Soviet Officer with Glory

[Guest RedThreat]

Any theories on this pic? Is it a simple case of a private who earned Glory and later became an officer or do we have a pic of an officer who "did time" in shtrafbat? If I am not mistaken, this uniform was worn in the late 1940's. It was hard at that time for a private to make an officer because an army already had an excess of cadres.

Simon

[Riley1965]

He may have earned it as a Junior Lieutenant.

Doc

[Guest Rick Research]

Which Otlichnik badge is he wearing from enlisted rank days? I can't make out the emblem in the center of it.

[Guest RedThreat]

Which Otlichnik badge is he wearing from enlisted rank days? I can't make out the emblem in the center of it.

Rick,

The seller wrote "Scout."

Doc,

Only Air Force J. Lt. could get Glory. In other branches, Glory was strictly for privates and sergeants.

Cheers,

Simon

[Riley1965]

Rick,

The seller wrote "Scout."

Doc,

Only Air Force J. Lt. could get Glory. In other branches, Glory was strictly for privates and sergeants.

Cheers,

Simon

Simon,

Thank You!! I thought that all Jr. Lt. were eligible for the OoG. Once again, I learned something new.

Doc

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Simon,

where lies the problem with the young officer & his Glory?

He looks very bright & clever at the photograph and his 3 awards for personal valour + the scout-badge document, that he had to be a "wise" guy in a tricky business.

My theory is, that he went after the GPW to an officers school and finished as a lieutenant - just the normal way.

There are still not few Colonels or Majors among the GPW-veterans, who are Cavaliers of the Order of Glory .

Best regards

Christian

[Guest RedThreat]

Simon,

Thank You!! I thought that all Jr. Lt. were eligible for the OoG. Once again, I learned something new.

Doc

Doc,

Christian,

There is no problem. I simply got overexcited when I saw a young officer with private's awards. I thought I found a pic of an officer who was temporarily demoted and served as a private in shtrafbat.

Cheers,

Simon