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Colonel Oveshnikov Aleksandr

Hello Elvis. http://cgi.ebay.fr/ORDRES-et-MEDAILLES-PAYS-DAFRIQUE-1960-A-NOS-JOURS_W0QQitemZ300361334298QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFR_YO_Collections8militaria_DocumentsMilitaria?hash=item45eeee3e1a Regards. Ilja

Miheev Aleksandr With Republic Egypt Medal of Military Duty, Syria Order of Bravery and 6th October Medal

GREAT items !!!

http://www.army.lk/medals.php

May be it help

Not necessary hint.Its very easy question. :whistle:

Congratulations Auke,you are the winner ! On a photo you can see that he has also French "Croix de Guerre 1939-45" with a palm leaf. From memoirs of the "Normandy-Neman" veteran Jury Petrovich Rykov. "1942.Постоянная «готовность № 1», одуревающая жара, тревожные команды «воздух»… Радовала в основном информация армейской печати о победах летчиков-гвардейцев Шестакова, Морозова, сержанта Лавриненкова… Самым тяжелым для летчиков и обслуживающего персонала был июль-август, когда немцы прорвались в город и вышли к Волге. По ночам над Сталинградом полыхало багровое зарево. В этой обстановке совершенно незамеченной осталась посадка для дозаправки на соседнем аэродроме транспортного самолета Ли-2, летевшего из Тегерана в Москву с французскими летчиками-добровольцами на борту. «Соколов де Голля» встречал на аэродроме командующий армией генерал Т. Хрюкин. Остальные сталинградцы узнали об их прибытии в Советский Союз из газеты «Правда»." So Khryukin was first who has met the French pilots in Soviet Union. "В декабре 1944 генерал де Голль, посетивший Советский Союз с дипломатической миссией, выразил желание побывать в полку. Но советское командование воспротивилось, поскольку на фронте в это время шли ожесточенные бои. Поэтому полк вызвали на встречу с де Голлем в Москву. В столице лидер французского Сопротивления вручил всему летному и техническому составу полка ордена «Военный крест»: механикам — со звездой на ленте, летчикам — с пальмовыми ветвями по числу сбитых самолетов. Тогда же многих летчиков наградили советскими орденами. Четверо — Марсель Альбер, Жак Андре, Ролан де ля Пуап и Марсель Лефевр (посмертно) — стали Героями Советского Союза." I think in December 1944 he have received French "Croix de Guerre 1939-45" with a palm leaf. From the book "Against the common enemy" Lukashin Vasily Ivanovich "В конце февраля 1945 г. полк «Нормандия — Неман» сменил место своего базирования и расположился на аэродроме недалеко от местечка Фридланд. Не более 10 километров теперь отделяло аэродром полка от линии фронта. В марте в полк прибыли генерал Пети и генерал Левандович. Из Инстенбурга их самолет Ли-2 прилетел на аэродром Шиппенбайль в сопровождении истребителей, а оттуда на автомобилях представители из Москвы и встречающие прибыли в именье Мартесдорф, принадлежавшее ранее Клейсту. На другой же день генерал Пети ознакомился с жизнью и бытом своих летчиков. Он осмотрел их жилище, самолеты, на которых они летают в бой, а за обедом в летной столовой поделился последними новостями о Франции, которые больше всего доставили удовольствия тем, кто давно ничего не слышал о ней. В конце дня состоялось вручение наград личному составу полка «Нормандия — Неман». Прибывший в полк командующий 1-й воздушной армией генерал-полковник авиации Т. Т. Хрюкин вручил советские ордена французским летчикам, а генерал Пети вручил французские ордена советским воинам. После окончания церемонии награждения весь личный состав полка прошел перед представителями советского и французского командования торжественным маршем." He received the Legion of Honor in the end of February 1945,as the head of the Soviet delegation. And in the conclusion,I think what Timofei Timofeyevich Khryukin was legendary person. On Victory Parade 1945 he was awarded by two Hero of the Soviet Union stars,Order of Lenin,three Order of the Red Banner,Order of Suvorov I and II degrees,two Order of Kutuzov of I degree,Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky I degree,Order of the Patriotic War,Order of the Red Star,French Legion of Honor,Soviet and foreign medals.He was 35 years old. PS.Sorry that I dont do text translation.If its interesting,may be somebody can help. Regards Ilja

Hm.It was not difficult question.May be this photo can help?

www.mondvor.narod.ru in russian

Received today my copy.Really great book.Thank you and regards,Charles. Ilja

Дальневосточный военный округ http://www.mil.ru/eng/1862/12068/12089/12236/index.shtml

Question #249 1. Who is represented on a photo 2. When and for what our hero has received the "ORDER OF LEGION OF HONOUR" Regards Ilja

Günter Schabowski On 9 November 1989, after a misunderstanding, Schabowski famously announced in a live broadcast international press conference that (effectively) all rules for travelling abroad were lifted, in effect "immediately" ("sofort, unverzüglich"). However, the misunderstanding was only with regards to the date; the plan had been to lift the rules, found to be unsustainable after mass defections of East Germans to West Germany via Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the next morning. Tens of thousands of people immediately went to the Berlin Wall where the vastly outnumbered border guards were forced to open access points and allow them through, which proved to be the end of the Wall regime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günter_Schabowski

Zambia http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1082813

Very nice !!!

They look like Soviet.Can You make photo 3 closer. Thanks.Ilja

Id find new book about swedish awards

Greg,thanks that you dont do a problem because that site in Russian.I think all are able to use online translator. :beer:

I think, Anatoly's Romanian database the best now on the Internet. http://sammler.ru/index.php?act=Gallery&cat=150

Nice thread.Thanks !!!

Great photo. Thanks Artan.

Jim-good question Christophe-good answer :beer:

Svetlana Alliluyeva :rolleyes:

Nadezhda Sergeevna Alliluyeva (Russian: Надежда Сергеевна Аллилуева) (1901 – November 9, 1932) was the second wife of Joseph Stalin. Nadezhda was the youngest child of Russian revolutionary Sergei Alliluyev and his wife Olga, a woman of German and Georgian ancestry. She first met Stalin as a child when her father, Sergei Alliluyev, sheltered him after one of his escapes from Siberian exile in 1911. [1] After the revolution, Nadezhda worked as a confidential code clerk in Lenin's office. She eschewed fancy dress, make-up and other trappings that she felt un-befitting of a proper Bolshevik. The couple married in 1919, when Stalin was already a 41 year old widower and father of one son born to his first wife, who died of typhus years earlier. Nadezhda and Joseph had two children together: Vasily, born in 1921, became a figher pilot (C.O. of 32 GIAP) at Stalingrad and Svetlana, their daughter, was born in 1926. According to her close friend, Polina Molotov, the marriage was strained, and the two constantly fought. After a public spat with Stalin at a party dinner, Nadezhda was found dead in her bedroom, a revolver by her side.[2] Regardless, the official announcement was that Nadezhda died from appendicitis. Two doctors, who refused to sign a certificate stating false conclusions about the cause of her death (Levin and Pletnev), were later convicted during the Trial of the Twenty-One and executed. Some claim the gun was found beside the hand she didn't use, apparently pointing to a framed suicide; many in Russia allege that Stalin killed her himself. [3] [4] Accounts of contemporaries and Stalin's letters indicate that he was deeply disturbed by the event. [5] [6] Today, she is much loved by some Russians; her grave at Novodevichy Cemetery is often covered in flowers, although it has also been vandalized on occasion. Her daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva later emigrated from the Soviet Union in a high profile defection to the United States, where she eventually published her autobiography which included recollections of her parents and their relationship.