Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) While this may only occasionally touch on militaria, I thought it might be interesting, for those who have never had the chance to visit Mongolia, for me to post some ongoing images from my March 2007 visit. I was in Ulanbaatar last summer, and Mongolia is surely a different place in the summer than it is in March. Today's high temperature is expected to be -12? (9? F) and the low -26? (-15? F).Here is sunrise over Ulanbaatar, 10 March. Edited March 11, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 And another general view, looking up toward Sukhbaatar Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 And another general urban view. More to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Hi Ed,Nice pics taken from you hotel room (I guess... ). Please, post more; Mongolia is a place I definitely need to go!!!!!Enjoy your stay there and come back soon with hundreds (thousands ?) of awards, badges, docs, stories to tell us!!!Cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) Nice pics taken from you hotel room (I guess... ).Christophe: Yes, from the hotel room. (The Bayangol, if anyone is interested. Closest to the [plastic] "Irish Pub", Jan ) The building right in front of posts 1 and 3 is the Children's Palace, the subject of a number of badges, and one of the cherished creations of Tsedenbal's wife.Today, the Mongolian Military Museum. Edited March 10, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 EXCEPT, all the post-Qing (post-17th century) exhibits were closed. Said to reopen in four weeks (months? years?).There were, however, some of the outdoors exhibits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 A closeup for those of you into heavy metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 A bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) Other exterior exhibits were "gone". You may use your imagination?Next: Some "heavy medals" at the Mongolian Museum of History. (Had been there before -- with Jan -- but neglected to pay the high and silly camera fee. Went back, paid it, and again passed quickly by the pre-revolutionary stuff to get to the core items.)Don't think IDs are needed? Edited March 11, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Said (?) to be Sukhbaatar's very own personal Red Banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Said to be Tsedendorj's own Order of Literacy (not "Literary") Merit Order (not "Medal"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 A nice display of two of the "EARLIES". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 More early (ish) orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 Some badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 A few more badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ed,Very nice. Please, post more... I'm sure you have other numerous pics of interest for us... Cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usairforce Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Hi EdPlease more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 OK, a couple more before I collapse of jet-lag . . . Still at the historcal museum, some clothing. Choibalsan's overcoat in the center. While it LOOKS like what we see on Battushig's p. 20, it shows no signs of having had any awards (no holes, punctures, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 And the hilt of the Choibalsan-special sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share Posted March 10, 2007 More to come tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks Ed,These, items + pics, are superb!!! Have a good rest !!Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Said to be Tsedendorj's own Order of Literacy (not "Literary") Merit Order (not "Medal").Ed, GREAT pics!!! Please keep 'em coming!!! The Order of Literacy Merit seems to have part of the pattern of the Order of the Polar Star. What is the significance of this design? Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Hi Ed, the pictures are fantastic and thanks for making the trip and sharing them with us! Hope some of the (many) questions you have get answered!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichsrommel Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Nice pics!! Especially the photoes about the orders~~Did you get some nice items there?Yours, Tang Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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