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I believe that I read somewhere that Stalin liked the design of the old russian uniform. Thats why later uniforms looks much like them. Perhaps the 5-sided suspension was introduced for the same reason? Just a guess... /Erik

That's a nice group, Soviet! I like them "salty". /Erik

Both are great but I think I like the Leningrad bar a little bit more. /Erik

Very nice bar. The caucasus medal really makes it look good, (I have a thing for campaign medals). If it weren't for the vienna medal I don't think I would have bought mine haha. Hope You will get some good research results on it. /Erik

That's why I like them old and worn. But I don't know if I will research it yet. Maybe in the future. If You have bars like this not posted yet please do post them. It would be interesting to se them. Thanks Erik

and the reverse

This is my first group. Even though it is undocumented I believe it is an original group. The wear is just perfect, looks like it never even had its ribbons changed once. The suspension has worn through much of the ribbon. It is no longer possible to open the pin. Braverymedal # 2800095 /Erik

Got the citation for his red star!!! I havn't had time to read through it properly but I notised that he changed wife. After a loong wait: AWARD CITATION First middle and last name: Andrey Maximovich Sitar Rank: Guards red army man Position unit: Field engineer, Field engineer platoon, 7th guards airborne rifle regiment, 2nd guards airborne proskurovskaya division Is recommended for the order of the red star Year of birth: 1900 Nationality: Ukrainian Party membership: Non-party man Participation in ?.: Patriotic war: since October 15 1944 Wounds: Light wound, December 19, 1944 In the red army since: August 20, 1944 Drafted by?..: Barsk district military commissariat, vinnitsa region Previous awards: Order of glory 3rd cl August 31 1944, Order No 0110/N to the 2nd guards airborne proskurovskaya division Permanent home address: Gulevskaya-Sloboda village, Barsk district, Vinnitsa region, Wife Maria Yefimovna Sitar Brief description of personal feat or merits During offensive actions agains german fascist invaders, comrade Sitar worked as field engineer in the field engineer platoon and proved a brave and disciplined soldier. During the forced crossing of the Oder river comrade Sitar took an active part in the construction of the bridge and demined several passages to let the infantry advance. April 30, 1945, in operations for Moravskaya- Ostrava city, Czechoslovacia, comrade Sitar, moving in front of the battle arrays of our infantry, made a few passages in the enemy minefields, thus helping our advancing infantry move forward and break to the outskirts of the city, which ensured the siege of Moravskaya.Ostrava. During the last offencive battles for heights 285 and 256, comrade Sitar demonstrated heroism and bravery within 30m from the enemy; he made two passages in minefields and wire entanglements, which helped our advancing infantry move forward and take the heights. For demonstrated bravery and courage, comrade Sitar deserves the government award, order of red star. Commander of the 7th Airborne rifle Uzhgorod regiment Guards colonel /Savchenko May 16 1945

Yes! That one looks very much like it. /Erik

It looks a lot like an old amusement park. I remember it was hard to find it. Spent a lot of time trying to find my way through a maze of t-shirts and other stuff. But somehow I did find it. I think one way to find it is to look for a windmill. Metro:

My 2nd class order which booklet I have too.

Perhaps it will be possible in the future. The reason why I'm asking is that many Mongolian and North Korean awards have very low numbers. If I would buy a Soviet order with such a low number it would be very expensive. But these are not. /Erik

Great pictures! Interesting to se some variations. A bit off topic maybe but what is the serial number for? Is it like Soviet orders and medals? Stored in some kind of archive and connecting the recipient to a specific order? /Erik

ok, Thanks /Erik

Thank You all for the kind replies. I'm really happy to have one but even after holding one in my hands I still think that the Sacred treasure is the order which has the best design. The old fourth class in the last picture is still my favourite. Paul, thank You for that information. Do You know how many Meiji era awards can be found in relation to taisho era? The sword has a rather dark green colour, would this indicate that it is from the taisho era? /Erik

And with some friends.

And the side. It is great to have a separate forum for japanese militaria. to all.

At last! I managed to get a nice order. It is worn, just as I want it. The previous owner repaired the enamel on the top arm, otherwise it is just a bit dirty, not much enamel damage. The ball which the ribbon ring goes through looks like it could have been repaired though... I was told that it was found in a soldiers war souveniers and that he had served in the Philippines. I probably have his name too. The seller wasn't sure. /Erik Some pictures.

There is a very faint 1 after the serialnumber, isn't it? What could it be or is it just my monitor? /Erik

Looking for Red Star # 2034709 To complete the group http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9470 /Erik

Very nice research! Interesting book too, used into the 80-ties. /Erik

Unfortunately I don't have anything else, only his glory and the research for it. I will probably research his red star. I'll update this thread when I know more. Time for some sleep /Erik

I wonder if his Red Star has an interesting citation... It can't be a long service award, can it? /Erik

Thank You for all the help I got 4 months ago when I was about to research one of my orders. This is the one I finally decidet to research. Great Forum, great members! Erik