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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      USS Pueblo? :speechless:

      :beer: Doc

      Dear Christophe,

      Doc is right - it's the USS Pueblo (AGER-2), an US spy-ship, which is since 1968 in North Korea:

      Wikipedia answers all questions, except No. 5:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)

      The Soviets had the secret code by John Anthony Walker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anthony_Walker and needed the crypt-machine, but comrade Walker was a Warrent Officer at the US-Navy, not a colonel :unsure: .

      Doc should be the winner, because with "USS Pueblo" he answered 4 of 5 questions :D .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory - Present Day Market Realities

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted

      Sold for $50,000.00 at Dmitriy Markov's recently concluded NYC auction - a new record for the highest price paid for a Full Cavalier set (in the West).

      Gentlemen,

      including the 14 % buyer's premium the result is: $57,000.00 :jumping:.

      AND

      If you add - as a non-US-resident - shipment, insurance, customs and taxes, then you might jump very easily over the $60,000.00-benchmark :speechless1: .

      Well, 60k bucks is quite an impressive amount of money in the days of hard recession :rolleyes: .

      Gentlemen,

      does anyone know, if this set is an authentic category 1 set - including all stamps, signitures etc. :unsure: ?

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Gentlemen,

      the comrade in question has to be a member of Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopianov crew in 1937 - either a pilot or navigator - and he is NOT the navigator Valentin Ivanovitch Akkuratov.

      He is one of the comrades in the fine uniforms at this photo-strip:

      His role in the "North-Pole-Event-1937" had been an important one, because he got a Lenin for his contribution.

      Well, it's difficult - or impossible - without researching in cyrillic letters and in Russian language to get hold of this comrade :( .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      When I said I am "temporarily" leading the Quiz alongside Christian; I was not wrong.... :rolleyes:

      Dear Christophe,

      "temporarily" had been wrong .... ;)

      Congratulation to your 42th victory :cheers::jumping: .

      Absolut perfect answer - you told the whole story :D .

      It's your turn now.

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

      BTW: Opus Dei priest Robert Bucciarelli knew from that time on about Hanssen's activities for the KGB, but wasn't allowed as a priest to report to the FBI, I guess.

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted · Edited by Christian Zulus

      Question #225

      Gentlemen,

      the new question is an rather easy one :D .

      1) Who am I?

      I had been a "meritorious worker" for the "peace-keeping services" of the Soviet Union.

      2) What had been my connection to Mother Teresa and who made that connection?

      The first, who answeres both question is the winner.

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Batov is correct! I think his stoical expression is clearly visible on both pictures. :P

      Nice picture of Lelyushenko by the way. Could his Khmelnitsky be the order in the shadow, third from the top on his far right? According to Wikipedia, Warheroes.ru, Mondvor.narod.ru, and several other sources he did get a Khmelnitsky 1st Class.

      Anyway, congratulations! Your turn again! :cheers:

      Dear Auke,

      thanks for your congratulations to my 42th victory at Christophe's quiz :D .

      Coming back to Lelyushenko's Khmelnitsky 1cl.

      I guess, the pic dosen't show that order. Anyway, the position you mentioned is in his row of foreign awards. If there should be a Khmelnitsky at the pic, the order should be at the first position ahead of the foreign orders, due to the regulations.

      Hypothesis: Could it be, that comrade Lelyushenko got his Khmelnitsky 1cl just before he passed away - before the photograph had been shot :unsure: ? What do the sources say?

      O.K., next post will be my question :rolleyes: .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted · Edited by Christian Zulus

      Very good, except for the fact that Lelyushenko also got a Khmelnitsky 1st Class.

      So, you're 75% there Christian, but who is our last man, that received three Suvorovs, a Kutuzov and a Khmelnitsky, all 1st Class? If his name isn't known by tomorrow I will post his full picture. :beer:

      Dear Auke,

      sorry ...., I couldn't find the last general :blush: .

      I can only guess: Pavel Ivanovich Batov - but I don't think the photographs really match :( :

      The problem is, that quite a few generals got 3x Suvorov 1cl ... :rolleyes:

      I found in Dr. Herfurth's first book about Soviet Military Awards (1987, GDR) that - rather late - photograph of comrade Lelyushenko, which shows him without a Khmelnitsky at all :jumping: :

      Col. Dr. David Glantz, THE US-expert in GPW-History, regards Lelyushenko as the best Soviet armour leader during the defense of Moscow (1941) at tactical & operational level.

