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Chechen campaign...

Chechen campaign...

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Badge of St.Peterburg's "СОБР" (Special Rapid Reaction Unit of the Interior Ministry)

Patches and hat's badge

Shoulder insignia

Document

Medal "For Distinguished Defence of Public Order"

Document

Breast Badge "For Faithful to Duty"

Document (1st Class)

Document (2nd Class)

Breast Badges "For Distinguished Service"

1. First class

2. Second Class

3. Second Class (another variant)

Document

Breast badge "For Distinguished Service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs"

Document

Breast badge "For Participant of Combat Actions"

Document:

My father's medals, badges and service insignia.

Medal for Long Service, 3rd class:

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Translation: For best training of Youth for service in the Soviet Army.

Gallantry medal

Awarded medal

"For gallantry"

By Decree of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR

March 7th, 1989

Secretary of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR

T. Menteshashvili

April 25th, 1989

"The armed forces veteran" medal

Certificate

Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

For irreproachable service in the armed forces of USSR on behalf of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR by the order of Chairman of KGB of USSR № 0772 December 8th, 1989

Awarded medal

"Veteran of the armed forces of USSR"

Chairman of Latvian SSR's KGB

General-leutenant S.V. Zukul

December 20th, 1989

"60 years of the armed forces" medal

Certificate

Major Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

According to Decree of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR from January 28th, 1978

Awarded jubilee medal "60 years of the armed forces of USSR"

On behalf of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR medal bestowed on

May 4th, 1978

Chairman of Latvian SSR's KGB

General-major L.I. Avdyukevitch

"70 years of the armed forces" medal

Certificate

Podpolkovnik Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

According to Decree of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR from January 28th, 1988

Awarded jubilee medal

"70 years of the armed forces of USSR"

On behalf of Presidium of Supreme Council of USSR medal bestowed on

February 23rd, 1988

Commander of military unit № 55598

General-major V. Zaytsev

Long service medal

KGB

Council of ministers of USSR

Major Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

Awarded medal:

"For irreproachable service" 3rd class

By KGB's order № 0692 from December 4th, 1975

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"For irreproachable service" 2nd class

By KGB's order № 0667 from December 8th, 1978

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"For irreproachable service" 1st class

By KGB's order № 0753 from December 9th, 1983

Chairman of USSR KGB

"VChK-KGB 60 years" breast badge

Certificate

Comrade Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

By the KGB's order № 0685 from December 13th, 1977

Awarded jubilee breast badge "VChK-KGB 60 years"

Chairman of USSR KGB

"VChK-KGB 70 years" breast badge

Certificate

Comrade Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

By the KGB's order № 0670 from December 9th, 1987

Awarded jubilee breast badge "VChK-KGB 70 years"

Chairman of USSR KGB Chebrikov

Decembre 20th, 1987

"Distinguished Border Guard" badge

KGB

Certificate for "Distinguished Border Guard" badge 1st class

Certificate

Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

By the order of Chief of Border Troops of KGB USSR

Awarded "Distinguished Border Guard" badge 1st class

Deputy Chief of Border Troops of KGB USSR

Kontr-admiral M.Kozorezov

Post#26

To Podpolkovnik Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

By the order of Chairman of USSR KGB

For successful fulfilment of task of providing state security

Gratitude declared

December 17th, 1979

ID book

Latvian SSR KGB

ID Certificate № 0092

Polkovnik Gaylish Leon Alexandrovitch

Post: Chief of department

It's permitted to keep and to carry fire-arms for this certificate's owner

Chairman of Latvian SSR's KGB

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