Gerd Becker

You're more than welcome my friend.

You in fact motivated me to drag my camera and my fat ass outside into the fresh air and sunshine.....

I noticed that the hammer & sickle in the center of one of my OPW is misaligned (see below right).

Is this common? Has anyone seen an order like this?

Eric, thats nothing unusual. On many OPW?s the H&S is bent, as its 14k-Gold, which bends quite easily.

Gerd

Thanks for the additions, Bryan

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this document, Andrei

Eric, thanks a lot for the closeups Very good pics, btw

Gerd

Eric, just a bigger picture of the reverse would be fine. And please don?t cover the whole s/n, only the last two or three, if possible.

Thank you!

Gerd

I am glad, it found a good home

Beautiful piece Erik And exactly the same variation like my Nr. 268.404 in post #6 and 7 This variation has a very concave obverse compared to KMD-variations, i really like that. Ek-freaks would speak of "vaulted" , i guess

Thanks and go ahead guys, show me more please. Meanwhile here is another one of mine, another KMD-variation, Nr. 514.183

Nice pictures, Christophe. Thanks for posting

Hi Pete,

you have to get in touch with a researcher, who will check the archives for you. His service will cost you between 55 and 75 Dollar, if you request the usual documents like Award Card, Citation and maybe also the Service Record, if you want. If you decide to get it researched, send me a pm and i?ll give you a contact, who can help you with this.

best,

Gerd

PS: Nice avatar

Welcome, Pete. Your Red Star is nice and the serialnumber is original to the order in my opinion. Its possible that someone cleaned it, but it will develop new patina quite soon.

Get it researched and you will know for sure

best,

Gerd

Congrats to a very nice Red Banner, Paul

Excellent work, Dave Thanks for sharing it with us.

Gerd

aaaahhh, thank you master I tried at least 2 hours to figure it out Thank you!!!!

I agree, do not despair, Ed. I also appreciate your effort and check all of your new posts. This forum is going to be the ultimative reference for mongolian badges and probably for orders and medals too.

Keep up the great work

Gerd

Well, i think, the combination of the big one is not impossible. Assumed, he got the Centenary first and added a Long-service award, the War Merit Cross and the Mecklenburg Cross in WW1, he went on as a civilian in a Red Cross fuction somewhere. The two white-red ribbons are probably a Red Cross-award from Weimar-area and a Volkspflege-Medaille then.

I am curious, what the Evil Twins™ have to say to this one.

I have no problems with the 5-place bar.

best,

Gerd

Btt for new members.

Great citation and a well deserved Suvorov 3rd class, Doug.

Citation reverse

Thanks for looking!

Gerd

Citation obverse:

Award Card Reverse

Hello everyone,

here is a Glory 3rd class, which i got research for lately. I am still waiting for the translation, but until then, someone of you might like to help me to fill the gaps.

Here is what i have so far:

Boiko, Vasilii Ivanovich, born 1921

Awards:

Order of Glory 3rd class Nr. 304.970 awarded on 20.02.1945

Order of the Red Star Nr. 1.390.299 awarded on 13.05.1945

Medal for the Defense of Leningrad (noted on his citation)

What i understand from the citation:

"During the destruction of the enemy group in the region ??? Sergeant Boiko proved himself ...stoic, couraggeous commander.

On a Reconnaissance with his Platoon on 3. February sergeant Boiko captured two enemy germans and gathered valuable information. During the assault on ??? Comrade Boiko was the first, who broke into the village....where 8 germans were killed, 3 of them by Comrade Boiko.

For Courage, Boldness and skillfull management of his company Comrade Boiko deserves to be awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Commander of the Battalion, Guards Major Voronov

by order of the 70th Army Nr. 47/H of the 20.2.1945 he is awarded the Order of Glory 3rd class

Division-Chief of the Personnel, Colonel Sazonov

Approved, Lieutenant Colonel Kazakov"

Here is a scan of his award card:

Damn I hope, at least parts of it are okay like the Medalbar and one of the Red Stars maybe.

Thank you for the info, Dave.

I didn?t notice the respectless wording, but you are right of course.

I agree completely with Peters words. The medics in combat zones, whereever they are, are real heros in my opinon.

Here is an article and a picture of the brave Soldier in question:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...ine_for_vc.html

The article states, that he is only the second in 40 years, who is awarded the VC not posthumous. Who was the first?

Same piece, scanned this time

Its the first time i notice, that the "50" is also enameled white on the 3rd classes

Nice, Eric Can you show me closeups of the two pieces in the middle, especially reverses? What is the number-range on these?

Keep them coming everyone