Ed_Haynes

The interior. This has been translated for me as:

CERTIFICATION

Given to comrade MUNSHK EVAL'D that by resolution of the presidium of the Soviet Committee of War Veterans he (she) is awarded with the "Mark of Honor of the SCWV."

Chair

of the Soviet Committee of War Veterans

Responsble secretary

of the Committee

7 November 1967

And a final related certificate (but no medal, alas).

I am sorry to say that I am unfamiliar with this award -- help?!

Page 3.

Page 2.

And the certificate. Outside cover.

USSR - Badge for International Brigade Participants, 1967

This is cased, if anyone wants to see it (actually, there are two, both cased, so scanning obverse and reverse is easy!).

Page 3, part 2.

Page 3, part 1. For legibility, I shall scan it in two pieces.

Page 2.

Page 1.

And this also came with an attractively red hard-bound certificate. (Too large for the scanner, so I have had to do some "cropping".)

And Munschke's ausweis for this medal.

And certificate to Generalmajor Ewald Munschke (1901-1981), 18 July 1956.

DDR -- Hans-Beimler-Medaille

Interesting that it is on the full suspension, as worn by military personnel. The original "900" marked variety.

Are we reasonably certain that the unnumbered 1960 mystery award from his award book is, as Rick put it so well, the "Military (can't bring myself to translate something so obviously incorrect as "Combat") Red Banner Order"?

I am working on trying to get some degree of "research" done (thgrough the esteemed Dr. Battushig -- who I am trying to get to join the forum., but he has "Mongolian bandwidth")

And, oh yes, Grerd: Yes.

The problem is, you never know the reason for award until you reaserch it, and doing Lenins is far less that 100% (as I have learned).

Hold off for one with document, good man.

Stifle that addiction.

This was not my intent.

I shall make no other comments, but his "reading list" is IMMENSELY "troubled". I shall say no more.

Rick is, of course, right. Just now, documented awards are not THAT much more. When/if research opens, you'll be glad of the document. That may be required to "crack" civilian awards.

My only question is the numbering..

No. 19

The Russians used "No." as a prefix?

Just curious

Yes, in early numbered awards. Who knows why, but they did.

I also posted the Buglarian medal (and document) for Spanish Civil War veterans over at:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1245&st=4

Yeah, it does look like a "something", doesn't it?

It is my understanding that the "normal" ribbon wrap pattern was used for the military (and civilians?) while the "backwards" wrap was used for the VoPo and other paramilitary bodies. I do not know if this is true.

Also interesting is the appearance of the "small-square-ribbon" medals (e.g., Hans Beimler) on "normal" pentagonal suspenders for wear by military sorts. Shall be showing one of these "soon".

But Marcus' extra red stripe defies explanation.

"Oh, sir, would you turn this way, sir, please, . . . "

I'd want to look more closely before I dismissed the WWI pair as a possibility. Remember the odd spectrum shifts that we see with ealy (pre-1950s) black and white film emulsions. See, for example, the ribbons on Khudadad Khan's medals . . .