Christian Zulus

Dear Christophe,

many thanks for your warm welcome

Best regards

Christian

Komandir RKKA,

sorry, you are wrong. If you don't believe me, then feel free to talk to the expert for Soviet naval affairs KzS Dr. Steigleder:

+49 38323 80545

He speaks German, but also fluent Russian, due to the fact, that studied at the Naval Academy in Leningrad.

Best regards

Christian

Paul,

sorry, I forgot to add the link to the Kandybin-thread:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/11948-captain-1st-rank-ivan-nikolaievich-kandybin/

On the 9th of Dec 2003 I had a 40 min. telephone talk with the german naval historian Kapitän zur See der Volksmarine i.R. Dr. habil. Horst Steigleder http://www.militär-verlag.de/autoren-7/autor/665-Horst_Steigleder.html about Soviet Coast Guard and about my Kandybin-group in special. Captain Steigleder explained to me, that Coast Guard in the Soviet Union had been operated by KGB naval border troops AND by the Soviet Fleet, with different tasks, of course:

KGB: The everyday business against smugglers, defectors etc.on sea.

OVR (Soviet Coast Guard brigades): Military tasks, as anit-submarine warfare etc., in respect to a prospective regional theatre of war.

Captain Steigleder explained to me, that OVR brigades, as the 111th OVR brigade of the Baltic Fleet, commanded by Captain 1st rank Ivan Kandybin, had been rather large mixed flotillas with ships up to the size of corvets, but without submarines. There had been own submarine brigades.

So the Soviet Coast Guard had 2 pure naval elements: KGB naval brigades and OVR Coast Guard brigades.

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen,

I did some research about the topic, who hoisted the Victory Banner on top of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1945. It seems, that sergeant Mikhail Minin has hoisted the flag.

Have a look into my documentation and album about that issue on facebook:

http://www.facebook....=3&l=344d7bf063

Some years ago I obtained a perfect copy of the Victory Banner by a friend from the USA here on GMIC. He got it from Australia. Now the Victory Banner is in my living room. Have a look:

http://vk.com/photo113441340_268399392

Best regards

Christian

Paul,

in the history of the CCCP and Soviet fleet we had 2 (two) forms of coast guard:

a) Ordinary coast guard under the command of the Soviet Navy.

b) Special coast guard under the command of the KGB.

Usually these 2 coast guard units where located in the ident harbour.

If you look at my collection of all orders, medals, pins and documents from captain 1st rank Ivan KANDYBIN, who had been commander of the 111th OVR brigade, Baltic Fleet, you will find a typical example of a non-KGB coast guard unit.

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen,

sorry for my absence the last years. I had been quite engaged and busy in the Austrian Armed Forces and got some nice orders and medals for my job, as you can see in my facebook-album, dedicated to my activities in the army:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1107886170457.18743.1025906913&type=3&l=09e2d7e9a2

These are all the decorations, I got the last years:

http://vk.com/photo113441340_267815115

To liven up our quiz, I suggest 3 measures:

- to invite the old participants personally by a message to join again

- to make a site on facebook for inviting to GMIC and the quiz

- to make a site on vk.com - the Russian "facebook" - for inviting to GMIC and the quiz.

Specially on vk.com we have a huge number of interested people - all from ex-CCCP -, who might be interested to participate.

Just my thoughts ...

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen,

a created a special album on facebook, dealing with sergeant Gnitienko's "Glory-Trio". Have a look:

http://www.facebook....=3&l=4f0e9af72d

Best regards

Christian

Paul, you might be right with your theory - maybe he hadn't been such an eager communist.

On the tunic of a commander in such position, you usually see 3rd classes of Suvorov and/or Kutuzov. A Newsky is more common for commanders on lower levels.

Maybe - due to the fact, that our commander IS a Nevsky - he personally wanted the Nevskys instead of the Suvorovs or Kutzuovs:

Lt Col Nevsky with 3 orders of Nevsky

Without having all the documents and papers from the military archive you can't really tell, what might have been reason for the series of 3 Nevskys.

