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Yugoslavia Yugoslav partisan hat badge?
Valter replied to GC*'s topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Hello Saša, these are from book Hrvatski ratnici kroz stoljeća, 4. knjiga. A very nice and detailed book with many ilustrations, oriented on militaria collectors, but the text is more historical (it's not an collector-only textbook).I'm going to buy it soon. Text is in croatian, but picture descriptions also in english. http://www.profil.hr/knjiga/hrvatski-ratnici-kroz-stoljeca-knjiga-4/37862/ -
Yugoslavia Yugoslav partisan hat badge?
Valter replied to GC*'s topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Yes, this is yugo partisan hat badge. These came in several avriants - enammeled, painted, probably plain too. This one seems to be enammled once (the star) and the tricolora still has some enammel left. Nice catch anyway, these badges are not so easy to find and are not cheap. -
Yugoslavia PARTISAN RANK PROBLEM
Valter replied to Zaim Qyteza's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Albanian and Yugoslav partisans cooperated, as Sascha said, and some yugoslav units operated on Albanian territory, so it's quite possible that some Albanian unit moved to Yugoslav ground too. Even more likely for officers, perhaps some exchange, training, coordination of actions... I don't know anything about Albanian partisan uniforms and insignia, but it wouldn't be impossible if they "borrowed" something from Yugoslavs. -
Yugoslavia Yugoslav military schools
Valter replied to Valter's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Very nice pins there, Paja! Thanks for posting! -
Yugoslavia Partisans Doctor
Valter replied to wlodzimierz's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
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That was my major concern with these nice looking crosses. The pictures provided are convincing, BUT: for several years, I've seen none of these, and then suddenly it appears one guy has all four (or 5??) of them , and he sells them out, and next week another butch... No way! Plus, I've read a warning about this orifice321 and his business "reputation". ;-)
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I would vote for Dave's 2nd opinion - large silver and two small ones. Two bronze medals were less common. And since there are no long service and yubilee medals, no mobilisation cross, it was probably a private, not an oficer (which could also get MVK + 2 signum laudis, but that would be rare, especially with no other awards). And since no wound medal, he was quite a lucky guy, beside his bravery.
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Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Due to the first part of the question, my answer would be Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsin. The world heard for his story for the first time in his a short story "One day of Ivan Denisovich", which is largely autobiographic. BUT he didn't have a daughter, but three sons. -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Well, that was not so difficult at all, Dan is correct! Bukhara and Khorezm, and Frunze was the pacificator. Here are a couple of links, the first two are a very good article about little-known Soviet operations in Central Asia. http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/baumann/baumann_ch3_pt1.pdf http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/baumann/baumann_ch3_pt1.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukharan_People%27s_Soviet_Republic http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_(1920) -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Unfortunately, not correct. Armenia and Azerbajdzan are not in CENTRAL Asia, and as far as i know, Armenia was never a name to khanate. -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
You meant: anti-fashist partisan badge ;-) Sorry for being so quick... Here we go - after all the trouble I caused you with tachanka, let's stay with the obscure but fascinating history of russian Civil war. There were two short-lived soviet republics in Central Asia, that were bearing names of ancient khanates. Which were these two countries and which famous Soviet military leader helped to bring them to the embrace of SSSR? -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
It's Albanian commemorative medal for antifashist fighters (Medalja Shqiptare e Kujtimit Lufta Antifashiste Nacional Clirimtare) - sorry, there are several possible translations and I do not speak albanian, except few curses. Coutry - People republic of Albania, awarded to members of anti-fashist resistance during WW2 (awarded after the war). -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
YES!!!!!!!!!! Jim, you finally find it - tachanka, sometimes translated as "assault cart" or "machine-gun cart" was a fusion of ancient (chariot or cart) and modern (machine gun) and served in cavalry units, most notably during Civil war. Many believe it was invented by Makhno, although it was in use in tzar's army already. This was the only way heavy and bulky machine guns could follow swift moves of cavalry units. It became legendary in and after Civil war, starring in many movies (i.e. Chapayev, Esli zavtra voyna and many others), songs, literature (i.e. Isaak Babel's short story "Learning about tachanka"). It was still used in WW2, although quite obsolete, and was retired only in 1950's when Soviet army disbanded cavalry units. Her bigger, younger cousins are tanks and other combat vehicles, who took both the role of cavalry and cavalry's fire support - tachanka. More aqbout the name issue etc. in wikipedia. On russian wiki page, you have more pictures, including recently restored tachanka that was found in some woods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachanka http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0 here's the song, one of my all-time, all-world favorite songs; the cartoon is called Songs of firey years. the monument in Kahkovka, nowdays Ukraine http://www.photoukraine.com/english/photos/region/27/581 -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Chariot of victory - if you meant Indian BMP-2K, no, it's not BMP. Now I must leave home, I'll be back to check answers ASAP. -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Damm, I didn't konw it would be so hard... Another hint: persons very often connected with me are Nestor Makhno and Budyonny. -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Actually, suggestion of a chariot is VERY close - they just called it a bit different... -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Not Chariot of glory in St. Petersburg... I this monument is many years pre-soviet... -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Sorry windu, on horse.ru I cannot find the answer (it shows only a starter page). Jim, close, close, but NOT artillery units... -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Windu, you're almost there! Troyka is any kind of three-horse-drawn cart or sledge, military or civilian, but we are looking for something more specific... -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
LOL, not horse in Voronezh, but it is something behind the horse(s)... (and not a tail or horse's a** or it's excrements ;-) -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Jim, Windu, you're getting closer! But it's not "just" the horse... :-) -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
SORRY!!! There was my lapsus - POTYOMKIN'S moment of history was in 1905, and MINE (the answer to the ?) was in Civil war (1917-1921/22). For some reason, I cannot edit my older post. I apologize. So, to summarize the question: I'm a fusion of milleniums old tradition and modern times. They called me "pride" and "beauty", but nobody really knows where my name comes from; it's not a unique, personal name, but a generic name. They never gave me a medal, but they errected me a monument. I starred in film and cartoon movies, and there are many songs about me. I was retired in 1950's, but my younger bigger cousins are still on duty. What's my name? Where is my monument? additional info: I'm not one & only of my kind. I'm not ship, neither tank. I'm smaller then a tank, but I had KIND-OF similar role in some battles... Not the same, just remotely similar. My great-great-great ... granduncles have been in service with ancient Egyptians, Asyrians, Persians. My glory days were during Civil war (1917-1921/22). -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
... I didn't say I have a film all on my own... I just starred in films. And my moment of history was in 1905, not in Civil war... Here's another one: I'm smaller then a tank, but I had KIND-OF similar role in some battles... Not the same, just remotely similar. Read all my hints carefully... -
Soviet THE SOVIET QUIZ - 2011 - QUIZ CLOSED
Valter replied to JimZ's topic in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria
Unfortunately, neither Katyusha... Alexander the Great at Gaugamela didn't have to face a rocket launchers... But thanks for the link, I wasn't aware Katyusha has a monument too. OK, if that was too difficult, another hint: My glory days were during Civil war.