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Nice example of a 1000 stitch belt. Note the coin stitched on to the belt as another goodluck talisman. Nice pick up! Brendan

I'm glad I didn't buy it as I had similar issues with it as Rick did, not to mention the engraving of the award. Brendan

Sorry Rick, Try this. It also seems that he was downgraded in rank at one stage as well. Brendan AWARD LIST 1. Last Name, name and patronymic Mogilev Aleksandr Maximovich 2. Rank Sergeant Major of Medical Service 3. Position, unit Sanitary Instructor of Antitank Rifle Company, 142nd Separate Fighter Antitank Division Is Recommended for the award, order of "GLORY" 3rd Class 4. Year of birth 1922 5. Nationality Russian 6. Party membership Member of the BKP(b) (All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)) 7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) "Patriotic War" since February 1942 8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War Doesn't have 9. In the Red Army 1941 10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Khomutovsk District Military Commissariat, Khar'kov Region 11. Previous awards "Red Star", Order of the 50th Rifle Corps № 01/N of 16.01.44 12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Village Krupskaya, Khomutovsk District , Kursk Region I. Brief description of personal feat The Company was containing the strong onslaught of the enemy, which was turning into an attack, located on a tactically important altitude near village Plesch. Sanitary Instructor Comrade Mogilev took care of the wounded comrades for the period during 23-24 April, he dragged out from the combat field 15 wounded people and weapons, delivered first aid and evacuated them in a timely manner. Besides this, Comrade Mogilev by all means gave support to his comrades by firing to the enemy; he personally killed from a trophy gun three enemy's soldiers and captured one. Comrade Mogilev deserves the governmental awards, order of the "Glory 3rd Class". Commander of the Division Captain (Signed) / Sabodamov / 16 April 1944

Sadly no Andreas, I only have the Glory III class. Brendan

And the translation last..

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I don't post here very often but since there has been an influx of medical personnel I'd like to contribute a recent research that has come in. Interesting to note that the dilema here is that while saving lives he was also taking lives! Enjoy Brendan

Red Star?

Thankyou all for your comments. I'll take a close up of a couple this weekend. Sadly I have had to taken down 6 other researched Glories due to 'she who must be obeyed', it seems the lounge room is supposed to be for more refined things and some renovations Brendan

Lowest number is #1530, highest is #799k Brendan :cheers:

Thanks Doc :cheers: