-
Posts
1,155 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
7
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Store
Everything posted by BalkanCollector
-
Spanish Civil War Medal (Poland)
BalkanCollector posted a topic in Central & Eastern European States
Can someone confirm authenticity of this medal and possibly give me an idea on how much do these go for and how many were awarded? -
SERBIA / YUGOSLAVIA NAVY BREAST BADGE
BalkanCollector replied to obi007's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
It's not ODERANE it's ODBRANE. The inscription translates to Inspectorate of Defence. Judging by the manufacturer, this piece is a post socialist Yugoslavia piece, so a modern one. I don't know anything about it though. -
1rst Polish Armored Division
BalkanCollector replied to ze-pole's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Welcome and thank you for sharing these gems with us! It's pretty amazing that you know the names of the soldiers who wore the first two uniforms. -
Covid 19 Medals of the World
BalkanCollector replied to bigjarofwasps's topic in Modern Campaigns and Conflicts
Very interesting topic! I wonder how many different countries will establish medals for COVID-19. -
Talking about how all the citizens should be equal so they abolished some orders which resulted in the fact that a normal citizen couldn't get one while some orders that remained are awarded only to foreigners and members of the royal house...Does this sound even more unequal and unfair or is it just me?
-
Another example I got recently with its number and a name of the recipient written on the bottom of the box. The suspension of the order is of Soviet production. Unfortunately, the document is missing. The recipient was a very elite diverzant (saboteur) who became a general-major after the war. The order itself The box
-
A very nice set I got in the beginning of this year. It was awarded to rezervni zastavnik (reserve sergeant) in 1949. During the war he was a fighter of the First Lika Partisan Deatchment "Velebit" and later in the 6th Lika Division. Both his name and the number of the order are written on the top of the box, plus there's also a number of the order written on the bottom of the box. The order itself The document The box
-
I've got another one of these documents and this one is in a much better condition than the previous one although it has clearly been folded before. This one was also given to a soldier of the 1st Dalmatian Brigade and he was 22-23 years old during the battle. I found his name mentioned in one of the books about his brigade and it states that he secured the evacuation of a group of partisans with many wounded from Korčula island to Hvar island in the late 1944. He was an assistant of the commisar of company at the time.
-
Albania Documented Groups!
BalkanCollector replied to Bob's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Congratulations on your newest addition! I really like the map. -
Order of the Patriotic war - 681344
BalkanCollector replied to Tupper's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Check out this website: https://sovietorders.com/our-services/researching-soviet-awards/ Igor makes incredible research, I highly recommend him! -
Question on a WW1 trio.
BalkanCollector replied to CRBeery's topic in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals
Well done! This is exactly why I collect, I'm always looking for more info about the people behind the items. Sometimes the patience and research pays off, sometimes it doesn't but it's definitely an amazing journey. -
Posthumous order of Courage of the deceased in the Donbass
BalkanCollector replied to KILKA's topic in Russian Federation
What an interesting piece of recent history! -
A little update about the recipient of this Spomenica. He was born in Split, Croatia in 1920 and was an illegal worker for the partisan movement in his hometown. He was a member of the Communist Youth of Yugoslavia from 1936 and was imprisoned by both Kingdom of Yugoslavia authorities in 1938 and by Italian occupation forces in 1942 and he spent 3 months in prison. He was a commisar of company in Split Partisan Detachment, a commisar of company in 1st Dalmatian Brigade and finally a commisar of battalion in 8th Dalmatian (Šibenik) Brigade. His final rank in the army before the retirement was lieutenant colonel.
-
What an amazing piece! Do you happen to know anything more about it? This is way out of my field of knowledge but I'd really like to know more. What guns were these used for etc.?