NavyFCO

His Nevsky was obtained by me in 1996. So presumably he was dead by then.

Or perhaps you were in "bad boy Ricky" mode and simply TOOK it from him in 1996.... Now wouldn't THAT add to the story?

Here's the only dog tag I've ever owned. This one belonged to an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who retired in the 1980s. During WW2, the Soviet soldiers kept small plastic (bakealite?) capsules on them with a piece of paper inside to ID their body if found. Last time I was in Moscow, there were quite a number of these cannisters available at the flea markets from diggers.

Dave

i don't really know where to put this question, but as id papers/dogtags will be the "easiest" thing to research, i guess, it might fit in here.

how do they look like and what kind of data do they content?

are there something similar like a dogtag and a wehrpass on the german side or totally different?

thanks a lot for the help.

christian

Christian:

ID documents are researchable, but you have to determine if it's worth the money to spend something around $80-$100 to get the personnel file for a veteran just to add to his ID document. I'm attaching a photo of the inside page of one to this post. The inside pages (some of them that were filled in) can be seen midway down in the following link:

http://www.forvalor.com/s64b.htm

As for dog tags, I have only seen one Soviet dog tag and it's not researchable that I'm aware of. I'll post a photo of that in my next post.

Dave

It is a really cool piece. I remember when this was covered on the news(in 1980-1).

Actually, the medal is a bit later. The first McDonalds in the USSR opened in Moscow on 31 January 1990. I have seen quite a few medals and pins from the opening and one similar to this, but never this one. I find it rather odd (almost "fantasy-ish") with the medal hanger - the ones I've seen all had small rectangular hangers, or were pinback.

I first visited this McDonalds in April 1992. I ended up getting what would be my "normal" meal for the rest of the time I was there - until prices increased! It was my "twofor"... Two Big Macs, two fries and two Cokes for US $2 (ruble equivelant, of course). Now I look back at that and wonder how my arteries ever handled all that!

Dave

It's weird... as late as 2001 we were still getting taunted by "mainstream" collectors that "that Commie rubbish is never going to be worth anything/nobody wants it..." then...

I was at a show in 1999 looking at books (they were in 3" binders) of Soviet awards - Red Stars, OGPW2s, Glory 3rds and the like - on a major international awards dealer's table. He wanted the "normal" prices for them - between $12-$15 a pop, depending on what it was. He sauntered over to where I was looking and told me that he was actually planning on selling all the Soviet awards as a lot because he 'just wanted that stuff off his table because it never sold'. I asked him how much he was going to offer everything for, and he told me that it would be for less than $10 a medal for anyone that bought everything. I'd estimate that there were at least 100 of each award there on his table....Unfortunately far too many for me to buy, even at $10 each!

Dave

I wish that I would have kept some of his paper lists... although most of our transactions started with me calling him out of boredom to ask what he had in... :

I've got them going back to 1995 (or is it 1993?) Anyway, what I found interesting in them is that the prices actually get lower towards 1999/2000 than earlier in the 90s. I did a little research project on another forum, based on the cataloges of the most famous dealer. This was compiled in November 2005, so the prices might be a bit out of date, but it was still interesting....

>>>>>>>

I?ve taken a selection of military awards from each of three catalogs: September 1996, April 1999 and November 2002. I tried my best to make ?even? comparisons to awards in the same condition, history (all are unresearched unless otherwise noted) and the like.

September 1996

Red Star (post WW2) $17

Red Star (7-digit s/n) $18

Red Star (6 digit s/n) $20

OGPW 2 (6 digit s/n) $25 ($35 w/document)

OGPW 2 (suspended) $260

OGPW 1 (WW2) $240

OGPW 1 (suspended) $350

Red Banner (post war) $30

Red Banner (WW2) $35

Red Banner (screwback) $125

Glory 3rd $25

Glory 2nd $120

Homeland 3rd $250

Nevsky $385

Khmelnitsky 3rd $850

Kutuzov 3rd $1220

Kutuzov 2nd $1640

Kutuzov 1st $8900

Lenin (?on suspension? WW2-issue) $750

Lenin (?3rd type? screwback) $995

Ushakov Medal $385

Nakhimov Medal $360

Interesting to note is the lack of single HSU Gold Stars (not even any groups!) and other ?high end? awards save for the single Kutuzov 1st.