All the best

Christian

The SIGNUM MEMORIAE had been reinstituted some years ago by the late crown prince Otto von Habsburg himself on behalf of his 95th birthday:

Front:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1266954827074&set=a.1107886170457.18743.1025906913&type=3&permPage=1

Back:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1266954787073&set=a.1107886170457.18743.1025906913&type=3&permPage=1

My document:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1266954747072&set=a.1107886170457.18743.1025906913&type=3&permPage=1

"Signum Memoriae" on my uniform of the Austrian Armed Forces (Österreichisches Bundesheer):

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1346758022104&set=a.1107886170457.18743.1025906913&type=3&theater

I totally forgot to ask a new question here. I'll formulate a very easy one in continuation with Berlin.

Because it will be soon the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, please tell me:

1. How many Berlin Wall segments remain in the Berlin Mitte district?

2. Where exactly are those pieces standing today?

Dear Bryan,

there is only ONE location in Berlin, where you can find the authentic "Berlin Wall":

Bernauer Strasse at the museum/memorial

Quite a few institutions and private companies bought segments of the "Berlin Wall" and put them in front of their buildings

All the best from Vienna

Christian

Gentlemen,

a dear comrade in the Austrian Armed Forces sent these two scans to me and asked, what kind of neck-decoration this might be?

Any informations among the k.u.k.-experts ?

Many thanks for your support

Best regards

Christian

mikhail gorbachev?

Congratulations, dear Wild Card

Again, I had been too late for hours .

Mikhail's father, a well decorated GPW-veteran, received a Lenin (young Gorbachev worked as his assistant).

Seeing it through the perspective of a historian, that great harvest had been the only positive and heroic incident in the unlucky life of Mr. Gorbachev, who killed the Soviet Union and pushed millions of people into poverty (and converted some super-hyper-criminals into "Oligarchs") . But the Soviet award mechanism had been rather fair: Mr. Gorbachev NEVER received a HSL .

Best regards

Christian

facebook changed the link of the photocollection

Gentlemen,

there had been some unneccessary changes at facebook and the permanent links of all my photocollections changed .

That's the new & working Stalingrad-link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1600...mp;l=d899e9711e

Best regards

Christian

STALINGRAD 1942/43 - Event & Exhibition

Gentlemen,

may I draw your attention to our STALINGRAD Event & Exhibition, which took place on the 18th of Janurary 2009 (the small exhibition will be open till 20th of February 2009) at the Jakob Kern-House of the Austrian Armed Forces (the place, where I do my duty as a soldier). Have a look at my documention:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1600...p;id=1025906913 (35 pics & a lot of info)

Best regards

Christian

Ist that Otto Steffl next to Marcello La Speranza?

Dear Josef,

of course, that's Otto Steffl, who made the readings of the "Letters from Stalingrad" .

Best regards

Christian

P.S.: Have a look at my facebook-STALINGRAD ....

I just registered here at GMIC and will start posting soon.

Best regards

Marcello La Speranza

Dear Marcello,

welcome to our GMIC-community .

Please present all your books and publications to bunker & fortifications to us - and a lot of expertise + pics .

Best regards

Christian

Marcello (1st row, right) and me (2nd row, middle) at the openening of STALINGRAD 1942/43 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1600...913&l=d899e

ЭВМ

I'm not a person.

I am born in 1959, in Moscow.

Less than one year later, I had already a strong link with Germany.

My little brother is born because of the 1980 Olympic Games. He arrived quite late; I was already 20 years old. But, we never have been able to communicate rightly together...

My worst day, a terrible one, happened in 1982.

Gentlemen,

I guess, it has to deal with Soviet & GDR computer systems:

ES EVM (ЕС ЭВМ, Единая система электронных вычислительных машин, meaning "Unified System of Electronic Computers")

The fact is, that the GDR had been the leading nation in the East in computer systems.

Another fact is, that the Soviets introduced a brand new system of electronic computers for the 1980 Olympic Games.

But I am not an expert in this issue

Maybe someone else might go on

Best regards

Christian

These are the boks I know of for sure. Since Dr la Speranza is considered an expert on the Luftschutz and the war time bombing in Vienna he may have written books about those subjects as well.

