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier Kh. G. Bondar. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, One of the unidentified Full Cavaliers seen in post #131 above is now identified: Full Cavalier S. A. Lebedz. Regards, slava1stclass

Gents, Full Cavalier I. D. Belik. Regards, slava1stclass