April 1999

Gold Star HSU $1950

Red Star (post WW2) $14

Red Star (7-digit s/n) $15

Red Star (6 digit s/n) $16

OGPW 2 (6 digit s/n) $24

OGPW 2 (suspended) none

OGPW 1 (WW2) $190

OGPW 1 (suspended) none

Red Banner (post war) $30

Red Banner (WW2) $35

Red Banner (screwback) $125

Glory 3rd $20

Glory 2nd $120

Glory 1st $1900

Homeland 3rd $120

Nevsky $330

Suvorov 2nd $3100

Khmelnitsky 3rd $640

Khmelnitsky 2nd $1700

Khmelnitsky 1st $6950

Kutuzov 3rd $1050

Kutuzov 2nd $1350

Kutuzov 1st $6900

Lenin (WW2 issue) $520

Lenin (?3rd type? screwback) $2700 (T4 screwbacks were $1050 on average)

Ushakov Medal $390

Nakhimov Medal $330

Almost three years later, and surprisingly the prices had actually gone DOWN on nearly all of the awards! Interestingly, the number of HSU/HSL groups was enormous - enough to fill nearly the first eight pages of the catalog!

November 2002

Gold Star HSU $1740

Red Star (post WW2) $15

Red Star (7-digit s/n) $17

Red Star (6 digit s/n) $19

OGPW 2 (6 digit s/n) $34

OGPW 2 (suspended) $250

OGPW 1 (WW2) $170

OGPW 1 (suspended) $380

Red Banner (post war) $45

Red Banner (WW2) $55

Red Banner (screwback) $95

Glory 3rd $20

Glory 2nd $150

Glory 1st $1575

Homeland 3rd none

Nevsky $380

Suvorov 3rd $925

Suvorov 2nd $2550

Khmelnitsky 3rd $695

Khmelnitsky 2nd $1780

Khmelnitsky 1st $7950

Kutuzov 3rd $1095 (with research)

Kutuzov 2nd $1425

Kutuzov 1st $6950 (with research)

Lenin (WW2 issue) $595

Lenin (?3rd type? screwback) $1995 (T4 screwbacks were $1150 on average)

Ushakov Medal none

Nakhimov Medal none

Thus, over a span of six years of Soviet awards values, it?s interesting to see how the prices varied, and that since November 2002, how much prices have skyrocketed!

Here?s a summary of our prices from the three years, plus the prices asked currently from the same dealer. They are listed in order from September 1996 through November 2005:

Gold Star HSU (none) (1950) (1740) (4800 - though with one document)

Red Star (post WW2) (17) (14) (15) (32)

Red Star (7-digit s/n) (18) (15) (17) (37)

Red Star (6 digit s/n) (20) (16) (19) (75)

OGPW 2 (6 digit s/n) (25) (24) (34) (85)

OGPW 2 (suspended) (260) (none) (250) (none)

OGPW 1 (WW2) (240) (190) (170) (325)

OGPW 1 (suspended) (350) (none) (380) (none)

Red Banner (post war) (30) (30) (45) (130)

Red Banner (WW2) (35) (35) (55) (160)

Red Banner (screwback) (125) (125) (95) (575)

Glory 3rd (25) (20) (20) (45)

Glory 2nd (120) (120) (150) (345)

Glory 1st (none) (1900) (1575) (none)

Homeland 3rd (250) (120) (none) (295)

Nevsky (385) (330) (380) (1340)

Suvorov 2nd (none) (3100) (2550) (14800)

Khmelnitsky 3rd (850) (640) (695) (3800)

Khmelnitsky 2nd (none) (1700) (1780) (11995)

Khmelnitsky 1st (none) (6950) (7950) (none)

Kutuzov 3rd (1220) (1050) (1095 w/research) (7700)

Kutuzov 2nd (1640) (1350) (1425) (7950)

Kutuzov 1st (8900) (6900) (6950 w/research) (none)

Lenin (WW2 issue) (750) (520) (595) (none)

Lenin (?3rd type? screwback) (995) (2700) (1995) (none)

Ushakov Medal (385) (390) (none) (none)

Nakhimov Medal (360) (330) (none) (1050)

I think the old adage of ?buy nice stuff, the value will go up? can be clearly seen in this case!

That's quite a list, Dave !!! Speaking of lists, how is that "book" you were putting together for us, for $30 - $40, coming along?

Doc

Doc-

And that was just a list of my "spares" that didn't mean much - most of them were research dead ends (unless they had research already.) Amazing some of the price differences, eh?

As far as the book, I've been working on it. It's currently at 310 pages, and I have two more chapters to add - it should run about 350 pages or so. I honestly haven't a clue what the price for it will be, but I can tell you that it will be 100% non-profit - I'll get enough from it to cover my expenses and that's what I'll charge for the book. I'm hoping to have it done in the next month or two... these things take time... LOTS of time...

Dave

All:

I was going through the dark reaches of my hard drive and I came across one of my lists from February 2000. I thought that some of you might get a kick out of reading through it. I think I might have others as well. Don't you wish you could go back in time 6 years???

Dave

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The List:

1. Order of Lenin, number 25231. This is a VERY RARE Type 5, Variation 2, ?no dimple on the reverse?, and comes with full Russian state archival research. Only a couple of thousand of this variation were made. Issued to an Army Lieutenant Colonel on 21 Feb. 1945 (note that despite the number, it was awarded AFTER Lenin 41928 listed below!) The research states that he was a veteran of the Russian Civil War, fighting for the Bolsheviks as a Company Commander. During WW2, he survived the siege of Leningrad as an instructor at the Leningrad Anti Aircraft School. He retired from the Army in 1947. The research includes an English translation of the award card, citation, and his service record. I have only seen a small handful (four, to be exact) of this variation in all my years of collecting! This is an outstanding example of a very rare variation of an award to a soldier who served in the early days of the Soviet Union. $495

2. Order of Lenin, number 41928 with archival research to an artillery Major, the commander of the political section of an artillery regiment fighting above the Arctic Circle in December 1944. He served from the Civil War as an enlisted artilleryman through his retirement as a Lt Colonel in 1946. The paperwork includes his award card, citation and listing of all units served in during his career. Scans available on request. Beautiful piece! $455 (or take both these researched Civil-War-Vet Lenins for $850!)

3. Order of Lenin, number 93711. Beautiful condition, scan available upon request. $375

4. Group of 3 Orders to Litsimin, Nikolai Konstantinevich. The group consists of an Order of Lenin number 80354, Order of the Red Banner 163560 and Order of the Red Banner with ?2? number 25347. All three are listed in a wartime order book number 472249 first dated 1 December 1944 and issued on 6 August 1946 (with second Red Banner issue entered at a later date) This is a beautiful grouping!!! This is one of the groups waiting on research. Preliminary research has indicated that he was a long-serving NKVD senior officer! Great grouping to an officer who was very probably one of the really ?bad guys?!!! Scans available. $675

5. Group of 2 Orders to Grigorii Ivanovich Chumak. The group consists of an Order of Lenin, number 129124, and Order of the Red Banner 288725. Both are listed as the only entries in a wartime order book with the first award date of 1 February 1945, and an issue date of 20 November 1945. Scans available upon request. $485

6. Order of Bogdan Klemnitsky 3rd Class, number 4646. Rated 8 out 10 for condition. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Paul McDaniel, author of ?The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Medals?. Great piece with a beautiful semi-dark patina. $725

7. Order of Service to the Motherland, 3rd Class, number 95179. Very beautiful order in excellent condition! $110

8. Group of 4 Orders and 4 Medals to Captain Korgmarskii, Efim Arkadevich, Medical Corps, a field surgeon who served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. The group consists of four orders, the Order of the Great Patriotic War 1st Class number 226814, Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 761269, two Red Stars, number 1004869 and 1337075 and four medals, Victory Over Germany, Victory Over Japan, Liberation of Prague and 20 Years of Victory. All orders are listed in a wartime order book dated 1 Jun 1947 with the first award dated February 1945. All four medals have their issue documents, although the Prague document appears to be a later issue replacement. Also included with the group are a number of citations from the actions of towns he helped ?liberate? as well as a number of wartime photos of him in uniform, with groups, etc. Scans available upon request. A beautiful group to a two-front veteran! $385

9. Group of 4 Orders and 1 Medal to Colonel Yasnikov, Boris Aleksandrovich, Medical Corps, field surgeon and flight surgeon. This group is verified by 18 PAGES of archival research to include his award card and all citations as well as three additional pages of unit histories. His group includes Order of the Great Patriotic War 1st Class number 238914, Order of the Great Patrioitic War 2nd Class number 222236, Order of the Red Star 209148, Order of the Red Star 209148, and Fighting Merit Medal 277761 on small red hanger(!), all included in a wartime order book number 868126. All awards are listed in the book and are present, none are missing.

