BalkanCollector

Thank you for the information Nick! 

These are very interesting, thanks for sharing! Is there any way to find more details about the deeds they were awarded with this medal for?

Very interesting! Thank you for posting this.

Such a beautiful piece of history! 

23 hours ago, Bill Garvy said:

Documents & Medals group of Ivan Appolinarovich Sotnik

Such a nice little group! 

Here's my latest documented group. Order for Merits for the People 3rd class (#74,0XX) and a Medal for Bravery. They were awarded to reserve zastavnik (sergeant). Both of the awards have been awarded on the 6th of June 1949.

Research for further information about the man is in progress...

Marko Peričin, Kutuzov 2nd class

Savo Orović, Kutuzov 2nd class

Kosta Nađ, Kutuzov 2nd class

Milutin Morača, Kutuzov 2nd class

Danilo Lekić decorating a young Partisan of the 16th Vojvodina division. We can see the Kutuzov 2nd class on Lekić's chest.

Vaso Jovanović, Kutuzov 2nd class

Petar Drapšin, Kutuzov 2nd class

Lado Ambrožič wearing his Kutuzov 2nd class

List of Yugoslavs awarded with Kutuzov 2nd class. I've found 15 names and everyone was awarded on September 5th 1944 except Savo Orović. Unfortunately, I don't know the date when he was awarded. The list most likely isn't complete.

 1. Lado Ambrožič

 2. Vlado Ćetković 

 3. Petar Drapšin

 4. Pavle Jakšić

 5. Đoko Jovanić

 6. Vaso Jovanović

 7. Veljko Kovačević 

 8. Danilo Lekić

 9. Vlado Matetić

10. Milutin Morača

11. Kosta Nađ

12. Savo Orović

13. Marko Peričin

14. Slavko Rodić

15. Vlado Šegrt

Another photo of Jovan Vukotić. 

The only photo of the 1st class in wear I've found is the one I've already posted in another topic and it's in my possession. Here's the original topic:

Eleven Yugoslavs have been awarded with an Order of Kutuzov 1st class. Here's the list:

 1. Vladimir Bakarić

 2. Rodoljub Čolaković

 3. Peko Dapčević - awarded on October 15th 1945 

 4. Milovan Đilas - awarded on September 5th 1944

 5. Arso Jovanović - awarded on September 5th 1944

 6. Boris Kidrič

 7. Sava Kovačević - awarded posthumously

 8. Ivan Milutinović - awarded on September 5th 1944

 9. Aleksandar Ranković - awarded on September 5th 1944

10. Svetozar Vukmanović - awarded on September 5th 1944

11. Sreten Žujović - awarded on September 5th 1944

Absolutely amazing!

Jovan Vukotić, 2nd class.

Kosta Nađ wearing an unidentified class of the Order.

Ivan Gošnjak wearing his Suvorov 2nd class

Peko Dapčević wearing his 2nd class

Koča Popović's Suvorov 2nd class. The photo of the order is from the same exhibition as his 1st class I've posted previously. The photo was taken by our forum member Paja and he posted it in the topic below, so many thanks to him!

Koča Popović wearing Suvorov 2nd class

Now the second class although I'm not sure the list of recipients is complete.

1. Mihajlo Apostolski - awarded on September 5th 1944

2. Peko Dapčević - awarded on September 5th 1944

3. Ivan Gošnjak - awarded on September 5th 1944

4. Koča Popović - awarded on September 5th 1944

5. Franc Rozman - awarded on September 5th 1944

6. Velimir Terzić - awarded on September 5th 1944

7. Jovan Vukotić