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    slava1stclass

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    1. Aleksey Nikolayevich Voronov - fought from Stalingrad to Austria.
    2. Gents, All told, 17 Red Army personnel were awarded the Medal for Valor five times. Here are photos of three of them. Regards, slava1stclass Georgiy Sidorovich Zabaluyev was assigned to the 469th Separate Motor Transport Company.
    3. Gents, A great photo of triple Order of Alexander Nevskiy winner Lt Col Nikolay Leontyevich Nevskiy. He commanded the 818th Artillery Regiment, 223rd Rifle Division. He is one of two known triple Nevskiy winners. Note that he was also awarded the U.S. Army Legion of Merit in the degree of Legionnaire. Regards, slava1stclass
    4. Gents, As is often encountered, note how HSU Maj Gen V. A. Trubachyov modified his Legion of Merit in the degree of Commander (a neck decoration) for wear as a pinback. Regards, slava1stclass
    5. Gents, With 13 tank and 27 APC kills, no one is going to give HSU Captain Penezhko any grief for this beard. Regards, slava1stclass
    6. Gents, A very nice triple HSU/triple ONH image. Regards, slava1stclass
    7. Gents, HSU Guards Colonel M. V. Khotimskiy wearing the U.S. Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer. Regards, slava1stclass
    8. Gents, A nice example of the cavalry combat engineer squadron branch insignia as authorized by Order # 807 dated June 20, 1924. Regards, slava1stclass
    9. Gents, An absolutely superb image of a very well-decorated Pontoon Troops Colonel - a branch insignia you don't come across all too often. Note his Capture of Koenigsberg medal. Regards, slava1stclass
    10. Gents, Guards Corporal N. N. Leontyev. Regards, slava1stclass
    11. Gents, Who would have thought? Note his VChK-GPU V badge. Striking resemblance aside, this gent went on to serve as a Maj Gen Director of State Security for one of the former Soviet republics. Regards, slava1stclass
    12. Gents, Nice image of an unidentified Guards HSU Maj Gen with multiple combat wounds. Regards, slava1stclass
    13. Gents, The image speaks for itself. Regards, slava1stclass
    14. Gents, Nice image of a no frills Guards Tank Private. Regards, slava1stclass
    15. Gents, A late entry in the field grade category. Regards, slava1stclass
    16. Gents, Great image of an unidentified colonel (purported to have later risen to general officer rank) with the given name of Mikhail. Photo was taken in April 1946. Note his Bronze Star Medal. Regards, slava1stclass
    17. Gents, L. P. Telyatnikov - one of only three firemen to have been awarded the HSU title. Regards, slava1stclass
    18. Gents, A stunning image of an unidentified Guards Starshina 2nd Class HSU of the Baltic Fleet taken in October 1944. Note, in particular, the ribbon around his cover which reads - "Torpedo Cutters..." Regards, slava1stclass
    19. Gents, The first instances I've come across of the mountaineering badge being worn. Regards, slava1stclass
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