Ed_Haynes

Q NIB 05 -- For 500,000 Kilometers [Hours?] of Flight

Very heavy (old?) construction.

Since someone (. . . who?? . . .) is bound to ask, the backside:

Just in, an interesting new ribbon bar (with uniform -- but not medals -- to match). See other threads . . .

I would have real doubts that they are the same. The screwpost does look different and, if the same, the scratched one has been "cleaned" to destruction. Just on that basis,. I'd send it back.

Interesting, and major thanks.

The previous custodian was unsure about the Stalingrad qualification (though I'd have thought he'd have had the language skills to pick this out, having co-authored a Big Red Book).

The recommendation does seem pretty sparse, even vague. Odd. I could understand a "Stalingrad wounds" Red Star, but that would come later?

Maybe the political jargon (as Rick notes) helps to fill in this confusion, and maybe his position as an Uzbek (Muslim) contributes to our understanding here? At least we see someone here who was helped by The Canal!

Visually:

It's interesting to see how often there are inconsistencies between the ARC and the citation.

I think the oblast is the Fergana Oblast in the east of Uzbekistan.

Yes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergana_Province

Thanks Ferdinand! Owe you!

Thenka, Ferdinand!

I'd guess his real, un-Russianized, name was Ghafur Abdulrahman.

Now, please, pretty please, comments, observations, and

Thanks in advanced

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Up the chain of command . . .

Part 2.

Recommendation, part 1.

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Record card part 1.

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Document part 1

Need some major translation help here, comrades.

The medals, Red Star #2506277

Others restored, but consistent with the research

Personally, I prefer not to editorialise... as there are many nation-states past and present whose politics I don't condone, but whose medallic history I will display. Like this community, political views have no place on my website.

As I have a separate section for private-purchase comemmoratives, I think the likes of the dynastic orders listed by Mike Dwyer probably belong in a separate section as well. People are free to decide for themselves the validity of awards made outside of governments and sanctioned non-governmental organisations (e.g. the UN), but at least they'll be able to recognise them!

I agree with you Megan, these are certainly worth recording, if for no other reason that they'll confuse future phaleristic generations as to what they are unless they are documented.

Owain was having trouble posting and asked for help, which I am glad to give.

Here it is.

A rather mundane three-clasp Egypt Medal (if there is such a thing as a 'mundane three-clasp Egypt Medal' ??).

The most interesting part, though, is the naming.

Also very interesting to see that he wore his medals properly, with the Egyptian star first and the foreign British medal second.

The picure at the top of Carol I's link suggests they will use insignia similar to the 1909-47 Kingdom of Romania order - although that apparently was in 4 grades (Collar, Grand Cross, Gand Officer and Commander), whereas if (a big if!) I read this aright there is to be a Knight grade in the revived dynastic order as well.

As to non-governmental awards, I think they do need to be recorded if only to avoid confusion. Still brooding on how to present them on my website - whether as a sub-section of the nation of origin or as a completely separate area divided by whoever's handing them out. Any thoughts?

You might list these in a section that also included the various medals from 'Star Trek'?

They do need to be documented, but their fantasy and Viagra-like nature needs to be stressed.

Gents,

No one was arrested. The newspaper journalist did some of his own detective work (with the help of tips from concerned citizens). He then brokered a deal with the unknown thiefs wherein they would pass the orders to the journalist who, in turn, would return them to Kuznetsov. As part of the deal, the Russian militia was not brought in/tipped off.

Regards,

slava1stclass

Aha. Thanks, 'slava'.

What really matters is that the elderly hero got his medals back.

I am not sure why I got the silver one, it seems most guys in the legion got the brown one.

Odd indeed, as the rank breakdown of the Wisam al-Tahrir was:

distinguished class (first class) - rank of lieutenant-general or general or above

first class (second class) - rank of brigadier or major-general

second class (third class) - rank of major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel

third class (fourth class) - warrant officers and commissioned officers at or below the rank of captain

fourth class (fifth class) - to enlisted personnel

An honorary promotion by the Kuwaitis or just an administrative screw-up?

Thanks for showing the certificate.

Interesting, Owain.

As you know, searching the online LG is very much a hit and miss operation, even when oddities of transliteration of Arab names are not in play. Usually (whatever that means) the award will be gazetted in the same way as the medal is named.

I found, in Delhi of all places, a GVI BEM to 'Ibrehim Kawas Mohammad'.

With searching and researching, this turned out to be to Mohammad Ibrehim Kawas - Surveyor, Department of Surveys Palestine awarded BEM LG 12 June 1941 (page 3301).

If it had been an Indian BEM, recommendations would usually exist in Delhi, but being a Palestine award, it seems a dead end. These are usually long service awards though, good-boy pats on the head.

Maybe the police knew who they were.