Alfred

Oh yes, give me two days time. regards Andreas

I was on this bridge last summer holiday, when I visited the city of Prag for one day. There was a big Josef Stalin figure on the Letensky hill. I think the figure was removed in 1962 and they build there an big metronome. An instrument for musician to hold the takt in a song. regards Andreas

Prag

Here are the two badges. regards Andreas

Very Nice

Berija: 1899 - 1953 1945 Marshall SU Orders: HSL no: 80 - 01.10.1943 Lenin no: 1.236 - 22.02.1935 Lenin no: 14.836 - 01.10.1943 Lenin no: 27.006 - 21.02.1945 Lenin no: 94.311 - 25.03.1949 Lenin no: 118.679 - 18.10.1949 Red Banner: no 7.034 - 03.04.1924 Red Banner 2: no 11.517 - 03.11.1944 Sovorow 1st class: no 217 - 08.03-1944 Stalin Prize medal 1st class - 20.10.1949 Republic awards: Red Banner of Labour Aserbaidshan - 14.03.1932 Red Banner Georgia - 03.07.1923 Red Banner of Labour Georgia - 12.04.1931 Order of the Republic of Tuwinia (TAR) - 18.08.1043 Medals: 20 years RKKA Defense of Moscow Defence of Stalingrad Defence of Caucasus Victory over Germany 800 years Moscow medal 30 years Red Army & Navy Badges: 5 years GPU no: 100 - 05.11.1923 15 years GPU no: 205 - 14.12.1932 regards Andreas

Here is a boxed guards badge. The front of the badge is covered with plastic. regards Andreas

Bryan, I think somewhere around 470.000 the edges od the red star changes. regards Andreas

Now as a result of all this I have a query that I would like a reply to......When a soldier was issued an 'Ordenskaya Kneeshka' I suppose he kept this all along and it was usual practice to update this booklet as the soldier receieved new orders or numbered medals. Is that the case? Technically, is it feasable to say that a soldier working starting his career in the war, could have an Order booklet issued for his first red star or bravery medal and then proceed into a 20 something year career in the Red Army with the same Order Booklet being updated with any subsequent numbered awards that might have been awarded to him...... Hello Jim, I try to answer your question. To my mind, there is no general answer to your question. Yes, there could be the case that an order book was updated in the proceed of time. See the attached example. The three long Servive awards (Military Merit Medal, Red Star and Red Banner) were added later after the oder book was issued. The Red Banner was 9 years later awarded as the order book was issued. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1331 But there could also be the case that there were more than one oder book. I have a Order of Glory and Valor group with two oder books. The document for the Valor medal was filled out later as the Glory order book. According to the serial number and research he got the Valor medal first. Maybe he had till the order book was filled out his temporary award certificate for the valor medal. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7187 So many things are possible. regards Andreas

Hello Jim, the badge is dedicated to Red Guardsman and Red Partisan. It was awarded in 1932 by the Leningrad City Soviet to active participants of the Revolution and Civil War. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the October Revolution. Genuine badges are about 3.000 US Dollar. regards Andreas

1. Last Name: 2. First Name, Middle Name: Wladimir, Aleksjewitsch 3. Military Rank: 4. Sex: male 5. Year of Birth: 1920 6. Place of birth: 7. Party Membership: 8. Education: secondary 9. Nationality: russian 10. Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the Great Patriotric War (when and where): in Red Army since 1939 11. Place of Service and position occupied when awarded: 1266 Rife Regiment belong to 385 Rifle Division 12. Current place of Service and position: 13. Home address: Stadt xxx , Stra?e Grusinskaja 12b Wohnung 8 14. Awards: Order of the Red Star Nr. 598.701 - 5.7.44 Order of the GPW 1st class Nr. 130.658 - 24.2.45 Order of the GPW 2nd class Nr. 480.236 - 7.5.45 A first try. I hope somebody with better russian knowledge correct the mistakes. regards Andreas

Interesting Gerd, he got a Combat Service medal in the war against Finnland 2/1940. Is the number for the medal on the award card? regards Andreas

I received also no mail. But I didn?t like the Order for Personal Courage. Compare the two rings. On the right is a genuine one. regards Andreas

Khyber, the box in post 101 is defenitely a fake. It was produced by an american company. regards Andreas

How to recognize WWII borads.

Ed, I am sure the book and the entries are okay. The two last awards are 99% later added long service awards. The style of writing of the first two entries fits with the date. See picture below. Research of the first Red Star should be interesting. regards Andreas

The Kiev medal is also a fake. The only variation of the Kiev medal is with a ring part of the medal. Yours is seperatly soldered. regards Andreas

Just beautiful

Is 10.439 a fake ? The reverse looks very good. regards Andreas

if we go into detail, compare the noses, compare the points around the medaillon, compare the different construction of the band on the wreath and so on .............

Hi Khyber, I don?t like this one, but I am no expert on Suvorovs. I only handled one genuine. Comapre it with the picture. I don?t like the points around the medaillon. They look crude and not regularly. I don?t like the brass screwpost. The mint mark looks strange and so on. Compare it with a picture of a genuine one. regards Andreas

Nice, badge. I think it?s for 30 years oktober revolution. regards Andreas

Serial numbers for the Order of Friendship

Yes you are right, I am still working on it. Edit the list above.

So, here are some dates for the Order of Friendship,