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    Marshal of the Sovietunion


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    Hi,

    I am a new member, but an old collector.

    My interests are far diversified.

    Some years ago I bought some nice pieces of a Marshal of the Sovietunion.

    On the basis of his ribbon bar I could identify him.

    And the most decorations on his bar are identified, but not all, beginning in the fifth row at the end.

    Can you please help me?

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    Regards

    Uwe

    I beg your pardon for my bad English.

     

     

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    Thank you for your comment.

    But it could not be, because it measures 39mm, and not 24/25mm as all before, and 39mm normally must be a higher class.

    Look at the sixth row in the middle, that is Poland, Grunwald cross I. class (35mm).

    Regards

    Uwe

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    The ribbon without attachments is the 5th Class of Polonia Restituta. I agree that a Marshal should have received a higher class. However, this is not the first time that I've seen the 5th Class of the PR awarded to a high ranking Soviet officer...General and Marshal.

    :beer: Doc

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    Hi Doc,

    I beg your pardon, but this Marshall of the Sovietunion had only one polish order, the Grunwald cross I. class.

    Please have a look at the enclosed picture, there you can see the very small white stripes on the ribbon of an order polonia restituta 1944, 5th class. That does not match.

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    Regards

    Uwe

     

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    Guest Rick Research

    I think because the 1st ribbon in Row 6 is the Czech War Cross 1939, that last ribbon in Row 5 is the Czech Order of the White Lion.

    Last ribbon in Row 6 is a quite interesting CLOTH version of the original pre-1961 ENAMEL ribbon of the Mongolian Order of the Combat/Military Red Banner.

    The very last ribbon must be Rumanian from the colors.

    Look at Lukasz Gaszewski's EXCELLENT Ribbons Of The World website =

    http://www.medals.lava.pl/index.htm

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    Last ribbon in Row 6 is a quite interesting CLOTH version of the original pre-1961 ENAMEL ribbon of the Mongolian Order of the Combat/Military Red Banner.

    More precisely, it is an inventive effort at rendering the ribbon in cloth and with some seamstress help from the recipient's wife. An interesting and cute fantasy.

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    More precisely, it is an inventive effort at rendering the ribbon in cloth and with some seamstress help from the recipient's wife. An interesting and cute fantasy.

    This ribbon configuration with the stitched detail on the ribbon is actually quite common like this. I believe it was the "norm" for high-ranking recipients to have their ribbons for this award made this way. I've seen three or four uniforms from different officers with that ribbon the way it is.

    Dave

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    This ribbon configuration with the stitched detail on the ribbon is actually quite common like this. I believe it was the "norm" for high-ranking recipients to have their ribbons for this award made this way. I've seen three or four uniforms from different officers with that ribbon the way it is.

    Dave

    Thanks, Dave. Interesting.

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    Does anyone have a copy of "Marshals and Admirals of the Fleet of the USSR" handy to ID this Marshal? (If it is indeed a real one?) My copy is unfortunately about 600 miles away from me at the moment.

    Dave

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    Thank you for your replies!

    Row 5, last ribbon, is just that, what I had identified:

    Czech Republic, Order of the White Lion 1. class.

    You can find this Marshal and just exactly this ribbon bar on pages 110 to 117 in the book "Marshals and Admirals of the Fleet of the USSR", the ribbon bar on page 116!

    It is

    Marshal of the Soviet Union Golikov

    (It is a real one) :D

    Regards

    Uwe

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    Here is my list, but not complete.

    Is it possible, to have a complete list?

    1st row:

    Order of Lenin No. 6614, 22.02.1941

    Order of Lenin No. 23475, 21.02.1945

    Order of Lenin No. 124272, 20.07.1950

    Order of Lenin No. 332785, 15.07.1960

    2nd row:

    Order of the Red Banner No. 77, 20.02.1933

    Order of the Red Banner 2 No. 991, 03.01.1942

    Order of the Red Banner 3 No. 1330, 03.11.1944

    Order of the Red Banner 4 No. 993, 03.01.1942

    3rd row:

    Order of Suvorov No. 11, 18.01.1943

    Order of Kutuzov No. 187, 22.02.1944

    Order of the Red Star No. 1648, 16.08.1936

    Medal XXth Anniversary of the Workers and Peasents Red Army

    4th row:

    Medal Defence of Moscow

    Medal Defence of Stalingrad

    Medal Victory over Germany

    Medal Victory over Japan

    5th row:

    Medal 800th Anniversary of the Foundation of Moscow

    Medal 30th Anniversary of the Workers and Peasents Red Army

    Medal 40th Anniversary of the Workers and Peasents Red Army

    Czechoslovakia: Order of the White Lion 1st class, 1948

    6th row:

    Czechoslovakia: War Cross 1939, 1943

    Poland: Order of the Grunwald cross Ist class, 1946

    Mongolia: Order of the Red Combat Banner No. 2531, 1945

    7th row:

    Yugoslavia: Order of Merit to the Nation with Gold Star, 1946

    Yugoslavia: Order of the Partizan Star with Gold Wreath, 1946 (?)

    ?

    Romania Order of Defense of the Country 2nd class, 1950

    Regards

    Uwe

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    Hi Riley,

    a very good idea.

    But when I compare it, there are there several points not matching:

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    - the colour of the Golikov bar is more red than brown

    - the width of the stripes is different, the middle stripes on the Golikov bar are smaller

    - the medal is instituted 1963, the picture is from 1962

    - no listing of this medal in the above named book

    But it could be?

    Regards

    Uwe

     

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