Bob

From the big blue book on Mongolian awards: #281. 223. JAMYAN Jambyn was born in Buyant county of Khovd province in 1916. He was bestowed the title of the Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People’s Republic on July 9, 1981 by the Decree of the Presidium of the People’s Great Khural #231. At the time, Lt. General Jamyan was the Chief of the Central Council of the Mongolian Society for Assisting the National Defense. Jamyan was drafted to the military service in 1935. Since 1948, he served as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Deputy Chief of the Directorate of the Border Guard and Internal troops, Director of the Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of People’s Inspection, Chair of the State Control and Inspection Committee under the Council of Ministers, Chief of the State Board of Civil Defense, Chair of the Central Council of the Mongolian Society for Assisting the National Defense and Chair of the Mongolian Veterans Committee. From 1957-1987, Jamyan headed the State Harvesting Commission for 30 years. During this period, the State Harvesting Commission succeeded in garnering on average 764.3 thousand tones of harvest and 1.2 million tones of hay annually. For the excellent management and organization of the harvesting campaigns, J. Jamyan was bestowed the title of the Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People’s Party. He was elected as the deputy of the People’s Great Khural and delegate to the MPRP Conferences for many times. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the MPRP. Jamyan was awarded the Order of Sukhbaatar three times, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor Valor four times, the Order of the Polar Star two times, Mongolian medals and the awards of the USSR and other nations.

From the book "Generals of Mongolia": Jamyan was born in the former Peasant’s county (now Buyant county) of Khovd province in 1916. He studied at the Central school of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1937-1938, the Border Guards school in the Soviet Union from 1938-1940 and the Military Academy named after Frunze in Moscow, the Soviet Union from 1945-1947. He also attended the evening classes of the Pedagogical University in Ulaanbaatar from 1948-1951 and the evening classes of the Marx and Lenin institute from 1951-1953. Jamyan also graduated from the Institute of the Communist Party of Soviet Union in Moscow in 1957. Jamyan was drafted to the military service in 1935. From 1935-1937, Jamyan served as a private at the Uvchuu border guards sub-unit of Uench Border Guard regiment. From 1940-1945, he served as the assistant to and later as the Chief of the Cadre Division of the Border Guard and Internal Troops Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 1947-1948, Jamyan served as the Deputy Chief of the Border Guard and Internal Troops Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From 1948-1953, he served as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in charge of the military affairs and Deputy Chief of the Department of the Border Guard and Internal troops. From 1953-1954, Jamyan headed the European Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1957-1958, he worked as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of People’s Inspection and from 1958-1959, he was worked as the Minister for People’s Inspection. He headed the State Control and Inspection Committee under the Council of Ministers from 1959-1972, Chief of the State Board of Civil Defense from 1972-1975, Chair of the Central Council of the Mongolian Society for Assisting the National Defense 1975-1983 and Chair of the Mongolian Veterans Committee from 1983-1987. Besides the above duties and responsibilities, Jamyan headed the Arbitrary Department of the Mongolian People’s Republic from 1959-1961. He also worked as the First Deputy Director of the Party Control and Inspection Committee under the Central Committee of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party from 1965-1972 and the Chairman of the Mongol-Vietnamese Friendship Union from 1962-1984. Since 1965, he headed the Mongolian Committee to support the struggle of the Vietnamese People and since 1959 he headed the State Harvesting Commission. Jamyan also headed the Mongolian Association of Wrestlers from 1961-1981. J. Jamyan was bestowed the rank of the Lieutenant General by the Resolution # 414 of the Council of Minister of the Mongolian People’s Republic on October 25, 1972. In 1953, he was also conferred the title of Diplomatic envoy. Jamyan was elected as the deputy of the People’s Great Khural for 10 times and the member of the Party Control and Inspection Committee under the Central Committee of the MPRP from 15-18 and 20th Conferences of the Party. For his labor achievements, Lt. General Jamyan was bestowed the title of the Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People’s Republic in 1981 by the Decree of the Presidium of the People’s Great Khural. Jamyan was awarded the Order of Sukhbaatar three times, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor Valor four times, the Order of the Polar Star two times and other Mongolian medals. He was decorated with the Order of the Red Star of the USSR, Order of the National Flag of the DPRK and Order of the Friendship of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Pages 96-97. Book “Generals of Mongolia”. Ulaanbaatar.

Link no longer works - did it come with document?

Much too big (25 x 25cm) to be a badge. Probably from a building of an entity which was awarded a SB

http://www.paretski.com/product/542800/ An interesting one... from a building probably 25cm. x 25cm

It has been covered, additions are always good but suggest to stick to the existing threads for each award so we can consolidate knowledge in easy way.

Good - the more the merrier:) I wouldn't assume the award is very rare (how rare? who knows) just because supposedly 87 were issued. Most likely, yours is not an issued one, but who's to say without a document.

badge 2

Through the wonderful world of internet, the Badge of Honorary Chekist (Type 3) found its way into my possession to make the group a little bit more complete! Oidov was awarded the badge in August 20, 1970, it is number 240. Doesn't contain the original screwplate anymore, but still a lovely piece. The badge appears (by the known/documented dates) to have been awarded in random order. Also found its way to me is a Badge of Excellent Border Guard (Aluminum screwback badge with a serial number on the reverse) with a paperback doc awarded to Burentug's son Tugsjargal. The doc is serial numbered 470 but badge is serial numbered 473. Most likely the badges were mishanded during the presentation.

Good to see some activity here again:) You may want to look through the different threads before starting a new one because most orders/medals already have a dedicated thread. It helps to keep information together in a logical place. Looking forward to see other pieces in your collection!

Brilliant! Finally confirmation it really exists:)

Don't jump the gun, apparently he's still alive... http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/9709926/__Lookalike_van_Osama_bin_Laden__.html?p=3,2 And he's chosen a new career: parking attendant in Bogota!

http://twitter.com/#!/ReallyVirtual Check out this Twitter account for live coverage of the assault while it was happening... it's a small world nowadays

Not entirely the right thread but thought i'd pose the question here: the medal for valor of mongolia (i.e. old medal) of which apparently only one specimen exists (or has been found/photographed to date) - where is that one located? Thanks

When in UB i had heard the story why Dandar had his Hero title/star revoked (if my memory doesn't fail me, he had shot some Russian soldiers stealing supplies, but because Dandar was so well respected he got away with a relatively light punishment and later got his title/star back - please correct me if wrong). Does anybody know the reason behind Tsedenbal having his title/star revoked (and reinstated)?

Spent several hours reading through Urnukh Khuuji's book this weekend. What a joy. Especially the little detailed facts which give so much color to the topic of Mongolian orders/medals. Didn't manage to found more info on google, but was interested in reading that Henry Winston, former chairman of the US communist party, was awarded an SB for instance.

Hey - yes, you're right now that you mention it. Didn't take time to consider the suspension when i got it, was just focus on the medal itself (although the bent paperclip to connect to two should have been a giveaway). Now if i can just find a cheap type 1 hero on ebay haha

Only seen this medal (variation) in the War Museum in Vlora (great little museum!) and in the collection of an important collector in Tirana, but after years of looking i finally got one myself as well (of all places, found it cheap on eBay!). Not that spectacular in design or quality, but nice to fill this gap. http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_04_2011/post-679-0-47984800-1302593047.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_04_2011/post-679-0-44431100-1302593059.jpg

http://www.paretski.com/product/527900/ thoughts?

Touche Jan :cheers:

Lucky me - 5 missing documents belonging to this group, incl. the medals, arrived in my mail last week. Nothing special, just the usual anniversary medals, but still - nice to see things come together again!

Thumbing through more pictures i took in the aforementioned museum, turns out Sorkin was involved in the so called "Lhumbe affair" in which "311 people were convicted of being counter-revolutionaries and political dissidents and accused of a conspiring to overthrow the communist government with the help and under the instruction of the imperialist government of Japan." Will post pic referring to this later, but some more hints below. And, from: http://en.epochtimes.com/news/3-9-22/6877.html Key text: "The purge of 1933-1934 had been carefully planned by OGPU advisers Chibisov and Grigoriev, and it was OGPU officers Ratuzov, Iliev, Badmayan, and Sorokin who interrogated Lhumbe in the Soviet Union." Sorkin may not be as friendly as he looks...

"Lot Nr.4096 Order of the Red Banner, Type 2/2 (per McDaniel/Schmitt), silver, gilt, enamelled, weight 26.3 g, single-line "Minetnyj Dwor", award number 71283, threaded disc attachment. With an expertise by Paul McDaniel as well as an archival letter from the Defense Ministry of the GUS stating that this piece was awarded to the 98th Guard Artillery Regiment. Included is the corresponding flag banderole of ribbed silk with yellow silk tassels with a Moscow maker's tag and 1949 control stamp. Extensive documentation is included. "

Nice souvenir (heavy metal, mongolian made) i picked up in UB, yes... it's SB. Was also eager to find a Choibalsan buste, but no luck. Did see his huge statue in the city center in front of the university... a surprise!

Card reads "The silver board and molded cattle figure were awarded to the stated honoured herders since 1944". From a Mongolian forum friend and (recent) book author I met in UB I understand that the early recipients (type 1/2) of the herder badges received the silver "block" with the 2 animals and also a pair of silver (milk) buckets as an additional sign of appreciation. It must be pretty important to be a herder to not just get a badge but also these items (especially during 40's and 50's when I guess Mongolia wasn't very affluent in the post-war years.