He served with the 28th Separate Rifle Brigade since their forming in 1942 (he served in the Army since Jun 1941, wounded in Aug 41) and later served with the 174th Rifle Division, 44th Rifle Corps, 113th Rifle Corps, 31st Army and 25th Separate Aviation Technical Battalion as field hospital chief. The divisional histories indicate that he saw action in places such as Kursk, Smolensk in 1943 and Berlin in 1945. Received much commendation as a preeminent front-line initial treatment surgeon. Awarded his Fighting Merit Medal in February 1943 for performing 828 (!) surgeries in combat, awarded his first Red Star for treating major wounds to 78 soldiers and officers in one day (5 Sep 43) outside of Smolensk, awarded his OGPW 2 for several days in straight combat where he operated over 18 hours per day performing 17 High, 98 Medium difficulty and over 100 lesser surgeries to limbs and faces and of all operated on, only 2 died. Awarded his OGPW1st during the winter-time Masurian Lakes advance of Feb 1945 for performing 22 surgeries of high, 126 of medium difficulty and supervised the evacuation of over 80 soldiers from under heavy enemy fire and during the ?most difficult circumstances?. He later retired in 1973 as a full colonel in the Medical Corps. Quite an incredible 100% documented original group to a true combat soldier!!! $525

10. Group of 3 Orders, 1 Medal to Vasilyev, Konstantin Vladimirovich. The group consists of Order of the Red Banner 438899, Order of the Red Star 1039410, Order of the Red Star 2114134 and Fighting Merit number 1706013. All of the decorations are recorded in an order book with the number of 709464. $120

11. Group of 3 Orders, 1 Medal to Toshitsen, Evrenim Petrovich. The group consists of Order of the Red Banner 383747, Order of the Red Star 37245, Order of the Red Star 2043599, Fighting Merit medal number 1346306. All of the decorations are listed in an order book number 581895. An Order of Lenin, 297367 also listed in the book is missing. $175

12. Group of 2 Orders to Kabak, Stepan Nikitovich. Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 470866 and Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 725616. Both are the only entries in an order book number 697808 dated Feb 1947. Both GPW?s are very nice pieces of different variations. Scans available upon request. $65

13. Group of 2 Orders and 1 Medal to Voronin, Petr Nikiforovich. Group consists of the Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 441328, Order of the Red Star number 896122 and Fighting Merit medal 1518759. All three are the only entries in an order book number 826782 first dated 1 November 1944 and issued on 10 July 1946. Scans available upon request. $85

14. Group of 2 Orders and 1 Medal to Zelenkov, Leonid Lukiyanovich. Group includes Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 750553 with wartime order book, Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class (Jubilee) number 1543547 with order book and Victory Over Germany medal with issue Document. Nice group to a long-surviving veteran. Scan available. $75

15. Group of 2 Orders to Aiksapor Ardobakii. Order of the Red Banner number 347162 and Order of the Red Star number 2286602. Both listed in the same order book. $65

16. Group of 2 Orders to Savgishkii, Mikhail Fedotovich. Group consists of Order of the Red Banner number 406161 and Red Star number 2869662. Both are listed in order book number 378920. Nice little group. $65

17. Group of 2 Orders to Gashmov, Faidyranman Ganeevich. Includes the Order of the Red Banner 380147 and Order of the Red Star number 1976181 in issue order book. An Order of the October Revolution number 2240 is also listed but missing from the group (unfortunately!) Nice group. $65

18. Group of 1 Order and 1 Medal to Fedorov, Fedor Mironovich. This group includes an Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class number 695612 and Fighting Merit medal number 1779567. Both are the only entries in order book number 400596 with a starting date of Dec 1944 and issue date of 16 November 1946. $60

19. Group of 10 Medals in a very unusual one piece aluminum homemade mount. Consists of a ?For Valor?, ?For Military Merit? (For Valor is numbered, but I don?t have the number with me), Defense of Odessa, Victory Over Germany, 30 Years of Victory, 20 Years of Victory, Labor Victory, 60 Years of the Soviet Army, Capture of Koeningsburg, and Leningrad Anniversary. Scan available upon request. Neat looking group. $135

20. Order of the Red Banner, number 214242 awarded to a WOMAN on 1 Feb 1945, with book dated 23 May 45. An Order of Lenin is also listed in the book, but is missing. Very unusual to see these awarded during the war to a woman! Possibly a woman officer or partisan leader participating in the Berlin offensive! Scan available upon request. $85

21. Order of the Red Banner, second award with ?2?, number 7760. Beautiful condition. $135

22. Order of Honor, SCREWBACK number 25770 with order book dated 1 Feb 1943 and issued on 8 Feb 1943. A Red Star and Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class are also listed, but are unfortunately missing. Beautiful order, scans available on request. $185

23. Order of the Red Star, awarded to Skvortsov, Anatolii Mikhailovich. Red Star number 942617 with document number 659023. With archival research indicating that he was a Finance Officer during the War. Two awards of the Order of the Great Patriotic War 2nd Class are listed in the book, but are not present nor are listed on his award card. Scans available upon request. $85

24. Medal for 3 Years of the Red Army in Silver. This is a very rare medal that was given out to the troops of the RFSFR Red Army in 1920. The front has a scene of a worker (of course) and the reverse has the some inscriptions and the dates 1917-1920. This is thought to be the first official medal issued by the Red Army. No ribbon. This is the variation in silver as given to enlisted soldiers and sailors. The medal shows some wear, would grade about a 5-6 out of 10 for condition. In all my years collecting, I?ve seen only one gold (for officers) and one other silver and they sold for far much more than this. VERY rare! $185

25. Medal of Ushakov number 3481. Fully mounted with original chain, separately applied anchor (these are real ones!) Beautiful condition. Scan available upon request. $325

26. Medal of Ushakov number 7534. As above, in likewise very nice condition. Scan also available. $325

The following are individual orders with order book (ordenskaya knijska):

27. Order of October Revolution $145

56946

28. Order of Red Banner of Labor $35 ea/six digit, $30 ea/seven digit or $250 for all

369743

721665

820955

761470

835675

1055400

1205468

1002527

29. Order of Labor Glory 3rd Class $45 each or $250 for all

343986

528496

420267

194690

283024

293269

30. Order of Honor $30 ea/six digit, $25 ea seven digit or $150 for all

268528

396482

435522

996637

1164178

1168396

The following are individual medals without documents:

31. Partisan Medal 2nd Class $125/ea (have two- $225 for both)

32. For Valor in a Fire $65

33. Defense of Sebastopol $85

34. Defense of Odessa $85

This one looks okay to me as well. Granted, I haven't touched one for years though! I can remember when these were $110 to $150 at best...

I was offered Red Banner "2" number 2 a couple months back. MAN do I wish that I could have afforded it!

Dave

Here's some Navy pieces.

Navy Patrol Boat Command:

Actually, this is the Assault Craft or Small Boat Officer in Charge (OIC) as it's called. It's technically not a command badge but a qualification badge.

If I can ever find my old Navy Recruiter badge, I'll send it to ya. (I think I might have chucked it though as I haven't seen it for ages!) I was an Ensign working at the local MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) and had exactly zero decorations on my shirt other than two gold rank bars. A crusty old chief took me over to a storage closet, opened up a big bag of these "hubcaps" (as they are known) and gave me one, saying "Well Ensign, at least you'll have SOMETHING on your shirt now!"

Also, the gold jump wings aren't just for the Marine Corps - they are called the Naval Parachutist badge, and are given for five jumps over and above the requirement for the basic jump wings.

Dave

I just went through my files and found this picture. I would like to know, who posted this photo? I suspect, it was Dave, as he owned the group before me, but i am not sure and coulnd?t find the thread. I noticed, that at this point there are documents to some of the Medals (not visible, which ones), which didn?t came with the group, when i bought it. I would appreciate it very much, if the poster of this photo could check, if he still has this documents and they were accidently not included.

Gerd:

A local collector here in Maryland sold off most of his collection back about four years ago now, and this was part of it. I THINK (note that's an I THINK) Nota Bene ended up with this one. I personally never owned it, though I did see it in person. Send me a PM if you'd like more info. Hope I can help!

Dave

I asked quite a number of Bulgarian sellers if their awards were researchable, and the normal response I received was something to the effect of "why would you even WANT something like that???" None of them knew how to do it or knew of anyone that did. I can't imagine that the serial numbered awards wouldn't have been recorded somewhere though...

Dave

I pushed my parents to buy the more expensive Soviet Campaign Medals as birhday presents and then my Lenin as a christmas present well it beats socks

Before my wife and I were married, she bought me a gift of an HSU group that I found. It was nice - Gold Star, Lenin and Red Star, two small documents, photos, etc. Unfortunately after a brief trip to PMD, it turned out to be fake. Darn! That was the last time my wife ever bought any medals for me...

Dave

Yup, that's him, Ron. My "local" Russian from Hartford. Got lots of really great stuff from him (and some not so great-- I picked, I chose, my wins/loses) Back In The day before supplies dried up completely.

back in the early 90s I can remember buying from him. I was warned quickly by several other Russians that his groups were bad, but he never overcharged for them. I can remember him pricing out the groups there in a big box of groups that he would normally have under the table... "Let's see... $20 for the Red Banner, $15 for the Patriotic War, $5 for the For Valor medal and $5 for the book... That's $45 for the group" Now THAT was Back In The Day!

Dave

This should be a pretty easy request to fulfill. Their complete award listings are in the book "Marshals and Admirals of the Fleet of the USSR." I would post the lists, but unfortunately my copy is in storage for another month! I'm sure someone can help though...

Dave

The top and bottom buttons are modern US Army buttons, as used on the dress blue and class A uniforms. The smaller button goes on the shoulder straps and pocket flaps. The larger button goes on the main buttons.

The one in the middle appears to be a 1940s-1960s Army officer's hat chinstrap button.

Hope that helps

Dave

WOW! Awesome, just awesome! Thanks for sharing your achievement with us!

Dave

So research based just on the number is not possible? I got this from Alexander Filer over at Soviet Screwbacks.com. He made a comment in one of his emails to me which made me think it might be possible to do it based solely on the number.

Here's the deal with research by serial number: First, the archives technician goes to the book that lists all of the issued awards, and then finds the serial number range that that particular award falls into. They can then track what front (region, etc.) was given that serial number range for an award. Next, they go to that front's award distribution list to see what unit received that award. Then, they go and find out the unit that issued the award, the award number, and finally can trace the recipient. At that point, they can find the person's award card, and then track down more info on the person.

The catch to the 1985 jubilee awards is that I am not certain that the records of who received what award are in the archives. The record keeping may have been held on a local basis, and thus the award numbers were never recorded by the archives. Moreover, the 1985 awards were never (or rather, rarely ever) recorded on the person's award card, thus making it impossible to find more information on the person.

Basically, you can track down what region and even what city a particular OGPW was given out in (a friend of mine has compiled a list of cities and what range of serial numbers they received) but beyond that, since there was no further record keeping, it would be impossible to track down any further information.

Hope that makes sense - it's been a long day at work!

Dave

There was a good article on in in JOMSA a while back; let me dig that out. The "Red Bible" does a decent job with this, pp. 132-33.

Summary -- to surviving participants in GPW:

OPW1 -

--- HSUs

--- Cav. of Order of Glory

--- Marshals, generals & admirals

--- Awarded an order or a medal for bravery, ushakov, combat service, nakhimov, or partisan

--- Invalid wounded in combat

OPW2 -

--- Any other surviving veteran

As can be imagined, there are plenty of exceptions to this rule. Most of the exceptions that I am aware of involve giving a 2nd Class to someone who deserved a 1st, but there may well have been exceptions going the other way around. I've owned several groups to very well decorated (for heroism) individuals (like one with RB, OGPW1, OGPW2, RS - all for combat) but who ended up with the lower end OGPW.

Dave

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Nastevich Vasili Mateevich

Military Rank: Captain

Place of Service: Deputy Commander of Artillery for the 1266th Rifle Regiment, 385th Krichevskoi Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 2nd Class Rifle Division, 49th Army, 2nd Belorussian Front.

Recommended for: Governmental award Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class

Year of Birth: 1918

Nationality: Ukrainian

Party Membership: VKP/b/ since 1943

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): Did not serve in the Civil War. On the front of the Patriotic War since 1 December 1941 on the Southern Front and since April 1944 on the 2nd Belorussian Front.

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: Wounded 11 March 1942 near Station Taryatinskaya

From Which Time with the Red Army: Since 26 September 1940

Which Call-Up Station: _____ RBK, Voronezhskoi Oblast

Received Which Awards (from which order): Order of the Red Banner , Prikaz 49th Army 099 dated 14 September 1944; Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, Prikaz 10th Army 0503 dated 13 September 1943; the medal ?For Military Merit?, Prikaz 10th Army 0600 dated 27 September 1942; the medal For Defense of the Caucuses, Ukaz of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 1 May 1944.

Home Address: Tulskaya Oblast, Ivanovskii Raion, Village Ivankovo, Wife: Cheredina Galina Vasilievna.

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

In the battles during the forced crossing of the Oder River from 17 to 21 April 1945 Comrade Nastevich provided for the correct command and control of the regiment?s artillery units in combat.

Under his command the artillery equipment was carried across the river. The regimental battery?s precise fire in many ways contributed to the fulfillment of the mission.

Personal courage and bravery of Comrade Nastevich set the pace for all of his subordinates.

For the samples of skillful command and control of the artillery units while in combat and displayed valor, courage, and bravery deserves the governmental award ? the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Regimental Commander

Colonel /Konovalov/

26 April 1945

Deserves the award Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class

Commander, 385th Krichevskoi Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 2nd Class Rifle Division

General Major ______

30 April 1945

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Burdin, Aleksandr Pavlovich

Military Rank: Officer Candidate

Place of Service: Officer Candidate Ryazan Highest Airborne Command Red Banner School

Recommended for: Medal ?For Military Merit?

Year of Birth: 1947

Nationality: Russian

Party Membership: Member VLKSM

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): Did not participate

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: None

From Which Time with the Red Army: Since 30 August 1966

Which Call-Up Station: Gzhatskim RVK, Smolensk Oblast

Received Which Awards (from which order): None awarded.

Home Address: Village of Brilevo, Gzhatskovo Raion, Smolensk Oblast

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

During his training at the school Cadet Burdin A.P. displayed industriousness and distinguished training abilities.

Actively participates in the daily life of the unit. He is highly respected by cadets and commanders. Was commended a number of times for his training successes. Possesses neat military bearing and is physically well developed.

Performs parachute jumps in a professional manner, with courage and confidence. Accounts for 22 parachute jumps.

Participated in an aviation parade devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Great October.

School Director

Colonel /Popov/

9 July 1967

Deserves to be awarded the Medal ?For Military Merit?

Commander Airborne Forces

General-Colonel /Margelov/

10 July 1967

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Gogichaishvili Mikhail Nesterovich

Military Rank: Private

Place of Service: Rifleman, 805th Rifle Regiment, 392nd Rifle Division

Recommended for: Medal ?For Military Merit?

Year of Birth: 1901

Nationality: Georgian

Party Membership: No

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): In the Great Patriotic War from June 1941 to December 1942.

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: Contusion, December 1942

From Which Time with the Red Army: From June 1941 to July 1943

Which Call-Up Station: Pervomaiskim RVK, City of Tbilisi

Received Which Awards (from which order): None awarded.

Home Address: City of Tbilisi, Pervomaiski Raion, Prospekt Plekhanova, 118

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

Participated in the battles with German ? Fascists invaders from September 1942 till December 1942 first as an orderly of the 477th Separate Medical Battalion and then as a rifleman of the 805 Rifle Regiment, 392 Rifle Division.

During one of the battles he came under the artillery fire and suffered a severe concussion. The fact of the concussion is certified by the medical certificate # 12016 from 4 June 1943, issued by the Military Medical Board of Tbilisi Garrison.

Recommendation for the award is coordinated with local Party and Soviet authorities.

CONCLUSION: For participation in the Great Patriotic War and the sustained concussion deserves to be awarded the For the Combat Achievements Medal.

Military Commissar,

Colonel Kananov

17 April 1967

Deserves to be awarded the Medal ?For Military Merit?

Military Commissar Georgian SSR

Colonel Murusidze

22 May 1967

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Kalaburza, Danil Terentevich

Military Rank: Soldier

Place of Service: Rifleman, 214th Rifle Regiment, 73rd Rifle Division, 3rd Ukrainian Front

Recommended for: Order of Glory 3rd Class

Year of Birth: 1896

Nationality: Ukrainian

Party Membership: No

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): Participant in the Civil War and in the Patriotic War on the 3rd Ukrainian Front from 1944 to 1945

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: Wounded 15 August 1944 in Moldavia and Yugoslavia (near Belgrade)

From Which Time with the Red Army: From March 1944 to April 1945

Which Call-Up Station: Novo-Odesskim

Received Which Awards (from which order): None awarded.

