Imperial Russia A Different Kind of Full Cavalier

[slava1stclass]

Thanks for this info guys. I must admit at having mixed feelings about this, happy for the increased knowledged and a bit sad some of these awards have suddenly lost some of their prestige for me.

Francois,

You can't go wrong with the Order of Glory.

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slava1stclass

[JimZ]

Slava1stclass is very right about the order of Glory!!! That is a true valour award and each one tells a story!!!

To think that Brezhnev was awarded(!?) the order of victory in 1978 - for what exactly I am still unsure.... This was revoked in 1989....but still...we are speaking of the USSR's TOP award!!!

Still got the strength to go on with your life Frank???

Jim :cheers:

[Hauptmann]

To think that Brezhnev was awarded(!?) the order of victory in 1978 - for what exactly I am still unsure.... This was revoked in 1989....but still...we are speaking of the USSR's TOP award!!!

Jim

Well, I think it goes back to the old Mel Brooks line... "It's good to be King."

Dan :cheers:

[slava1stclass]

To all:

Junior Warrant Officer (Podpraporshchik) I. A. Korney of the 71st Belyov Infantry Regiment. His regimental mates referred to him simply as "Long Boy."

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slava1stclass

Gents,

Meet "Long Boy 2."

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Gospodin A. I. Tsimbalyuk is in the club.

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slava1stclass

[AndresT]

Anton Irv http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Irv

[Chris Boonzaier]

Is that a French Medaille Militaire on the right?

[AndresT]

Is that a French Medaille Militaire on the right?

Yes it is!

[Igor Ostapenko]

I'm very sorry, but "full cavalier" - it's 4 crosses and 4 medals

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Full Cavalier K. Vashatko took a lickin' and kept on tickin'. A nice mix of decorations to boot.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Ya. I. Samsonov. A very nice 4x4 Full Cavalier - four St. George crosses and four St. George medals.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Full Cavalier M. Yeryomenko.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Full Cavalier S. D. Manachadze.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

A very nice image of an unidentified Red Army captain St. George Cross Full Cavalier standing formation with his unit.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Period image of an unidentified Full Cavalier.

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slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Full Cavalier D. K. Abatsiyev.

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slava1stclass

[JapanX]

Gents,

An unidentified general officer Full Cavalier.

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slava1stclass

His name Кругляков Тимофей Петрович.

For more info http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

[JapanX]

His early days in red army

[JapanX]

Uknown cavalier

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

Another one

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

Inetersting that Major General V. I. Kniga (post #36) not always wore his second "George" row

[JapanX]

Take a look at this chest

[JapanX]

Unknown (and some chap made it even more unknown with a little help of photoshop) NKVD officer