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Hi there, Thanks for the info... What I should have said was, that as far as the Japanese medals are concerned it couldn't be earlier.. I know almost nothing about Thai orders. JC

I was going through a stack of boxes filled with award docs and pics, and I came across this picture and I thought it might be of interest. From the medals, the earliest this could be is some time around 1934-35 due to the 1931-34 incident medal (6th across). It could however be the 1937 china incident medal but from a close examination of the picture I doubt it.

Congrats on the badge and thanks for the info on the inscription... One of the elusive badges I've never managed to get. Enjoy JC

Ah the artistic types. Conformity goes against the very idea of being creative, so Perhaps on days he was feeling particularly creative he wore them upside down. Great picture and thanks for posting. Now there's a set of rarities I wouldn't mind having. Merry Christmas all. JC

Thanks for posting those pictures. I must say that I find around $1000 a bargain for these considering the rarity and usual quality,even with the wrong case. Maybe my judgement has been clouded by my years of collecting Mongolian items, where occasionally one would pay for rarity over quality. I guess next time I'll know what to expect with these. Thanks again for the info.

You'd think with 572 issued they would be worth more. You live you learn.

So did somebody just get a bargain or what? $929 on eBay Damn I hate doing this on my phone.. Will post links etc. When I can. Item# 111237749960

Lol... I assure you I have no secret knowledge about fakes.. My questioning the authenticity of these actually came about because if your bush beating!!!! Lol this post is quickly becoming questionable. Thanks for clarifying that all of these gems are real.. Right? I should pick one up really. Cheers JC

Japanx you really like to beat around the bush don't you....

Yeah I saw that one... So one should avoid buying those then. j

Silly question, so are there now fakes of these around or am I missing something? thanks J

Congratulations Bob, I haven't seen one of those for sale in many years...I had a chance at one of these 3-4 years ago and to this day I regret not getting it. Damn Soyombo won that fight. Glad we started collecting when we did as it must be nearly impossible to get some of the stuff we got back in those days. Cheers JC

Thanks Bob, That's a great site!! I did a search for "khalkhin-gol" and got a great video from 1979 called "The Khalkhin-Gol River. The Year 1939. (1979) " Great movie with lots of orders etc on display!!

I should really pick one of these up one of these days......Sorry Tsend I lost your email address a while back......damn computers.I lost all our emails regarding the screwplates etc. too, so I haven't been in touch. Life is getting in the way of collecting, I hear children will do that to ya..lol Jay

Great picture! Thanks for posting. I count 3 orders and 4 medals. Nice.

reverse of the badge above.

reverse of the badge above.

reverse of the badge above.

PIctures as promised . B 03 obverse. I'm having trouble uploading the pictures. The 2nd picture is only 84kb large so it shouldnt be an issue... I'll keep trying. JC

I am holding the badge in my hand as Im typing this. B03 front belongs to B04R. JC

It turns out I also have the B02 from Dr. Battushig's book and the front and back do NOT match... This is getting fun. The reverse of badge Serial #0784 as seen in picture B02-R matches the front seen in picture B04. So to sum up. Badge #1001 B03 front and B04-R reverse Badge #0784 B04 front and B02-R reverse And last but not least, my B02 obverse is in fact a pinback and not a screw back although this badge isn't from Dr. B's book.

Tsend thanks for the new information. I would just like to point out one thing though... I have the badge (pinback serial #1001)from DR.Battushig's book sitting infront of me now and B04-R belongs to B03 and not B02. I will post pictures when I can. Thanks JC

NIce one Bob, It looks like it also has the friendship medal. Interesting... CHeer JC

I'm on vacation in Mexico and my parents have an 85 year old friend, Hans, who has been fighting a very tough battle with cancer, and before the war is over he is interested in finding out more about his uncle who fought in Verdun. His uncles name is Heine (Heinrich) Van Marwijk, sometimes written as Van Marweijk. This is a Dutch name, but Heine was born near Dortmund in the province of Westphalia which at the time was part of Prussia. There isn't much to go on other than that he turned 18 sometime during the war, was at Verdun, and that he managed to live through the war. I'm not sure what, if anything, can be found out about this man but any help or advice you guys might be able to give me would greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!! JC PS. Could a moderator please fix my spelling mistakes in the topic title. What was I thinking.... :unsure:

SO what do you guys think of these???? Item # 270502820251 soyombo #8 #8 Item # 280439840352 soyombo #278 #278