Christophe

Better view. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Monty's medals bar. These are replacement, not named. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Cross of the Order of the Oaken Crown - Luxembourg. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Merit of the Netherlands Lion - Netherlands. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Stephen, What would you say of der Rittmeister Hans von Hammer ? Cheers. Ch.

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (Military division) - Belgium. & Badge of Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold with brilliants (Military Division) - Belgium. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

I take the opportunity to again deliver you some statistics : This small game has been launched for more than 3 months now (1st November 2005), and since : * 19 questions have been asked, * They have generated 240 answers, * This quiz has been viewed more than 2025 times, * 14 Members of the Forum (including myself) have played, * and we are 12 to have correctly answered at least 1 question, with the following number of good answers : * 3 good answers : Christophe (normal... being the organizer... ). * 2 good answers : Andreas (Alfred), Bryan (Soviet) and Jan (vatjan). * 1 good answer : Darrell, Dave (Navy FCO), Dudeman, Ed (Haynes), Gerd (Becker), Rick (Stogieman), Steen (Ammentorp) and Wild Card. Now, let's have fun with the 20th question !!! My turn now... Cheers. Ch.

Thanks Steen. Very good and complete references. I have now to make my Russian translator work a little bit!!! Cheers. Ch.

Thanks Steen, I did not know the story, and has found it really catching. Do you have more detail ? Any reference on it ? Many thanks again for helping us to discover this page of history. Cheers. Ch.

Hi Steen, Good one !!! What would you say of : Lieutenant-General Ignatii Ivanovitch Karpezo (1898-1987) ? He was Chief of Staff of the V Cavalry Corps, then in 1941 Commanding Officer XV Mechanized Corps, and retired in 1959 as Assistant Commander in Chief Kiev Military District. I have read this in a fascinating website dedicated to Generals of WW2... Cheers. Ch.

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Officier of the Legion d'Honneur - France & M?daille Militaire - France Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Cross of the Royal Order of George I (Military Division) - Greece. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Close-up pic. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Ed, I have this one of him with Stalin. Cheers. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Hi Kurt, I have a number of pics still to be posted here. In some of them, we can see Monty wearing some of his awards. Cheers. Ch.

Thanks Ed, Eisenhower's Order of Victory is a screwback one. Its photography is displayed in Paul McDaniel and Paul Schmitt's book (page 46-47). In the book, it is also said that Brezhnev's one, produced in the 1970s, "is thought to be a pin-back variety". About Monty's one. It is believed that it has not been modified. In 2003, I have asked several questions about Marshal Montgomery's Order of Victory (and possibly a pic of its back) to Mrs Diana Condell, the Imperial War Museum's Curator, Medals : * Is Monty's Order initially a screwback version modified ? Or has it been made initally as a pin-back ? * If modification, where has it been made ? In USSR or in England ? * Is the screwback system coexisting with the needle in the back ? Her answer has been the following : "(...) Thank you for your further e-mail on the subject of Field Marshal Montgomery's Order of Victory. I have now had an opportunity to check the files on this. The order of Victory is a brooch bar fitting. There is no physical evidence that there was ever a `screw back' fitting. I am unable to give you any indication as to where the `brooch bar' was made except that it would probably be a fair assumption that it was presented to Field Marshal Montgomery in the form that we now see. My own view, for what it is worth, is that the Soviet authorities may well have been informed, or perhaps made aware, that British uniforms have no provision for the wearing of insignia or medals fixed by the screw back method and may well have adapted the one presented to the Field Marshal accordingly. Frankly, I think you will only find the definitive answer by checking with the Russian authorities. No photographs are currently available I am afraid. (...) Yours sincerely Diana Condell Senior Curator, Medals". I again thank her for her help. Ch.

Monty's Suvorov 1st Class is also pinback and not screwback. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Order of Suvorov - 1st Class - USSR Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

I think this is the only Order of Victory with a pinback and not a screwback attachment system. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Order of Victory - USSR. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Order of Victory and Suvorov 1st Class - USSR. For your viewing pleasure. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star of the Order of Victory - USSR. & Breast star of the Order of Suvorov - 1st Class - USSR. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star, badge and broad riband of Grand Cordon of the Order of Nichan Iftikhar - Tunisia. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star of Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit - USA & Breast star of Chevalier of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien - Morocco Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

Breast star and broad riband of the Order of the Elephant - Denmark. Ch. Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection