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very interesting, because tiny(the star is not much bigger than a 2 euros piece), in heavy alloy, and a very fine enamel job. But complete enigma avbout the abrevatiion... last letter "Y" stands for a school?

same problem... what is the Tcherkasska?a? a division? an army? it could be a good occasion to complete Pauls nomenclatura of dedications (see end of book)

a regiment lost amongst many others. INteresting because huge, heavy and crudely custom-made enamel job.

40th division or army?

same problem than before: division? army? heavy construction badge...

which one? 30th division? army? brigade?

here, I'm really puzzled: would this be 100 infantry division? the hypothesis about a bad suspension is not impossible; what puzzled me are the towns quoted, which are totally different from the book datas...

I'm upset with the 3rd word...

nice, a regiment agmonst maaany others...

I hope Ed will permit me to borrow his topic. I've got a few badges not shown in Paul's book, most of them need to be identified...

hello Gordon, thank you very much for your kind traduction. The seller has told me it was this kind of doc. Infortunately my badge, as beautiful as it is, doesn't match the number. But I took the set as it is not oftenly seen in western Europe (I found it in Ciney big militaria fair, Belgium). I'll show another letter which was accompagnying the set.

here's a partisan-related document, but I don't know precisely what this identity doc states:

some uncommon pieces from my estate:

and the greetings diploma. All this comes from Ukraine. My wife is a bit worried about this curious thing...

close-up: in fact this was for a theatral troup near military units

a rare thing which escaped from the trash outside the casern:

but, who was he? ...an answer:

ok, another big boss from Bielorussia...

I can just decifer essential datas of the identification lines: he was a Guard colonel, in charge of the 299 guards infantry regiment, 98th guards infantry division. His service ran from 1941 june to 1945 may, Leningradskii front, then Ukraine front since 1945, february 17. Never wounded. Born russian, in 1909, and member of the CPSU. Member of RKKA since 1927, lives in Leningrad has been awarded a red star amongst others awards. and proposed for the title of Geroi Sovietskogo Soyuza... :love:

and the identification datas:

gentlemen, I have great difficulties to read this citation since I'm hardly russian reader. Efim I. Davidov won his order in Hungary, but I can't figure the details. I would be extremly gratefull for your kind help. I keep the actual award finaly given to Davidov as a surprise because it is not often seen in these columns ;)

and the inside:

hello gentlemen, I can't find which badge was given with this booklet?

thanks Gordon, can I deduce the second unfilled line is for the father name?

ok! the "party dues" stop during the 1976 year (60% of the booklet)