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    1. Ed_Haynes
      Yes, Chris, just like pieces of the "true cross". And Arab merchants got rich from them too. Provenance, provenance, provenance. Or, if one prefers, myth, myth, myth.
    2. Ed_Haynes
      These is so much fantasy and delusional fiction regarding his awards that one is unsure even where to start. Kind of like the market for slivers of the "true cross" in an earlier "crusade"?
    3. Ed_Haynes
      I'm getting a copy of the book. It is a BIG book and very interesting. Also promises of full translations of the sections needed. It may get an English edition if rights can be resolved and there is any significant interest (25 copies or so?).
    4. Ed_Haynes
      Nice one. Thanks for sharing that with the now-envious mob!
    5. Ed_Haynes
      As I have now finished, and submitted, my article for the JOMSA on the Order of Combat Valor, I am now turning to my next project, an article on this fine little badge. Can anyone add new information to the pile of conjecture I have to work with. As they congeal, I shall post my theories here for comment by any who still frequent (infrequent?) this forum.
    6. Ed_Haynes
      My colleague was amazed at the metaphorical, we-don't-want-to-actually-say-THAT, usages in play here. The source for the item summarizes it as: Apparently, it was the left first, then both. Gangrene? This may explain the bouncing back and forth of the recommendations. What exactly do you give a comrade for that sacrifice for the Motherland?
    7. Ed_Haynes
      Thanks. But, er, Rick, please check again. Are you SURE abouit "left leg"? My understanding is that some, well, "special vocabulary" is being used? Think it was rather worse than that?
    8. Ed_Haynes
      The award to (Guards?) Private Aleskei Yakovlevich Verozubov. See http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22140
    9. Ed_Haynes
      And part 4. Read it and weep. (And thanks! )
    10. Ed_Haynes
      Reverse, part 3.
    11. Ed_Haynes
      Part 2.
    12. Ed_Haynes
      Reccomendation, part 1.
    13. Ed_Haynes
      Reverse.
    14. Ed_Haynes
      Documents not fully translated, but if you help me I PROMISE it will be well worth the effort (I have a precis from my colleague who does Russian history). Cross my heart. Record card front.
    15. Ed_Haynes
      A single OPW 2, screw-post shortened, #803579.
    16. Ed_Haynes
      Now, this Barnum chap, he founded eBay, right???
    17. Ed_Haynes
      Lieutenant Vladimir Sidorovich Pokusov See http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22064 and, as information emerges, it gets more and more interesting .
    18. Ed_Haynes
      We do out best, Rick, we do out best. Although, when herding the "five snouts", you don't need to cut and bail, they simply graze on their own.
    19. Ed_Haynes
      All is not lost . . . Alexei has an update!
    20. Ed_Haynes
      The tale about "copies for everyday wear" seems to be the unholy invention of enterprising dealers. There's no evidence that such things ever existed. A nice quality "replica" could go on a uniform, but this one seems pretty "brassy" (or is it the scan?).
    21. Ed_Haynes
      Ohhh . . . nice . . .
    22. Ed_Haynes
      One more area where the absence of a good and carefully researched sources equates to limited interest. We need MUCH better than Emering's piece. Take advantage of these undocumented areas while you can. Someday there will be agood book on Vietnamese awards, written by someone who knows the languages and did the research.
    23. Ed_Haynes
      Rick, if you have only one in the herd, they will not breed. You need a flock now. Start collecting Mongolian awards, and you'll soon be flocked.
    24. Ed_Haynes
      This could get interesting. Quite a tall order to show all 53.
    25. Ed_Haynes
      Oh, Paul, make no mistake, you are losing your mind. Like the rest of us.
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