Humberto Corado

And with document though not the award document but rather the Japanese "permission to accept and wear" document. (Sorry, it is so big that I had to scan it in two pieces and glue the scans together.)

To Army Infantry Captain 7th Rank and holder of the 6th Order of Merit Saige Shoji, 1 March Showa 9 (= 1934 CE).

very nice medal and document Ed, made in the best japanese style

Many MANY thanks for all this, Humberto!

Until we get reliable information, we shall stay as ignorant as we have been on these awards. Thank you again!

?Muchos MUCHOS agradecen por todo el esto, Humberto!

Hasta que conseguimos la informaci?n confiable, permaneceremos tan ignorantes como hemos estado en estas concesiones. ?Gracias otra vez!

(Online computer translation, so probaly very funny - Traducci?n por ordenador en l?nea, tan probaly muy divertida.)

your welcome Ed!!!! I am always glad to help.

I know that online translations are always very funny but we all need them

hello Antonio,

the regulation from 1973 was updated, the regulations that are currently in use are those from december 1993.

for example this awards ( 1? Gold Cross to the Heroism in War Action;2? Silver Cross to the Heroism) are not in use with this name anymore. now it is "Cruz de oro de la fuerza armada" ( Cross of the armed forces in gold), the silver grade was abolished.

The military badges and medals that the law recognizes are the following ones:

star of the armed forces, in 3 grades:

Cross of the armed forces in gold ( neck cross)

Merit medal in gold

merit medal in silver

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Gold medal for distinguished services

Gold Medal for bravery

Silver medal for bravery

medal for excellence in military service

Military Superior Academy medal

General Captain Gerardo Barrios Medal

military profesor device

graduate officer of the general staff course badge

time of service device

graduate officer of the speciality school badge( inf., art, etc)

artillery badge

Fighter's medal ( just awarded in war time)

pilot badge ( 3 grades)

Parachutist ( 4 grades)

Medal for the Graduate with honours.

wound medal

Killed in action medal

1980-1992 Military Campaing medal

participation in irak medal in gold

participation in irak medal in silver

I now know who to turn to when the time comes to update the El Salvador section of my site!

That is a beautiful award, Humberto - many congratulations on having been awarded it.

hello Megan,

thanks for your kind words, both decorations were awarded to my father. if I can help you in any way just let me know, I have the regulations of my country awards.

I have seen in some websites that mention erroneusly medals of other countries or that do not exist like ours

document for " Medalla de oro por servicios distinguidos" ( Gold medal for distinguished services) sorry about the low quality of the image, the document is bigger than my scan

another award

" Medalla de oro por servicios distinguidos" ( Gold medal for distinguished services)

this is currently the highest award of our armed forces, it is a neck cross " Cruz de oro de la fuerza armada" ( Cross of the armed forces in gold)

Awarded by the president of the republic to reward high loyalty & dedication.

I will post the document of this award later.

Humberto has the regulations for El Salvadorian medals.

hello all,

sorry for the delay in responding, I have not seen this post until now.

the order al Merito Militar Pensionada has fallen in disuse and I am not completely sure if already was abrogated. it was awarded for special military merits that could be related or not with a war and carried the right of a pension for life.

I will post the regulation later

Generalleutnant Adolf Galland

Garcias Humberto!!!

your welcome!! if I can help you with any other translation just let me know,

Comrade Mudwallchurches? Thank God the human brain can never be replaced by a Babelfischy!

What on EARTH is that thing "translating" as "officers club?"

So... for old veterans of The Struggle and current members of the armed forces or retirees with at least 20 years of service. NOT to everybody on active duty.

I wonder if that had been the case with previous versions, also?

hello

here is the human translation:

The medal of the 50 Anniversary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces was conferred to 889 combatants of the Rebellious Army and the clandestine fight, as well as to members of the revolutionary armed forces with more than 20 years in active duty, in act celebrated in the Provisional square of the Revolution of Pinar del rio.

With this number they reached the 2 068 pinare?os that obtain this award it in the scope of the celebration by the disembarcation of the Granma.

The lieutenant colonel of the reserve Lazaro Gomez read a message of congratulation in name of the pinare?os combatants to our Commander-in-Chief by her 80 birthdays, in which he emphasizes that the words Moncada, military prison, exile, Granma, warfare against bandits, solidarity, internationalism and others of great patriotic sparkle, always have been present in the work of Fidel.

Olga Lidia Tapia Iglesias, member of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the Provincial Council of Defense; brigadier general ?ngel Alfonso Corona, head of the Military district of Pinar del rio and other members of the Provincial Bureau of the higher political organization in Vueltabajo, gave the decoration to the companions Luis Cintra Frias, Florentino Torres V?liz, Eddy Radam?s Torres, Edilia Fuertes Diaz, Mateo Sojo Garcia and Pedro Corbill?n Hernandez.

the conclusions of act were in charge of Jorge Lazaro Alvarez Vald?s, member of Bureau Provincial and president of Municipal council of Defense of Pinar del Rio, who emphasized that the granted medal means heroism, gives and sacrifice, qualities that define the honored.

Recognition of the people of pinar del rio ( pnare?os) to the FAR

Officers, combatants and civil workers of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Vueltabajo received in the occasion of 50 anniversary of their creation, the recognition and entertainment in the name of the pinare?o town for their loyalty and devotion to the Revolution during these five decades.

Brigadier general ?ngel Alfonso Corona, head of the Military district in Pinar del rio, thanked for the deference that they had with the Armed Forces and ratified the security to continue of being in the way of the Granma yacht.

50 years after the Granma put prow towards the freedom, the Armed Forces stay next to Fidel, convinced that there is no force in the world able to destroy the unshakeable unit of the Revolution?, ratified the high official.

if you have any other question, just let mw know.

hello all,

Generalfeldmarschall von Richthofen

hello all,

amazing badges!!!

I am wondering if you know the history of the badge, I mean who made the design, was Hitler initiative who instituted the badge or someone else??

Thanks in advance!

Hello Humberto,

ang. = Angestellter

That means he was a civilian "employee" - perhaps in the bureau or some kind of technician.

greetings

eitze

thank you eitze for your help!

by the way, there is any way to track the service of a condor legion member???

this one is uncut

hello,

one question please, ang. what rank is this???in the previous document.

thanks in advance!

The Bremen Iron Roland was the creation of a legal city-state government which had existed under the Empire as one of Germany's federal states. While it was awarded in tiny numbers for ONE DAY of fighting, it thus had a bureaucratic "legitimacy" that pins invented by some ex-Captain to give to his private army of 300 men did not.

The other two were widely issued to many different units and so were not only much more common than private little units' self-created badges, but also filled the nationalistic purpose after 1919/21 of keeping alive hopes for the restoration of a Greater Germany's 1914 borders. There were certainly OTHER awards that might have been given official recognition (Grenzschutz Ost and so on) but those apparently had no important policy-making sponsors.

Politics and symbolism.

thank you all for your help! I have not seen until today your responses.

Thanks Colin, it is a great link.

Hello,

I noticed this while going through an old thread posted by the Chairman(Nick).

http://www.napoleonexhibit.com/item.php?id=26

thanks,

barry

Thanks for the link Barry!!!

One website that may be of possible interest is:

www.thegoldenkite.com

This is the draft of the book that I am currently writing on the life of Baron General Fukushima.

Ricardo

thank you for the link Ricardo!

very apreciatted,

Humberto

Hi,

Sorry to answer only now, but I have given my book to one of my friend and he give it back only yesterday.

Dirlewanger was taken prisonner by French soldiers in Souabe in june 1945. He was in Althausen camp. He was taken prisonner after a jew proclaim him to French autority. This jew was a survivor of Dzikow camp and he recognize Dirlewanger. During his captivity, Dirlewanger was interrogate by French and Polish soldiers. The Polish claims to judge all the people who were at the head of concentration camp. That's an explanation.

The jailers beat Dirlewanger several days and he died from injuries.

I hope that you can find this book one day in english. It's very intrustive. Several years ago I have met this autor, and I remember he was an interresting man.

Regards

Christophe

Thank you very much Christophe for your help!! very apreciated!!

Baltic Cross, Iron Roland, Silesian Eagle . One sees other banned awards occasionally in photos though. The Baltic and Silesian were both for action against "foreigners" and I'm willing to bet the Iron Roalnd was a tip of the hat to the local party loyalists.

Hello Ulsterman,

Just three of so many medals granted to freikorps in those years?? do you know why?

Hello Humberto,

That is one fantastic seal. Keep them coming.

thanks,

barry

Thanks Barry for your kind words! I am trying to increase my collection of napoleonic documents

Ulsterman, I didt know that! could be possible that you give us more information about the attempt of murder of Napoleon sponsored by the prince? and about his intelligence network ?

thanks in advance!

It's a rapidly growing field for certain. I am hampered by O level Spanish, but I have been looking on the internet for about a year and in that time there has been an almost daily new web site, article or resolution posted. Some sites, which were really good, have evaporated.

Ulsterman,

if I can help you with any article translation just let me know!

Meanwhile the Argentine president marks the anniversary by making a demand that the UK hand the islands over to.........Argentina.

Had Argentina previously ever occupied the islands or ever had any legitimate claim to them?

hello Leigh,

yes, Argentina occupied the islands from 1820 to 1833, the first human being born in the islands were Argentina citizens, one of them was Malvina Mar?a Vernet y S?ez( 1830) daugther of the Political and Military commander of the islands. they took posetion of the islands from Spain, that territory was part of the Virreinato del R?o de la Plata until 1810.

in fact in that year Argentina paid the salary to the Spanish military commander in the island.

Ducal seal in red wax, sorry about the image, is a little blurry, in real the seal is in nice condition, very detailed.

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