Pierre73

Diploma issued in Kabul in 1987 to Miroslav Nikolaevich Chtogrin, "for exemplary execution of his military and patriotic duties in RDA for his help to the Afghan people for the defense of the April Revolution, for his active participation to the political and military training".

This diploma waso delivered to captain Nicolas Nikolaevich Smirnov for his participation to naval maneuvers OKEAN-75. OKEAN 75 was a three-week follow-up held in April–May 1975. At this occasion, Soviet Defense Minister Andrey Gretchko declared: "The Okean maneuvers were evidence of the increased naval might of our socialist state, an index of the fact our Navy has become so great and strong that it is capable of executing mission in defense of our state interests over the broad expanses of the World Oceans" For further details on the impact of these maneuvers, you can read article written at the time by the NYC times: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/28/archives/vast-soviet-naval-exercise-raises-urgent-questions-for-west.html

This one was delivered to Igor Aleksandrovich Gurov for his participation to military maneuvers Vesna-75.

Hi Following some military diplomas post WW2. These diplomas are very common, but text can be interesting. The first one was distributed during an official visit to Tunisia, on November, 21 1987, that is only 2 weels after Ben Ali replaced Bourguiba as head of the state This one was distributed to the same military for his participation on Warsaw Pact maneuvers. This diploma was signed by Viktor Kulikov, Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989. I will be very glad if someone could translate these 2 diplomas.