Bryan Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) I have just add this Bravery medal to my collectiojn. Too bad the ribbon is not WWII original and that the enamel is gone. Is the suspension a replacement?If you have documented early Bravery and Combat Service medals, I would be very interested to see them ! Medal for Bravery T1 V3 #115545Medal for Combat Service T1 V3 #112804 Edited October 28, 2006 by Soviet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Nice pieces with history. Any plans to research them? Usually nice tales to tell!Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Not yet. I have few other things to research before. I'm still waiting for my first researches I ordered a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Heres my medal for combat service No14198 Its bit earlier than yours I do apologise for the poor pic Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Thanks for your picture OoV. It seems your suspension is slightly different than mine. Is it curved and not straight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) Thanks for your picture OoV. It seems your suspension is slightly different than mine. Is it curved and not straight?Hi SovietIt looks like its been bent at some stage Order of Victory Edited October 29, 2006 by order_of_victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) If you had to pull hard enough at the medal the lower part of the suspension will give! I guess OoV's got a tug at some point in its life. It is of course meant to be straight. [attachmentid=58840]I am attaching a pic of two T1V3 medals which came together as a 'group'. The enamel is gone as there are no screwplates. I have not yet made up my mind as to whether they deserve to be researched! Fact is, a) I think the ribbons are replacements and b) I still have some reservations as to the suspension. However only research will confirm whether they do belong together as their award booklet claims. Sorry but I have yet to take pics of the reverse of the medals and the award booklet.Jim Edited October 29, 2006 by jimzammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Gentlemen,Here is a first type combat service medal which was awarded to Pvt. Ekaterina Emelyanovan Timofeeva, a telephone operator in the Artillery Commander?s Coordination Platoon, 120th Rifle Division on the Leningrad Front. The recommendation for this medal states that during the combat operation between 13 and 24 August 1943 she worked as the switchboard operator of the Artillery Commander of the 120th Rifle Division. On the 14th, as part of the team was sent to repair telephone lines, she worked at the switchboard for 16 hours, uninterruptedly transmitting orders and instructions of the Artillery Commander and Artillery Headquarters to artillery units of the group... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Gentlemen,The medal issued above to Pvt. Timofeeva is a type 1 variation 3. I thought that some of you might like to see a type one, variation 1.The differences between the two are:A. The numbers on the variation 1 are proceeded by the prefix ?No? (with the "o" underlined) and,B. the variation 1 has a smaller silver screw post with a correspondingly smaller backing plate.This medal was awarded to Dimitri Timofeevich Teterichev, a partisan. I do not know what it was awarded for.Best wishes,Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Its intresting to note that Wild Card's has a curved bar as well Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi all,Here's my contribution to the thread... one each of the Variation 1 Variation 3:Bravery (Obverse):[attachmentid=58934]Bravery (Reverse 1):[attachmentid=58935]Bravery (Reverse 2):[attachmentid=58936] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Combat (Obverse):[attachmentid=58937]Combat (Reverse 1):[attachmentid=58938]Combat (Reverse 2):[attachmentid=58939]I hope to get them both researched some day. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usairforce Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Bravery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usairforce Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Gentlemen,Here is a bravery medal which appears to have had a retaining prong (like on the early Neveskys and OGPW?s) or some such device affixed at one time to it?s reverse.Any other opinions as to what this might have been are most welcome.Thank you, Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Here is a bravery medal which appears to have had a retaining prong (like on the early Neveskys and OGPW?s) or some such device affixed at one time to it?s reverse.Any other opinions as to what this might have been are most welcome.Wow.... interesting medal. Never came across that before on these medals so this my idea is that it could be russian ingenuity/improvisation to avoid the medal from swinging too much when worn on the battlefield?Gee did I actually post that idea!! Speaking of bravery medals, my absolute favourite one for which i would probably pay an arm and a leg for is the dug up Bravery Medal (5 sided suspension) shown in Echoes of War. Having been folded over and having been hit by a bullet, the medal has two holes (one in the medal itself and one in the suspension). I drool over that page whenever I see it!Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Here is a bravery medal which appears to have had a retaining prong (like on the early Neveskys and OGPW?s) or some such device affixed at one time to it?s reverse.I have to admit that this one is a keeper! Really nice piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Unfortunately i don?t have any of the early MMM?s or Bravery Medals, but they will be some of the next things to add to the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Hi Jim & Soviet,Thank you for the compliments. I apologize for this late acknowledgment; but I was away for some time on a business trip and trying to concentrate on that combined with jumping in and out of the forum led to some gaps that are just now being addressed.I agree - a keeper for sure. Whatever that is, or was, on the reverse we will never know; but it does certainly give it character.Thanks again and best wishes,Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Here are some better pics of mine Its going to be submitted for research soon Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Here are some better pics of mine Its going to be submitted for research soon Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hi Vic,Beautiful! Sure hope I'm able to get one of those script "No." types some day. Best of luck with the research... hope it's a great one! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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