Soviet Lt.-Colonel as a Full Cavalier of Glory !

[Christian Zulus]

High-ranking officers with Glory-Trios

Gentlemen,

just by googling around about the Order of Glory in Russian language, I found that interesting Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory, who retired as a Lt.-Colonel:

Alexei Leontovitch KOVALEV ( Алексей Леонтьевич Ковалев ), born at the 12th of may 1925 in the Ukraine.

He finished the GPW at the age of 20, holding the rank of a Junior Sergeant and bearing the 3 Orders of Glory, one RS and the usual medals.

Years later he retired as a Lt.-Colonel - a quite steep career .

Here are some links to our hero (Russian language):

http://www.interesniy.kiev.ua/old/7137/reyhstag

http://kiyany.obozrevatel.com/news_comment.../5/10/31128.htm

http://kiyany.obozrevatel.com/_site/src/ph...0&_id=31128 (photo album)

Are there other such careers among the Cavaliers of Glory ?

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

Kovalev's orders & ranks

Gentlemen,

some photographs of comrade Kovalev.

Best regards

Christian

As a Private with Glory 2cl, Glory 3cl & RS:

As a Junior Sergeant as a Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory:

As a Lt.-Colonel in recent years: