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Hi Christian,

The 5th rivet has been added in 1974.

Cheers.

Ch.

That is intresting because my Type two number 61003 was awarded on the 12 December 1973 according to its order book

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This document has been posted before but it fits in here very well. It is the document for helping to build 'Stalin City".

Regards,

Gordon

Wow, Wow and Wow

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Nice to see happy ending to the story.

BTW, a book registry of stolen awards was just published in Russia. Kuznetsov's awards with serial numbers were mentioned in the book as well.

Could this be one of the factors contributing to their recovery?

William

That raises the awkward question of what do you do if find an item in your collection that is stolen

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Dear Christophe,

that car is an Austrian constructed "PUCH G" (sold in Germany as a "Mercedes-Benz G-Klasse") one of the best military off-road cars in the world and used in many armies (and conflicts - Falklands, Yugoslavia, etc.).

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_Daimler_Puch

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_G-Klasse

http://www.puchg.at/

Best regards

Christian

It was called the G-Wagon in the UK

I remember reading a story about the British Army have a few these that they aquired during the Falklands Confilict, which because they were seized in Battle can not be repaired and put back on the road so they are just siting in a compound some were

Mercedes-Benz did do a great AMG 55 Version of these which is unbelievably quick

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Fantastic Colection there

I am drooling on to my keyboard

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What the seller said to me when I bought mine was that Tito always signed is own name in Black Marker pen, now I dont know weather he was saying that to justify the signature on the item or not

But its not unusual for leaders to sign there own names on Comendations Stalin did it for while

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Ssshhh! Guess who's 90 today!

KGB is the Russian abbreviation for Committee for State Security, the organisation serving as the Soviet Union's premier security agency, secret police and intelligence agency. It is now known as the FSB (Federal Security Service) and is marking 90 years since its foundation.

The first incarnation of the KGB, the Cheka, was established on December 20, 1917. It was headed by Felix Dzerzhinsky. At first there were only 23 employees. Amongst its first objectives was to stop the looting of wine cellars and profiteering - but it did not stay that way.

?Secret services are necessary, but when they meddle with politics it leads not only to their moral degradation, but to tragic consequences for the country,? said Lyudmila Mikhailova, Director of the VCHK (Cheka) Museum.

In Autumn 1918, Vladimir Lenin instigated 'the Red Terror' to destroy all those who opposed the Bolsheviks. The Cheka had the power to arrest, try and execute thousands of political opponents and insurgents.

In 1921 it numbered over 30,000 officers, agents and even border guards. Despite the end of the Civil War, the terror continued to escalate in Stalin's time.

Ranging from former top army and party leaders down to rich peasants, there were more than 4 million political prisoners across the Soviet Union.

In the Great Purge in 1937, 700,000 were executed in just one year. More than 20,000 were killed at one location, a firing range just outside Moscow.

?The Communists never felt secure in their power, because they won it illegitimately. To support their regime, they needed to manufacture an enemy and to have an obedient army of Chekists to deal with that enemy. Even the Party was scared of the KGB,? said writer Simeon Vilensky, a victim of repression.

The Soviet Security Services did not only fight internal enemies. While known at the time as the NKVD, they played an important part during WW2. Its agents were in charge of decoding enemy communications and spying behind enemy lines. By that time the Soviet Security Services had a well established intelligence network abroad.

?We consider ourselves heirs to the Cheka. The principles formulated by Felix Dzerzhinsky are still valid today. It is patriotism, dedication to your craft, and maximum effort,? said Nikolay Ivanov, an FSB Officer.

At the height of the Cold War, the organisation, which changed its name again to the KGB, maintained thousands of agents in foreign countries. At home its web of millions of informers permeated every sphere of public life.

But the secret services were unable to ensure ideological compliance.

When the failed coup of 1991 signalled the end of the Soviet Union, thousands of people gathered outside the KGB headquarters, and hauled down the statue of its founder, Felix Dzerzhinsky.

Russia's security agents were no longer at the service of a totalitarian regime.

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Hi all!

I just found this on ebay not too long ago, a Stalin Prize 3rd class awarded to the head of the Donbass coal mines. Link below. Just though it was an interesting piece to bring to your attention, considering that it is so rare and was awarded to such an important person. Any thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=tab%3DWatching

-Alex

Intresting it looks like one of the few with an acctual Stain Signature not a facsimile

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Metal star is on the face sheet of a folder from the document.

The box has the drawn star on my picture.

Sorry Anatoly i miss read the pictures

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Realy nice collection, thanks for sharing

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It is not a Bosnian version.

In fact, in the posted picture where is adress of the owner, says:

Zemun, Belgrade.

I agree but, the language in places is slightly diffrent than the first one and the layout of the first page is different, so just a different variation

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Thanks Anatoly for the additional info and thanks to Rick and SasaYU for the transalations

The seller of this itm said it dated from the 1970's, its intresting that mine does not have a date and has a metal star on the front

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Here is the reverse

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Here is mine, its on different suspention, once again thanks to Valuk

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Here is the medal

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Heres mine, thanks to Valuk

Here is the case

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Here is one of the visas in the passport

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The photo page and more Inside

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Inside

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Here is a different veriation of the first passport

It has been said that this version is the Bosnian version but as it was issued Belgrade I am not sure

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Here are two British Visas

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Photo Page

And more inside

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Inside

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Here is close up of the crest, it says 29/11/1943 under the crest

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Here is Yugo Diplomatic Passport, it was issued to the wife of a member of the UN

Front

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