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The 1985-OPW 1cl might indicate, that comrade Shukanov had been wounded in the GPW.
Why? Sukhanov got an order in the GPW, what made him eligible for a 1985 1st Class.
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Are fakes observed of this order or is this a genuine piece with a slightly rotated center disk?
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Thanks Rick. I always wondered what the A, O, P, G, etc. meant.
According to our researcher he can also research by name. So I will submit the name + the Red Star S/N for research. As I wrote in post # 1 the Red Star serial number is 668889, so probably a spring 1944 award. Here are detail pictures of the obverse and reverse.
Auke
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1969 - Badge "50 Years Member of the CPSU":
3 November 1975 - 30 Years Victory:
21 April 1978 - Veteran of Labor:
12 February 1979 - 60 Years Armed Forces:
1985 - 40 Years Victory:
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Here are all the docs in chronological order:
12 August 1944 - Defense of Moscow:
Close-up lower part, signed by the chairman and the secretary of the Executive Committee of the Moscow City Counsil:
28 September 1946 - Valiant Labor in the GPW:
24 December 1965 - 20 Years Victory:
1 October 1968 - 50 Years Armed Forces:
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Today I bought this group, belonging to Grigory Anufriyevich Stepanovich. I was a little suspicious about it being a real 'group', because the order books are missing, the Virgin Lands doc is missing, a badge is missing and there are two 1985 issue OPW's (odd?). Still, it had a fair price so I bought it.
What I found most interesting was the document for the Badge "50 years member of the CPSU", which I haven't seen before:
I will submit it for research, as I'm curious what kind of man comrade Stepanovich could have been. There are no ranks on the docs. The Red Star has S/N 668889. He was an early CPSU-member, so probably not some enlisted soldier in the GPW. And was this combination of military and civilian medals common?
Auke
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Sergeant-Major Stepan Vasilyevich Ivanenko? Signed by Colonel Dobrenovsky?, chief of staff of the 72nd Red Banner Rifle Corps?
Sergeant Vladimir Grigoryevich Stenovenko? Signed by ...?
Engineer-Captain Vasily Mikhailovich Purkulets? Signed by Colonel Novikov, commander of?
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Guards Senior Lieutenant ? Rari? Ivanovich Lyakhov? Signed by Guards Colonel Lekhov, commander of the 95th Guards Rifle Division.
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The first one is a Caucasus document. Private Grigory Grigoryevich Umanets? Signed by Major ...?
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Hello Gentlemen,
I need your assistance with translating the names and other information on these documents.
Please let me know if you need larger scans.
Thanks,
Auke
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That's odd, the formation 'Stalingrad Front' was disbanded on 1 January 1943 and the battle was over on 2 February 1943.
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Stalingrad Front? I think the number is a little bit too high for that...
My earliest Red Star, SN 103683...
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Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Senior Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant-Colonel, Colonel:
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Hi Gerd,
Here are the emblems on the collars for the different ranks (pre-1943):
Enlisted men - none
Junior Sergeant - 1 triangle
Sergeant - 2 triangles
Senior Sergeant - 3 triangles
Sergeant-Major - 4 triangles
Junior Lieutenant - 1 square
Lieutenant - 2 squares
Senior Lieutenant - 3 squares
Captain - 1 rectangle
Major - 2 rectangles
Lieutenant-Colonel - 3 rectangles
Colonel - 4 rectangles
Or in pictures:
Private, Junior Sergeant, Sergeant, Senior Sergeant, Sergeant-Major:
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I've had that problem as well several times
You should always copy your post (Ctrl+C) before hitting the 'Add Reply' button, it might save a lot of work when things go wrong.
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Antonov was an Army-General when he received his Order of Victory. Alle other Soviet recipients were Marshals of the Soviet Union.
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Ah, Christophe, you found my biography Of course you've found the correct answer. I knew it was an easy one if you knew the right search words. Unbelievable that Rogachev never made it beyond Rear-Admiral after fulfilling his very difficult task in the Battle of Stalingrad. The biography was based on his Russian biography in the book Admiraly i generaly Vojenno-Morskogo flota SSSR by V.M. Lurye.
Your turn again!
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Thanks!
Again a naval question...
"As a Rear-Admiral, I took part in the defense of Kiev. When our troops started to retreat from the city, I ordered to destroy the ships and together with my men I fought alongside the army. I was heavily wounded there. Later I played a very important role during the Battle of Stalingrad. I was never promoted beyond Rear-Admiral. Who am I?"
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Marshal of Aviation Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sudets?
Awesome picture by the way
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2. Whose document is it ?
The doc in post # 30 is Dwight Eisenhower's. Well, actually Duait Eisenkhauer's.
The doc in post # 36 is Vasilevsky's.
Auke
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Oh no, this is terrible news... I bought about 90% of my Soviet awards via Alexei. His awards were affordable, his service was fast and he was a real gentleman...
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What a fantastic story! Can you please post the serial numbers?
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His name is Aleksei Dmitriyevich Zharlamov. Very nice award and story!
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Hi Christian,
It is indeed Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov.
Amongst his other awards are four Orders of Lenin, three Red Banners, a Red Star, a Homeland 3rd Class and a Mongolian Sukhbaatar. Katukov was promoted to Marshal of Armored Forces in May 1959. He imigrated to the USA in 1981 and died there in 1989.
Your turn again!
Auke
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Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz
in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
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Christophe, may I ask where you found this information about the medals of these Marshals?