hunyadi Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Here is an interesting photo that I got for a little pocket change. I dont know soviet stuff so someone might be able to tell me who and what branch they belong to. What interested me was the OGPW first style (I did know that much) and then fact that the postcard was made in Hungary shortly after the war. Its been framed for quite a long time, I did not take the photo out of the frame. She has a badge on her upper right chest - dont know what that is for? Any idea on rank? Service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Charles,I left the majority of my Russian books in storage but I can tell you what some of the things are on these two uniforms. The pin on the woman's uniform is probablya Komsomol badge.You may know this already but the man, from left to right as you are viewing him;1-Order of the Red Star; 2-Can not remember this one; 3-Order of the Partriotic War.The woman appears to be wearing the standard issue Russian WWII uniform while the man looks as though he is wearing the 1945 "Parade" tunic. Hard to tell what unit they are in perhaps if I could see the postcard first hand I could do better.Cheers,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Hi Hunyadi,The one (#2) that Gordon was unsure of is an OGPW 1st type whereas #3 is an OGPW 2nd type. Regarding the two medals on the other side, the one to the left is quite definitely Defense of Moscow where the other could be one of several; but my guess is most likely Defense of Salingrad with the ribbon wrapped backwards.I hope that this information is helpful.Best wishes,Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Hi Wild Card - Yes - thanks - the one on the far right is Stalingrad (and it makes sense as many of those members ended up here in Hungary in 1945) the one on the left - it obliterated in the photo so I can not make out any detail.Here is the stupid question - what is a Komsomol and does anyone have a photo of the badge to compare it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Komsomol= Communist Youth Organization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Komsomol= Communist Youth OrganizationHere's what it would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yep- thats the one. Interesting. What would she be doing in Hungary in 1946? Is this a badge that one would wear after you entered military service? Or is this only for an active member in the Kommosol? Ooooorrrr was the Kommosol brought in to help feed the starving kids of Hungary (this was a popular propoganda type of photo after the war "soviet soldeires give food to the needy children of /you pick the Hungarian town/")??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Well, what I understand, keeping in mind I did not live in the USSR, is that the komsomol was one way of punching your ticket to get ahead in life. People who were komsomol members got ahead faster in the military, in civillian politics, etc. (or so it was thought). Komsomol badges were worn on military uniforms until the end of the USSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Wow Nack - thanks for that information, it helps to round out who these yong kid in lover were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Charles,Komsomol membership, as Nack says, was necessary for most things in life in the USSR and most young people belonged. When they got older it led to the DOSAAF that was a sports organization, at least in design, that concentrated on training of future use in the military. East Germany followed the same model with the Frei Deutsche Jugend (FDJ) first then the Gesellschaft fur Sport und Teknology (GST) afterwards.Cheers,Gordon Wow Nack - thanks for that information, it helps to round out who these yong kid in lover were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Wow Nack - thanks for that information, it helps to round out who these yong kid in lover were!No problem.BTW, I forgot to ask last time--can you tell if the woman's shoulderboards are 6-sided as opposed to 5-sided? They look like they might be 6-sided, which would indicate that she was NKVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 WOW - had not noticed that - but from my perspective (loooking through dusty glass) they do appear to be 6 sided! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Well, what I understand, keeping in mind I did not live in the USSR, is that the komsomol was one way of punching your ticket to get ahead in life. People who were komsomol members got ahead faster in the military, in civillian politics, etc. (or so it was thought). Komsomol badges were worn on military uniforms until the end of the USSR.Most likely you are not right. In the USSR especially in the fortieth years many people had a present confidence of ideas of communism. For example mass heroism in 1942-1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yep- thats the one. Interesting. What would she be doing in Hungary in 1946? Is this a badge that one would wear after you entered military service? Or is this only for an active member in the Kommosol? Ooooorrrr was the Kommosol brought in to help feed the starving kids of Hungary (this was a popular propoganda type of photo after the war "soviet soldeires give food to the needy children of /you pick the Hungarian town/")???The All-Union Lenin communistic union of youth - the organization in which 70 percent of young men 27 years consisted approximately is more younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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