Ed_Haynes

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835 - low for a pinback!

Yes. The lowest recorded pinback is still 813 (with 788 the screwback high, so we have a narrow "window).

A little later, and I'd guess Afghanistan. Lots of coffins these days need to be of metal, and welded shut. For the same reasons.

Nice from another forum: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/t...455.html#426455

Maybe the most fraudulent Polar Star numbers I have ever seen. Ha ha.

I am consistently amazed at the massive body of mythology regarding this award that persists, especially among the Third-Reich collecting crowd.

Ah, yes, what used to be called here in the USA the "Strom Thurmond Handshake".

Interesting, thanks for documenting these.

There may be one of those, mate, just dig deeper into the trunk?

Great finds so far!

Thanks, my friend.

Thanks, once again!

My Nan was quite formidable.

She still scares me and she's been dead 12 years. She though Thatcher was soft!

That generation was tough.

Very true, but I think Smadik had a demonstrably "out of control" streak that her generation would never have tolerated; that's bad manners, you know.

Not Winnie, Clemmy, duh, long day of bad student papers .....

As an aside, my Nan once helped escort a rather badly knocked about German pilot to the local police station using an 1821 pattern cavalry sabre which was used for whacking weeds in the garden. I doubt that counts.

Your Nan or Sergeant Smadik? Who'd I fear most??

I also know some Indians who claimed they used the sword in both East Africa and Burma (in the latter case, States' Forces, but you'd expect that!).

Ed- imagine the "foreigners' awards' section-there's a book right there!

Yeah, Winnie Churchill's "father" and his friends??

Evey though w-a-y outside my "core", when PDFed, I want one too! Well done!!

Not quite sure where else to put this (but this thread deserves resuscitation).

Nothing like the sexy stuff listed here, but a humble 30th Anniversary of KG. Medal with document, but core bits of document only shown. Interestingly unsigned. Sent north with no signatures for redistribution as desired?

Translation and interpretation help, please!

And, yes, in its multi-coloured spleandour, it matches. A 1994 award. Translation help, please.

Just got another "Suhrat" in. You know what it looks like, #019597". Cased, and that is interesting. Even more interesting:

Spoke (actually SPOKE!) with Bat today and he, too, has doubts about unnumbered badges in this series. The documents are, as we have seen, much more random.

Thanks again!

Top brass split on Helmand medal

By Sean Rayment

Telegraph, Last Updated: 2:39am GMT 12/12/2007

Senior officers are putting up "severe resistance" to plans for a special honour for troops in southern Afghanistan.

They fear the award, to be given to soldiers in Helmand, where fighting is at its most intense, will devalue the bravery of troops serving in other parts of the country.

All those serving in Afghanistan get an Operational Service Medal under current rules, but many soldiers believe those in Helmand should be issued with a special "southern Afghanistan" clasp.

Defence chiefs are split over the issue, with several senior officers claiming that the proposal is "dead in the water".

General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman, one of the most senior officers in the Army and a vice-chief of the defence staff, is understood to hold the view that troops who serve in Helmand should not be singled out with a special award unless they commit acts of bravery.

One senior officer said: "There is resistance to this proposal at the highest level."

Another senior source added: "The issue over the Helmand clasp is still being debated and yes, there is resistance to it because we don't want to end up like the American military, where troops seemingly get a medal for anything.

"The question is, where will it stop? Many senior officers believe that the current system is adequate."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml.../09/wafg509.xml

See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23738

Junior Sergeant Smadik surely found a good use for his sword!

Many thanks, IVB!

I would assume awards to Osetians were not many?

Any help I can get is much apprecaited. Thanks in advance!

Only the core of the recommendation is translated (summarised?).