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Question #224

      These four generals altogether were awarded 11 Orders of Suvorov, 8 Orders of Kutuzov, and 4 Orders of Bogdan Khmelnitsky.

      1. What are their names?

      2. Who received what? (I only need to know the distribution of Suvorovs, Kutuzovs and Khmelnitskys, + their classes.)

      The first person to answer both questions correctly wins.

      Dear Auke,

      Left, down:

      Vasilij Danilovich Sokolovski (Василий Данилович Соколовский): 3x Suvorov 1cl + 3x Kutuzov 1cl

      Right, down:

      Dimitrij Danilovich Leljuschenko: 2x Suvorov 1cl + 2x Kutuzov 1cl

      Left, up:

      Andreij Antonovich Gretchko (Андрей Антонович Гречко): 2x Suvorov 1cl + 1x Suvorov 2cl + 2x Kutuzov 1cl + 2x Khmelnitsky 1cl

      The face of the comrade right, up is very, very common to me, but I can't guess his name :blush: .

      I will try later ...

      3x Suvorov, 1x Kutuzov and 2x Khmelnitsky are missing .... :( Quite a lot for just one guy.

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2009

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      I think we are talking about Marshal Sergei Sergeyevich Varentsov (August 10th, 1901 (Dmitrov/Moscow Oblast, Russia) - March 1st, 1971 (Moscow, Soviet Union)

      He got his HSU (SN 6578) on May 29th, 1945, and has been revoked on 12 March 1963 for helping Colonel O.A. Penkovsky with espionage actions.

      Dear Christophe,

      I guess, that will be your 41th victory :D - congratulations :cheers::jumping:

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory - Present Day Market Realities

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted

      Fire Sale is getting hotter: price is now reduced to $22,000.00.

      Gentlemen,

      that's a reduction of mere 21 %.

      Igor reduced the price for his Labor Glory set for 45 % :speechless1: .

      The fact is, that Igor reduced the price for quite a few of his items and groups (also for ultra rare top-items!), but not for all. So we face a situation, that you can either spend USD 17.500,- for a single Glory 1cl, or can invest USD 22.000,- into this outstanding Glory set + documents + research + extra medals & badges. I guess, that's somehow a disproportion now ... :rolleyes:

      Some weeks ago a full cavalier Glory set had been sold in Italy at an auction for USD 40.000,-. It seems that the atmosphere at an auction creates higher results, than checking the offers via internet :unsure: .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Yugoslavian Christmas tree

      in Southern European & Balkan States

      Posted

      Hello everyone,

      I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

      For this occasion I?ve decorated my Yugoslavian Christmas Tree, to share it with you, in gratitude for making this forum possible.

      I hope you enjoy the decoration. :lol:

      Best regards,

      Dolfek.

      Happy Christmas to every yugoslavian militaria collector !!! :beer:

      Great idea, Dolfek :love::jumping:

      Best regards & Happy New Year and (orthodox) X-Mas :beer:

      Christian

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      Is This A POSSIBLE Yugoslav Group?

      in Southern European & Balkan States

      Posted

      Dear Sebastien,

      congratulations to your YU-group :cheers::jumping:

      Try to start to research about that "Olga Ivcovic" (?) :D .

      According to her awards, she should had been a member of the Communist Party. If you couldn't find anything about her (try also the cyrillic option at Google!) in the www, then maybe in the archives of the the former party (SPS ?).

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      I was killed in action in January 1942. I was a pilot with the rank of Lieutenant. Although my combat record was only nine

      successful combat missions during which I brought down three (I think) enemy aircraft, I was awarded a Gold Star of Hero

      of the Soviet Union. Only nine missions? There must be something else. Three planes? Surely there is something else.

      Who am I?

      Dear Wild Card,

      did our hero receive his Gold Star BEFORE January 1942 or posthum :unsure: ?

      Must had been very special combat missions ... :rolleyes:

      Maybe our hero belonged to the crews, which bombed Berlin :unsure: ?

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

      BTW: Great question - difficult & tricky :D

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      In adding all these results, this gives as a grand total :

      * Christian (Zulus) - 641+ days.

      * Bryan (Soviet) - 309 days.

      * Christophe - 164 days.

      * Dave (Navy FCO) - 34 days.

      So, you are by far the N?1 of the Quiz!!!!! :beer:

      But, keep in mind that Marc (Lapa) is the N?1 for good answers in the Quiz 2008. :rolleyes:

      Oooups .... almost 2 years :speechless1:

      Marc (Lapa) has far more knowledge about Soviet awards, than me :blush: .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

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