DavidS

Here are the Special Membership (gilt) and Regular Membership (silver) for comparison. Kanji to follow

and finally, Order of Red Banner of Military Valour

now, Order of Civil Valour, Type 1

Next, Order of the Polar Star, Type 1

a few more makers' marks for the collection.

First up, Mongolian Ministry of the Interior - reverse view, followed by maker's mark then silver mark

Read the text of the booklet. It says "Comrade Ryzhov is awarded the Honorary Chekist Badge (Serial number 86) of the Ministry for "work achievements accomplished in line with his duties" by the decree of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Mongolian People's Republic #... on 15 July 1942". I read somewhere that this guy (Ryzhov) worked at the eastern Border Guard unit (khalkhin Gol area). I will see if I can get his first name and parents name. The second doc (travel pass) has nothing to do with this Chekist badge booklet.

Tsend

Thank you very much for you identification and translations. We can figure out most Cyrillic, but Uighur defeats us! Shame the two documents aren't a set - the travel pass was inside the Chekist document when I bought them

Both documents on their own are great bits of history. It would be good to know more about Ryzhov if any more comes your way.

David

David,

A lovely group. Can you post a close up of the left hand side of the certificate since I would like to read the number (it is just a bit too small for me).

Regards,

Paul

closeup herewith - if it's not clear enough yet, I can send direct to you

glad you like these - came with 7th Class Rising Sun + doc, and China Incident + doc. Also China Incident cash award for merit. All medals separately cased & in Medal Display Case

and finally the Order

award document and case

Think this should qualify as a documented award.

5th Class Golden Kite awarded to OKada Hitoshi, awarded 23.09.39. See extract from a 1941 book listing Japanese soldiers KIA in China Incident. Translation provided reads:

Engineer Sergeant-Major

Holder of the 5th Class Golden Kite and 7th Class Rising Sun

Okada Hitoshi

Registered home: Hiroshima Prefecture, Toyota District, Tadanoumi Town

Date of birth: Taisho 4 [1915] June 13

Place of death: Near a public field

He landed in front of the enemy and served as a boat captain. In the landing operations at Poyang Lake as well as Dongting Lake, he served as a boat captain, braving the high waves and the rain of enemy bullets. In the midst of the dead and dying, he encouraged his crew with shouts and yells. In order to avoid sinking, he directed the vessel around mines and was able to land the boat in a field that was full of enemy soldiers. He prayed for the safe landing of his vessel and became the leader of each and every soldier who was on board with him. Although he was able to land the vessel safely, the bullets of the enemy pierced his chest and he died honourably, a hero

Pictures of Medal and Award Document to follow

next page - there are 4 more double pages with the conditions of the award - let me know if you wish me to post them too

document to go with the screwback partisan badge

and #33

document for #13

and now my 2

#13

a couple of Honorary Medal of Labour examples:

#92 and #743

and #18476

Now for some Honorary Medal of Combat examples:

#18 & #8825

and the travel card

another Chekist Document - to Abdullayev, dated 15.07.1932, and travel pass issued in Transcaucasus

and the rest

here's another document - #188, award date 11.03.1959 - remianing pages to follow

and document #2203

#4723

#4005