Alfred

Yes seems to be. But there is another one, nearly the same style. So I don?t know exactly. Is this an original? Do you have a picture of the reverse.

A not often encountered badge, even as an image! Thanks, I would love to see such a badge or better to own one. regards Andreas

I have heared that one pilot school was located at Stalingrad. Here is a soviet airforce soldier wearing a Aviatian Technican badge on his right breast and another badge.

Yes, that one was the second from Alexei.

Hello, I also saw this uniform on US ebay. But I saw the same uniform a few weeks ago on german ebay. I don?t know hat to think. regards Andreas

Rick, do you know in which cities these pilot schools where located? I heared that there were six schools. regards Andreas

Here is a map of the Ukraine and the Poltava region.

many thanks Rick, the research of the group will be my next project.

tell me more .... This would be my next research project. Maybe he got a partisan medal who knows...... What about the 30 and 40 years aniversary medal of the armed forces ? He got the 50, 60 and 70 years medals.

No, it?s just the disturbed line of the medallion which is defect. Maybe the die was used to long. Serial number and mint mark are as on other red stars.

Here is an example for an Red Star with producing errors. The line of the medaillon is disturbed.

and the document for the order of glory 3rd class; granted in april 1945. Should be interesting to reserarch.

and the second part

and another document, could somebody so friendly to give a short summary of the content?

and the second part.

Any conclusions about the content of the sprabka?

Due to the serial number of the medal for bravery s/n: 1.737.508 I thought the medal should be granted around 1944/45. But not in 1949. Any presumptions?

another picture

1. Glory III s/n: 633.159 w/document indicating award granted APR 45. 2. Bravery Medal s/n: 1.737.508 w/document indicating award granted JUN 49. 3. '85 era OGPW Ist class w/document 4. Victory over Germany medal w/document 5. Document dated May 45 attesting to his participation in the underground resistance movement in Poltava (Ukraine) starting in 1942. 6. Congratulatory document signed by unit commander for active participation in Vistula (Weichsel, Wisla) and Dembits river crossings. Still intact, but beat up. 7. medal w/document 20,30 anniversary of Victory 8. medal w/document 50,60,70 anniversary of Armed Forces

I hope they wil offer an discount, if you take a dozen. It is a collector's price or fancy price, I think this rare medals have no reasonable price.

I don?t know. But I think, as they are not part of the soviet award system they have no status.

As I know only this two versions exist. A silver medal and a brass one. The medal is dedicated to the 3rd Anniversary of the October Revolution, It was issued in 1920. It was awarded to participants and organizers of the session of the Petrograd Soviet. The medal was never part of the Soviet award regulations. It has more a status as a badge or jetton. About ~3.000 medals are given out to participants of the session and ~400 bronze medals by that who participated in its organization. regards Andreas

Hello Jens, the Pilot badges and the Parachutist and para-instructor badges looks okay to me, due to the academy badges it is very difficult to say. There are two main collector oppinions. The first oppinion is, that only silver academy badges were given out and that all non silver badges are fakes. The other collector thinks that also non silver badges are okay. In the added picture is a comparision between a silver one and a none silver one. So, I don?t know. But these badges are heavily faked. In 1957 they dropped the name shields, but the military was not happy about it, so there were some customer made shields attached to badges in different ways Btw, there should be about 64 different variants. best regards Andreas

Hello Jens, yes I think it?s a fake. There is not only a lack of details avers. I think also how the screw on reverse is fixed, is a give away. regards Andreas

Nice group Gerd, still the money worth you paid. regards Andreas