Bob

14:25 2003-05-08

Mongolia Honours Soviet Soldiers

Ahead of the Victory Day celebrations the authorities of Ulan Bator in Mongolia, that was member of the anti-Hitler coalition, moved the monument to the Soviet tank brigade Revolutionary Mongolia, a T-34 tank, to the foot of the Zaisan mountain, on the southern outskirts of the capital.

Thus, the memorial devoted to Soviet soldiers who fought in World War II "acquired a new, more accomplished look," the municipal authorities believe.

The decision to move the monument, installed in 1970 on the occasion of the Victory's 25th anniversary, in one of the city's central highways, the Genghis Khan avenue, was taken by the Mongolian government in April.

The works to move the tank, that had reached Berlin as part of the Revolutionary Mongolia brigade and then under its own power got to Ulan Bator, were conducted efficiently. The 33-ton vehicle was brought down from the cement pedestal and then taken in a special truck to the mountain, where it was set in its honorary place.

The Revolutionary Mongolia tank brigade was set up in 1942 for the money raised by Mongolian people. Later it was turned into the tank regiment, which is still stationed near Moscow. In October 1964 the regiment was given Mongolia's highest award, the order of Sukhe Bator, the leader of the Mongolian revolution.

Source: pravda.ru

Now... wouldn't it be cool to get a Berlin related group of a Mongolian!

If those are little to expensive for you how about this one http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=17678

Order of Victory

These are just "common" labour awards - not so interesting

Just kidding

Ed - how do you display (or store) all of these beauties?

With my own collection I've gone down the route of shoeboxes and now bank vault... but would much prefer something more accessable and respectful than "hiding" them... although also want to keep them safe

Yep - I'm very, very curious as to whether it's a "generic" inscription or something more specific to the recipient.

To be honest, every time I get something in the mail... small or large... I am just relieved it's arrived safely!

Looking forward to (maybe?) a third edition - many new pieces of information now available - from numbered awards, documents to pins.

Not in the least, the "mystery" of the Laureat of Albania prize... apparently verified to exist (eyewitness reports) but no photograph yet available.

On a sidenote, I understand work is underway on a new book on Albanian awards to be publised in Albania and to coincide with an exhibition in Tirana... may have to plan vacations appropriately

And for some detailed scans of the star:

- weight total 18.8 gr

- weight star only (i.e. excluding suspension) 14.5 gr

- width ribbon: 19.93mm

- height (excl connector) 14.46

- startip to startip 29.82 mm

- top of hammer to bottom 10.05 mm

- thickness at tip of star: 2.03 mm

Last one of doc...

By the way, is this on open display at the central bank or locked deep inside a vault and requiring special permission to view?

Any other awards also down there?

And more detail - translation pending (awarded for something to do with "10 years...".

sorry for quality

"apologies" accepted!

These are the best pic's I've ever seen of this award!

Ov

rview

Documented / boxed Hero of Socilist Labor arrived in the mail today

Will post some scans over the weekend. Hopefully then also can get somebody to translate the document which appears to have a section which indicates what the achievement justifying the award (from 1989) specifically was:

1941 Commanding Officer 5th Airborne Brigade

1941 - 1942Commanding Officer 87th Guards Rifle Division

1942 - 1943Commanding Officer 13th Guards Rifle Division

1943 Commanding Officer 64th Army

1943 - 1945Commanding Officer XXXII Guards Rifle Corps

1951 - 1952Deputy Commander in Chief Eastern Siberian Military District

1953 - 1956Head Soviet Military Mission Albania

1953 - 1956Military Attach? to Tirana

1956 - 1960Deputy Commander in Chief Northern Military District

1966 Inspector Ministry of Defence

Aleksandr Ilich Rodimtsev (1905 - 1977, Russian: Александр Ильич Родимцев) was a colonel general in the Soviet Red Army during World War II, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1937, 1945).

He joined the Red Army in the 1920s, and fought in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the Republicans against Franco in 1936-37, where he earned his first decoration as a Hero of the Soviet Union. He is best remembered for his role in the battle of Stalingrad, where he commanded the 13th Guards Rifle Division, earning him his second order of Hero of the Soviet Union. Rodimtsev was vastly popular with his troops, and well known for his bravery.

After the war he was deputy commander of the Eastern Siberian military district, then served as a military attach? in Albania, before again serving as deputy commander of the Northern military district.

WIKIPEDIA

Any Mongolian items?

Cool

Low serial number - must be (hopefully we will find out some day) for more than just herding cattle!

Sold on our favourite online auction recently as an official wearer's copy.

Right out fake is probably more like it

Just acquired one myself as well. Attached the pics. Figured I'd never be able to find / afford one so would go - for future display purposes - down this route. Slightly different version than the one you've shown. Soon we can start typology of fakes

Looks like Jersey has cornered the market - don't understand why these have dried up all of a sudden.

Enzo, got a scan of reverse already? I'm curious

And to end... this should give an impression of the fierce fighting

More and more...

Not so common I assume

And more...

Talk about a ribbon bar

Can't stand glass, but you get the picture!

Not a sharp picture, but many rooms like these - with lots of goodies in them.

Like this nice little group