TacHel

You sure it isn't simply a War Merit Medal from the Grand Duchy of Hessen?

Well... At least it's an award for the arts... I'd rather see more of these than Legions of Honour such as bestowed to Celine Dion...

Beauty!

This general Badinski... Does he have an incredibly large head or is he wearing an EK2 on his RK ribbon?? I know this was a common practice in combat to prevent loss or theft of an RK, but for a posed official photo?

From what I gather on French Wiki, it's a civilian corps of engineers...

Hi TacHel, yes strange as it may seem, he did wear unique collar tabs, my colourisation is based on information obtained here, (Should actually show his real uniform).

regards

Alex

http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/Framepage.htm

you may need to dig around, but "Luftwaffe insignia, additional examples" is where you should find them.

ps one very small change which is more accurate but i suspect will not be noticed, (Hopefully)

Well I'll be darned! Thanks for the link and info, I learned something new today.

Alex... The GeneralOberst at right... You sure about the colours on his collar ranks?

The Anhalt Order of the Bear and the Churhessian House Order of the Golden Lion. The liste Militairy Merit Cross 1st Class (Hessen-Kassel) does not exist by the way

Here's the linked page from the Russian version http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A4r-Verdienstorden_(Hessen)

Thanks for that. Unfortunately, my cyrillic is not wat it used to be so I really appreciate your help. To bad his AAB1 is not listed, so I am not sure all his foreign awards are listed....Nor the CHGL1 he got

You lost me at the acronyms... AAB1 & CHGL1

Simply click on the language link at the left of the Wiki page linked above for Russian language (русский), they're all there.

Imperial Russian awards

-Order of St. Anne's 4th class (1803)
-Order of St. Vladimir 4th class with bow (1804)
-Order of St. George 4th class (28.08.1804)
-Golden Cross of Bazardzhik (1810)
-Order of St. Anne 1st class (1810)
-Golden Sword "for courage" with diamonds (1811)
-Order of St. Anne 1st class with diamonds (1812)
-Order of St. George 3rd cclass (10.03.1812)
-Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1813)
-Order of St. George 2nd class (23.02.1814)
-Order of St. Vladimir 1st class (1818)
-Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds (1826)
-Golden Sword "for the capture of Varna" with diamonds (1828)
-Order of St. Andrew (09/22/1829)
-Order of St. Andrew with diamonds (30/08/1834)
-Silver Medal "In memory of the War of 1812"
-Insignia "For XXX years of irreproachable service" (1839)
-Sword of the Order of St. Andrew (08/05/1855)

Foreign awards

-Order of the Red Eagle 1st class (Prussia) (1813)
-Commander of the Order of the Grand Cross of the Sword (Sweden (1813))
-Military Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa (Austrian Empire) (1814)
-Knights Cross of the Order of St. Stephen (Austrian Empire) (1816)
-Order of St. Louis 1st class (France) (1818)
-Order of the Bath (British Empire) (1818)
-Royal Guelfic Order 1st class (Hannover) (1820)
-Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus 1st cclass (Kingdom of Sardinia) (1834)
-Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia) (1838)
-Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen (Austrian Empire) (1840)
-Order of Seraphim (Sweden (05.08.1842)
-Grand Cross of the Order of the Savior (Greece) (1845)
-Order of Glory with diamonds (Ottoman Empire) (1845)
-Military Order of Merit 1st class (Hesse-Cassel)

A fellow recipient was Mr Walter Charron, a WW2 veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy. You can't really see it on the picture but he's wearing the insignia of "combined ops" on his right lapel. He was attached to fast landing crafts and actively participated in the 1942 raid on Dieppe, survived being blown out of the water off of Sicily by a dive bombing Ju-88 and was also there on D-Day! What an incredible historical treasure and fine gentleman!

Just thought I'd share this so enjoyable meeting.

Like I said, those rosettes are really nice, I think they'll definitely find a niche in the collecting community.

JP, IrishGunner found the citation:

Here's the citation: dated Jan '44 - seems to be for "everything"

Awarded for actions during the World War II:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of
Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished
Service Cross to Lieutenant General Vasilii Ivanovich Chuikov, Army of
the U.S.S.R., for extraordinary heroism in connection with military
operations against an armed enemy, in action against our common enemy,
Germany, in World War II. Lieutenant General Chuikov's outstanding
accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify
the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.

General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 3 (January 6, 1944)

Action Date: World War II

Service: Foreign

Rank: Lieutenant General

Thanks!

Does anybody have the citation for his US DSC? Was it awarded for Stalingrad, for Berlin, for both battles? Anybody know?

I hadn't seen the rosettes before, they're really nice! These minis, are they mainly for wear on civilian clothing or are they for serving military to wear on a mess kit?

Is that a US DSC I see on his chest?

Jean-Paul

Yes it is, but I don't know if he received it for Stalingrad or for Berlin... or both?

Well, it makes sense then... I knew he was Commander Soviet Group of Forces Germany and later Chief of Soviet Ground Forces, but not the Civil Defense. Was that considered a "promotion"? Or exile?

I think it was a pre retirement present... He was getting on in age by then.

Actually, Chuikov served as the Chief of the Civil Defence of the USSR from 1961 until his retirement in 1972.

Emblem of the State Courier Service of Russia.

Lieutenant General Boris Ivanovitch Krasnopevtsev

On 16 April 2010, by order 130, following the example of the Defence Ministry, the State Courier Service (GFS) established an award named after a Soviet Era general.

Medal of Lieutenant General Boris Ivanovitch Krasnopevtsev

Awarded to employees of the central apparatus of the GFS of Russia and its territorial bodies and subordinate organizations, who impeccably served for (worked in) the GFS of Russia for not less than 10 years, for personal contribution to the development and improvement of the GFS; for patriotic education of the GFS; for the promotion of the GFS; for strengthening international cooperation between courier agencies in friendly states - participants of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the communication by courier; to others for assisting in the tasks entrusted to the GFS of Russia.

The MInistry of Defence named multiple medals after Soviet generals and admirals, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence followed suit.

Established on 28 June 2012 by ministerial order 372. Awarded to personnel of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (including services, agencies, institutions and organizations attached to the ministry), and to other citizens, for many years of impeccable service to the cause of civil defence, for improving management, communications and the civil defence alarm system, for maintaining a high degree of preparedness.

I personally hope that you stay bored. Please keep them coming.

Ditto! Matter of fact, thinking of organising a commando raid to wreck your satellite dish so you stay glued to your computer!

Marseille is darn near PERFECT! Milch and Heydrich are incredible...

Somebody has to use these in a book, these can't be lost to posterity!