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    Igor Ostapenko

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    1. May be anybody can help me - I will find pictures of Orders of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus , like this - on the pictures smile.png 

      The Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus was instituted during the Russian Civil War on April 30, 1920, by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian White Army, General Wrangel, to replace the highest military award of the Russian Empire, the Order of St. George. St. Nicholas was considered the patron saint of the White Army.

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    2. 18 Rocket Division - air defence of Egipt in 1970-72 yy, 10000 soldiers . 

      Two officers receive Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union 

      capitan Popov 

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      and capitan Kutynzev 

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      photo from Egypt - two capitans and MG Smirnov , 1970 

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      from wiki - S-125 Neva/Pechora 

      "... The Soviets supplied several SA-3s to the Arab states in the late 1960s and 1970s, most notably Egypt and Syria. The SA-3 saw extensive action during the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War. During the latter, the SA-3, along with the SA-2 and SA-6, formed the backbone of the Egyptian air defence network. In Egypt, March–July 1970 Soviet battalions of S-125 17 Shooting (35 missiles) were shot down 9 Israeli and Egyptian planes ..." 

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-125_Neva/Pechora 

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    3. 9 hours ago, Megan said:

      It was instituted 9 July 1959 and awarded in 3 classes (gold, silver and bronze) to armed forces personnel for courage on the battlefield or other acts of courage or outstanding service.

      Thank you Megan , 

      Courage medal on the medalsbar of MG Smirnov, komander of soviet 18 Rocket Div. in Egypt 

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      and colonel Boltjan - Staff Kommander of 18 Div. 

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      another "gold" medal - Military Duty - of soviet officer 

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