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Infantry lieutenant colonel in M1955 uniform wearing Partisan Commemorative Medal 1941.

Thanks for the link, interesting article. If Bulgarian "Medal for Bravery" is the one we can see in the pictures then there's some kind of mix up. Bulgarian medal from the images is actually Medal for the Patriotic War 1944-45. I think there were many Yugoslav recipients as they pop up pretty often on the market, at least in Serbia.

Don't mention it, I was really hoping I would find something. So far the only Greek recipient of the White Eagle I stumbled upon in the press is foreign minister Politis (1918), that's it. Unfortunately most of the names from the list have zero search results...

Congrats, a nice looking pieces and a great addition to your collection

Digging up recipients of the Serbian decorations, especially foreign ones, is very problematic. First of all, records kept at the Chancellery of Orders were destroyed during WW2. There's the Official Military Gazette, but unfortunately not all numbers are available online, over ten years are missing and some years are incomplete. Apart from that, generally speaking, names of the foreign recipients were not being published in the Gazette. There are Schematisms but only for the XIX century and only for the Serbian citizens who were among the living at the time. They are not available online and very hard to find, practically only a few libraries in Serbia have them in possession. Main source I used for digging up some foreign recipients were newspapers from that era, unfortunately, so far that was a dead end. Once I catch some free time, I'll check every name from the list you published. Earliest records of Metaxas' name in the Serbian press are from 1915.

There can't be that many Yugoslav recipient so great news if it's really Albanian ribbon

Thanks for the photo and the link. Although not listed, Serbian representative can be seen on the photo as well, he's on the 8th place from the left, barely visible between "France" and "Switzerland". Based on some other photos I've seen I'm pretty sure that's colonel Mihailo Živković (Михаило Живковић), future general and minister of the military in the Serbian government.

Excellent topic and a great collection, I especially like IKOM made pieces. Just a small suggestion, it would be great if you could write down names of the decorations you posted with some basic info like class, producer etc. That would be helpful to those who are not that familiar with Albanian decorations.

Most interesting, thanks for additional information. I'm currently translating TV documentary about Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution, so perhaps Mondragon's name will pop up.

And how about Albanian Bravery Medal? Here's an illustration from Lukasz Gaszewski's website: Looks pretty similar to me and it fits the time frame. That medal was introduced in July 1945, and the photo was made somewhere between late 1944 and 1946.

What a pity! As you already wrote 2nd class boxes are rare so it hard to say what would be realistic price now. I presume it has "ORDEN PARTIZANSKE ZVEZDE SA SREBRNIM VENCEM" inscription on the lid, that means it was made after March 1961. The box is for the needle variant and I don't remember seeing IKOM made 2nd classes with needle, of course that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Don''t mention it. Looks like Bentley-Mott attended the "Grandes manœuvres de l'Est" in 1901 as well. Switzerland: Secretan, colonel; Baumann, lieutenant colonel Denmark: Kranold, general of the 1st Jutland brigade Peru: Althaus, colonel Italy: Barattieri di San Pietro, colonel, embassy attache Belgium: Theophile Wahis, colonel Bulgaria: Nazlamov, colonel of the 1st cavalry regiment; Portugal: Antonio Rodrigues Ribero, colonel Serbia: Svetislav Isaković, engineer colonel Mexico: Mondragon, artillery colonel Russia: Lazarev, lieutenant colonel, military attache; Dmitri Oznobishin, captain Greece: Soutzo, lieutenant colonel, Cavalry school commander England: Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Japan: Akachi, lieutenant colonel, military attache Netherlands: Van Voorst, lieutenant colonel Spain: Francisco Echagüe y Santoyo, military attache Argentina: de Vedia, military attache Germany: von Hugo, squadron commander, 3rd guards uhlan regiment Austria-Hungary: count Herbenstein, military attache Sweden: Heftye, military attache Romania: Miclesco, military attache Ecuador: Gagliardo, military attache United States: Bentley-Mott, military attache Photo and the list found HERE

Apologies for not replying sooner, I really appreciate your willingness to help. Wound badge didn't even cross my mind, though when I look at the photo it seems like a single ribbon with two darker stripes, at lest to me. I'm really not sure.

Two "tough guys" I presume the soldier on the right is wearing Bravery Medal, but 2nd lieutenant's ribbon is a puzzle to me, perhaps something foreign...

Apologies for not being more precise, there was a distinction between honorary vojvoda and "battle vojvoda". Battle vojvoda was the highest military rank in the Kingdom of Serbia/SCS/Yugoslavia and a general could become vojvoda only during the war for particularly successful work. d'Esperey was honorary vojvoda.

Thank you, it's interesting that he received both Merits for the People 2nd class and Bravery Order at the same time.

I't not sure, Drapšin's name is in the list but that doesn't mean he's really wearing that type of badge... Here's a small comparison.

Very nice, like you said a textbook example of Soviet made Partisan Star.

Medal of Merits for the People, actually not the same recipient, it belonged to his wife. 28 February 1962

Don't mention it, my pleasure!

Order of Brotherhood and Unity 2nd Class, 23 October 1975

Both types existed, I'm not 100% sure it really is the white enamel one on those photos but it looks like that to me.

Order of Merits for the People 2nd Class with relatively low number., also awarded on 18 February 1946.

Political commissar of a company wearing Soviet made Bravery Order. The photo was made somewhere between late 1944 and 1946.

Bravery Order awarded to lieutenant, 18 February 1946