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      I.D. on Japanese Officer ?

      in Japan

      Posted · Edited by Steen Ammentorp

      Okay - just to throw in a name here I am taking a wild guess here. Could it be Colonel Kodama Yoichi (小玉与一)?

      Now my guess is based solely on the fact that he was CO 39th Infantry Regiment on the 22nd February 1936. However this seems to be too late and the wrong branch according to the other information here.

      I will leave it to the rest of you to rule him out as I just thought that we needed a name.

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      Defying Death on the Dnieper River

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

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      With reference to the date given above the commander of 68th Gds RD was Major-General Georgii Petrovich Isakov, and I believe the unidentified Major-General 'Kra?ikov' would have to be Major-General (as he were at the time) Konstantin Vasilevich Krainiukov, member of the military council (Political Commissar) of Voronezh Front.

      For a bit more details on these two gentlemen please see:

      http://www.generals.dk/general/Isakov/Geor...viet_Union.html

      http://www.generals.dk/general/Krainiukov/...viet_Union.html

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      An Award Card Like No Other

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted · Edited by Steen Ammentorp

      I never knew that he was awarded Soviet Orders!!! I wonder how many Soviet Generals received US medals?

      My guess would be many. I have scans of the certificate and citation to Lieutenant-General of Artillery Vasilii Semenovich Bodrov as an Officer of the Legion of Merit due to the courtesy of the general's grand child. However I am unable to upload them.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Campaign Medals

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

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      PS: Btw, why is it I have an "Object not found Error 404" page when I try to search for Soviet Generals starting by the letter "C"? :unsure:

      Chuikov, for example, starts by "C", right?

      :(:( Somethings goes wrong when the database is creating the url. I'll have it looked into - Thanks. In the mean time please use the search funktion or this link http://www.generals.dk/nation/Soviet_Union/Ch.html

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Campaign Medals

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted · Edited by Steen Ammentorp

      Regarding Turovsky then he is one of those generals that will be included in the next update of my database. His full name is Petr Pavlovich Turovskii and he was made a Major-General of Signal Troops on the 2nd of November 1944.

      Sadly I don't have anything further on him yet - well now I do of course :jumping: - but except that nothing, sorry.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      The Chief of Beria's Armored Train

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

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      Ed,

      A suggestion would be to check whether he is listed in Michael Parrish's Soviet security and intelligence organizations 1917-1990 : a biographical dictionary and review of literature in English. The book include info on a lot of odd persons within or associated with the security organs. Sadly I don't have access to it at the moment, but I could have it checked rather quickly asking the Royal Library in Copenhagen. Just let me know.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Anyone Collect Czech Legion in Russia?

      in Central & Eastern European States

      Posted

      Dave,

      Could you be a bit more specific on what kind of reference books you are looking. On my recent trip to Prague I did pick up some works that also contains info on the Legion http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=688&pid=61361&st=20 . However I such easily be able to come up with some additional titles if I just knew a bit more what you are looking for.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Orlov of the OGPU (Surviving & Surviving WELL)

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted

      Rick,

      I am sorry to disappointment you on this but I don't think that our friend here made it general ? at least not during the war. Neither Armee unter dem roten Stern : die milit?rischen Kr?fte der Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken by Kurt Mehner & Jaroslav Stanek or http://www.rkka.ru mention him. While there not completely consistency between the two I would expect that at least one of them would mention him had he been a general.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Who knows anything about General Wannowsky?

      in Russia: Imperial

      Posted

      Not really my area but I do have a little info on this fellow beside was has already been mentioned. He commanded the XII Corps during the Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878 during two periods Nov. 1876 to Jul. 1877 and again Feb. 1878 to Sep. 1878. Source: G. Zivkovic: Heer- und Flottenf?hrer der Welt

      Now a Google search on him did bring up some information on him though of course I had the luxury that his first name and patronymic has already been identified. Nevertheless combinations of different transcriptions for ham gave plenty: petr OR piotr OR pyotr AND vannovkii OR vannovskiy OR vannovsky

      Perhaps this best hit was this short bio of him from Wikipedia (Though I am no fan of this): http://lexikon.freenet.de/Pyotr_Vannovsky

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

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      Okay I guess it is my turn now.

      On the 26th of June 1941 this recipient of the Order of Lenin, two times the Order of the Red Banner, XX years RKKA and a major-general (corps commander at the time) was severely wounded by a German air strike. The general was so badly wounded that he was considered lost, so he was buried as dead, before the medical staff evacuated as a result of the advancing Germans. However on the insistence of a political officer of the army staff that the body be recovered, soldiers returned to the place to dig up the body only to find that he was still alive. The general continued to serve retiring in 1959 and did not die until 1987. Who was the general?

      Btw. I should mention that his awards: the Order of Lenin and two times Order of the Red Banner came later in the war and is not related to this episode.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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      Heros of the Soviet Union 2 volume encyclopaedia

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

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      Hi,

      I was wondering whether anybody got some info on this HSU Major-General Anton Ivanovich Slits (Антон Иванович СЛИЦ) as there is no info on him at www.warheroes.ru. He commanded the 42nd RD during the war and according to www.rusarchives.ru died in 1945 (b. 1894). I am particularly interested in hearing a bit more about the circumstances of his death.

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      Steen Ammentorp

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