Gerd Becker

TWO service records came with this research and i don?t know, if both belong to our chap. I guess, this is the right one, but will post the other one too.

Part one:

Citation lower half

Citation upper half

Award Card Obverse

Hi everyone,

this one should be easier, as its typed in quite clear letters.

Award Card Reverse

Here are the awards, as listed:

Order of the Red Banner Nr. 8631 (!) 21.3.1940

Order of the GPW 2nd class Nr. 511279 17.05.1945

Medal for Military Merit Nr. 2.942.094 06.05.1946

Order of the Red Star Nr. 2.741.896 06.11.1947

Order of the Red Banner Nr. 408.374 20.04.1953 (I have a group with a LS-ORB Nr. 408.346)

Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad

Medal for Victory over Germany

I have had a little collection of NK awards, but i only had the cheap versions, which were not so attractive. The only screwback type, which was in my pricerange, was the National Flag 3rd class and maybe the Soldier?s Honor Award 2nd class (sorry, don?t have the correct names handy). All the higher classes are much too expensive to collect and i better spend my money on soviet awards, as they are researchable.

But no doubt, the early versions are very nice

Great overview, Tang Si

Gerd

Thanks, Rick.

Quite a high award for a Junior Lieutenant, but he already got a Red Star(obviously for the Kursk Battle) and a Bravery Medal.

I wonder if Comrade Stepachev survived the war...

Here is a map, i found on http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com (Its about Kursk though...)

Thank you very much again, Rick.

Gerd

Gerd,

VERY NICE!!! I'll have to get my sole OPW, 1st Class researched.

Doc

Thanks, Doc, but i suggest, you better get one in a group, if possible

Gerd

Could I get an approximate award date of my 3.1 #4630 please?

My guess is 1955 +/- 10 years. I hope it can be narrowed down some.

BTW, these were manufactured in Mongolia, correct? In Ulaanbaatar? Was there a single Mongolian State mint back in the '50s and '60s?

Eric, as far as i know and as the quality speaks for itself, i assume, these were produced in the Soviet Union. I hope, someone corrects me, if i am wrong.

Gerd

I forgot... here?s a picture of the Order

Lovely crosses, Gentlemen

here are the information on the reverse

the lower half of the citation

now to the handwritten citation, the ink obviously came through the original document and makes it even more bad readable. Here is the first half of the obverse:

and the third award card is for a Bravery Medal, awarded two months after the Red Star above, in September 1943

the second award card is for a Red Star Nr. 277343, awarded July 1943

Hello gents,

finally i have a researched OGPW 1st class. And it looks interesting, but the citation is unfortunately handwritten and i have a hard time to gather any info at all from it.

Interestingly this research came with three award cards. One for this OGPW 1st class:

C'mon, it must say "Hitlerites"... not "troops"!!

Impressive research Gerd, nice full story. Now you get to search endlessly for the other pieces! I wonder how many will ever arrive on the market, they must be out there somewhere!!

Thanks again everyone. Rick, if it would come to his Red Banner 3rd award, my financial abilities to reunite this group were too limited. The other pieces though...

best,

Gerd

Thanks for the overview, Rick.

Thanks, guys. I hope, it turnes out interesting.

and last but not least, the order in question, Red Banner Nr. 261483

a nice photo of Comrade Makarov

4th part of the service record

SR part 3

SR part 2