slava1stclass

Gents,

#1526 in post # 1 above now has a neighbor. Asking price is $13,000.00 at the well-known NYC-area dealer. It's been some years since he last offered Fyodor and, when he did, the price wasn't 13K.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

Great image - Belgrade, Budapest and Prague.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

Unable to secure employment after the Great Patriotic War, these veterans (seven of whom are HSUs) joined together to open Kyiv's first "Mr. Softee" franchise.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

Owing to a non-paying bidder from Ukraine, it's back on the market. A BIN price of $8,000.00 or best offer:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=130313114703

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slava1stclass

Are you quite sure? If that's the case, what US Army rank would be the equivalent of a US Navy ensign?

Chuck

Chuck,

Good catch. A U.S. Navy LTJG is equivalent to a U.S. Army 1LT.

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slava1stclass

His ribbon rack.

Gents,

Nice example of a temporary certificate to accompany the award of a Bronze Star medal.

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slava1stclass

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Gents,

Here is another example.

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slava1stclass

"if the Soviet Embassy in D.C. was the controlling/issuing office for all Soviet awards to American military personnel at war's end (when many had already returned to CONUS)."

In which case there should be many more of these groups-- unless the recipients threw them away during the McCarthy era.

Rick,

It all depends. If the majority of U.S. military personnel who were awarded Soviet decorations received them in the field i.e., while still serving in Germany in proximity to Soviet forces, that wouldn't be the case.

It is not uncommon for foreign decorations to U.S. military personnel to follow the recipients to the states if presentation overseas was not accomplished.

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slava1stclass

That's weird. Same Soviet embassy stamp?

Rick,

Not weird at all if the Soviet Embassy in D.C. was the controlling/issuing office for all Soviet awards to American military personnel at war's end (when many had already returned to CONUS).

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slava1stclass

If the Orders Book photo was actually attested at the "Soviet Consular Department in the USA" (?...) that would be the first and only such I've ever seen. That would imply there should be others...

or ???

What IS the serial number? I can't read the scan.

Rick,

The official stamp reads "Consular Section, Embassy of the USSR in the USA." Serial number appears to be: 382934 or 387934.

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slava1stclass

Rick,

Here you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-RUSSIAN-GLORY-ORD...%3A1%7C294%3A50

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slava1stclass

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Gents,

Sold yesterday on the well-known auction site for a cool $6,111.00.

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slava1stclass

Reverse

Gents,

Currently available on the well-known auction site. Steer clear.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

This colonel's tunic is currently available on the well-known auction site.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

He ended the war as a Lt Gen of Tank Troops.

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slava1stclass

Gents,

Those Air Force officers were a rebellious lot indeed. Here is a triple violator.

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slava1stclass