Home Address: Village of Sukhoi-Elyunets, Novo-Odesskovo Raion, Nikoaevskoi Oblast

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

Comrade Kalaburza participated in the battles with the 3rd Ukrainian Front 214th Rifle Regiment, 73rd Rifle Division as a rifleman. On 15th August 1944 he was severely wounded near Belgrade.

The fact of the wounding is certified by the certificate, issued by the evacuation hospital #5782 on 15th April 1945. He was undergoing the treatment for 8 months. Currently his health is weak (the right arm is not functioning), he is considered to be an invalid of the 3rd group. Works as a kolkhoz worker at Voroshilov kolkhoz.

Conclusions: Comrade Kalaburza deserves to be awarded the governmental award ? the Red Star Order.

Regional Military Commissar

Lieutenant Colonel Baranets

24 October 1949

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Zinchenko, Grigorii Gavrilovich

Military Rank: Sergeant

Place of Service: Commander of Detachment, 1st Rifle Company, 1122nd Rifle Regiment, 334th Vitedskoi Rifle Division

Recommended for: Order of Glory 3rd Class

Year of Birth: 1916

Nationality: Ukrainian

Party Membership: Not a member

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): In the Patriotic War since 30 June 1941

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: No wounds

From Which Time with the Red Army: From 8 August 1938

Which Call-Up Station: Kirovskim RVK, City of Kiev

Received Which Awards (from which order): None awarded

Home Address: Kievskaya Oblast, Raion Petrovskovo, Village Mieev. Wife: Zinchenko, Einamda Egorovna.

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

During the battles against German ? Fascist invaders Comrade Zinchenko proved to be a brave and courageous soldier.

During the offensive on 01/25/1945 near Darkemen (Eastern Prussia) he led a squad. Together with his squad, he burst into an enemy position, destroyed an enemy light machine-gun with a hand grenade and killed the crew.

Following suit, the squad personnel started killing Hitlerites mercilessly, which resulted in the enemy?s retreating and leaving dozens of dead soldiers and officers on the battlefield. In this combat, Comrade Zinchenko personally killed eight enemy soldiers and an officer.

For having displayed bravery, courage and initiative, Comrade Zinchenko deserves to be awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd Class.

Commander, 1122nd Rifle Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel Porokh

10 February 1945

Award Order of Glory 3rd Class

Commander, 334th Rifle Vitebskoi Division

Guards Colonel /_____/

12 February 1945

AWARDS LIST

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name: Koniaev, Ivan Aleksandrovich

Military Rank: Sergeant

Place of Service: Gunner, 3rd Mortar Company, 3rd Battalion, 353rd Guards Rifle Regiment, 114th Guards Rifle Division

Recommended for: Order of Glory 3rd Class

Year of Birth: 1923

Nationality: Russian

Party Membership: Member VLKSM

Service in the Civil War, in later Battles in Service of the USSR and in the GPW (when and where): 22 March 1945

Have any Wounds or Contusions in the Great Patriotic War: No wounds

From Which Time with the Red Army: From March 1942

Which Call-Up Station: Tulevskim RVK

Received Which Awards (from which order): None awarded

Home Address: Orlovenaya Oblast, Stansia Kolnia, Kolnienski Raion, _____ Potolva. Mother Koniaeva Maria Aleksandrovna. He resides with his mother.

Short Concrete Description of Excellent Military Action or Service.

He was making a forced crossing of the Danube River. His mortar could not fire. The two-legged carriage of his mortar had been broken by an artillery shell fragment. Koniaev fired his gun, killing a German sniper hiding in the house next door. Koniaev moved quickly to get into the killed sniper?s position. He took the enemy sniper rifle and with it killed eight German soldiers and officers. Up to an enemy squad tried to take Koniaev prisoner. However, Koniaev threw two hand grenades one after the other and killed five more Germans.

For bravery and valor Sergeant Koniaev of the Guard is recommended to be awarded the Order of Glory.

Commander, 3rd Battalion, Major /Martino/

Commander, 353rd Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel /_____/

19 April 1945