-Wien 1945-1955 - witness reports

-Burgen, Bunker, Bollwerke - Castle, Bunkers, Fortifications - Historic fortifications between Passau and Hainburg

-Unterwein - In the footsteps of the Third Man by canals, and Sepulcher (can not read the last word I wrote here)

Gentlemen,

two bestseller by Dr. La Speranza:

Whenever a GMIC-member will travel to Vienna and is interested in bunkers, please contact Dr. La Speranza - he will show you around:

Dr. Marcello La Speranza, Hellwagstr. 4 - 8 / 1 / 16, 1200 Vienna, Austria

Tel.: 0043 699 1 925 07 33 E-Mail: klio@a1.net

Best regards

Christian

Dear Gordon,

many thanks for your great photo dokumentation

The shelter sits in a small park in Simmering.

The shelter, we visted, is not located in Simmering (11th district), but in the "Arne Carlsson Park" in Alsergrund (9th district) http://www.geheimprojekte.at/ls_arnecarlsson.html

Hope to see you soon again in Vienna

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen,

I posted 11 more photographs of the exhibited Soviet and German awards at the Stalingrad-facebook-album.

Best regards

Christian

STALINGRAD 1942/43 - Event & Exhibition

Gentlemen,

may I draw your attention to our STALINGRAD Event & Exhibition, which took place on the 18th of Janurary 2009 (the small exhibition will be open till 20th of February 2009) at the Jakob Kern-House of the Austrian Armed Forces (the place, where I do my duty as a soldier). Have a look at my documention:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1600...p;id=1025906913 (35 pics & a lot of info)

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen,

Gordon Craig visited me on Thuesday the 17th of Feb and we spent some nice time together at my small Stalingrad-exhibition, in company with the military historian Dr. Marcello La Speranza in an unique, wet and cold Nazi-bunker in the center of Vienna (I hope, that Gordon will post the photographs, he has done inside the bunker here at GMIC ) and visited the HGM http://www.hgm.or.at/eng/ .

Best regards

Christian

Christian,

Is the exhibit open to the public? I'll be arriving in Vienna Sunday the 15th of Feb and leaving on the 18th. I am coming specifically to spend some time at the HGM but would like to visit your exhibit if I am able to do so. Address of the building if I am able to visit?

Regards,

Gordon

Dear Frank,

that's great and unique

All in your flat - you are living in a museum ?

Best regards

Christian

Is the exhibit open to the public? I'll be arriving in Vienna Sunday the 15th of Feb and leaving on the 18th. I am coming specifically to spend some time at the HGM but would like to visit your exhibit if I am able to do so. Address of the building if I am able to visit?

Dear Gordon,

it would be a honour for me to show you around in Vienna - HGM, etc. -, if help is needed.

Yes, I am in office on sunday (we are also a church ...), monday and thuesday and am rather flexible. Let's have lunch or dinner at the officers mess hall of the Military Command of Vienna .

If you are interested, I have also access to a well preserved, massive and fortified WW-II-airshelter in the center of Vienna, where all installations are still visible and original.

Our adress is:

W?rzburggasse 8

1130 Wien (13th district, Hietzing)

There is a link with a map of our location: http://www.mildioz.at/index.php?option=com...5&Itemid=32

We have also the renowed "Hall of Honour" of the Austrian Armed Forces in our establishment. Have a look at another facebook-photocollection:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&a...p;id=1025906913

Please contact me via christian.zulus@gmx.at or via celluar phone +43 6991 47 00 457 .

Best regards

Christian

STALINGRAD 1942/43 - Event & Exhibition

Gentlemen,

may I draw your attention to our STALINGRAD Event & Exhibition, which took place on the 18th of Janurary 2009 (the small exhibition will be open till 20th of February 2009) at the Jakob Kern-House of the Austrian Armed Forces (the place, where I do my duty as a soldier). Have a look at my documention:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1600...p;id=1025906913 (35 pics & a lot of info)

Best regards

Christian

The CollectRussia cavalier set has sold for a "mere" 10K This is the only soviet medal-related item whose value has dropped below what it was when I started collecting 2 years ago.

Are you the happy new owner, who saved more than 27K bucks in comparison to the NY-auction ?

I guess, that such an ultra-rare set for humble 10K has to be a good purchase .

Best regards

Christian

Given the recent developments I comunicate that I am able to supply S/N based and Name/Booklet based Researches. Very fast (1 day -> 1 week usually), at lower prices and you get back nice color photos.

You can contact me by PM.

Dear Marcotk,

sounds interesting ...

I couldn't find an e-mail-adress at your - very nice - website.

Please send me an e-mail to christian.zulus@gmx.at - many thanks

Best regards

Christian