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    Now, back to Auke's question :beer: :

    (...)

    And a new question (shouldn't be too difficult):

    I am a famous Soviet general. At the start of the GPW I was a Colonel and a tank division commander. In 11 months time I was, amongst others, awarded the Kutuzov 2nd and 1st Classes, two Suvorov 1st Classes and a Khmelnitsky 1st Class. In the spring of 1944 I was already a Colonel-General. Within a year after this date I also became a two times HSU. Who am I?

    Ch.

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    Yes, that is Eisenhower's. From their collection. Which, apparently, That Forum has the unmitigated gall to assert is under their copyright!!! Someone needs to sue their pretentious bandwidth off! This would go to six digits (US$) in damages in intellectual property court. (Shall see if I still have ex-students at the Eisenhower Museum. I know I have an ex-student in a major intellectual property firm. Time for introductions.)

    :violent:

    Ed,

    For our website (www.ww2awards.com) we asked the Eisenhower Library for permission to use their pictures of the Order of Victory. Their Audiovisual Archivist asked where we found the pictures (the Soviet Awards Page). This was a part of their response:

    "Since the photographs of the order of victory used on the Soviet Awards wesbite were taken by our staff photographer, they are unrestricted so you are free to use them on your website".

    So there is no problem I think, although the SAP of course had no right to place copyright marks on the photographs.

    Auke

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    I have a pic of Marshal Fedor Tolbukhin's award card including his Order of Victory, awarded on 26 April 1945. No SN is indicated... :(

    Cheers.

    Ch.

    Dear Christophe,

    that's an highly interesting phaleristic fact :jumping: .

    So, it seems, that the Victory has been the ONLY Soviet Order WITHOUT s/n. :unsure::jumping: .

    Please could you show the pic to us :love: .

    Best would be to open a new thread: Order of Victory: s/n. - yes or no ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Answer to question #119: Mikhail Katukov

    I am a famous Soviet general. At the start of the GPW I was a Colonel and a tank division commander. In 11 months time I was, amongst others, awarded the Kutuzov 2nd and 1st Classes, two Suvorov 1st Classes and a Khmelnitsky 1st Class. In the spring of 1944 I was already a Colonel-General. Within a year after this date I also became a two times HSU. Who am I?

    Dear Auke,

    it seems, that the comrade in question has to be the famous General Mikhail Katukov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Katukov ;) .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Dear Christophe,

    your quiz-thread has now more than 1,400 replies and almost 13,400 views :jumping: .

    I assume, that our thread is now - in any respect - the absolute No. 1 at GMIC :unsure::jumping: .

    Could you check that aspect - many thanks :love: .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Hi Christian,

    It is indeed Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov. :beer:

    Amongst his other awards are four Orders of Lenin, three Red Banners, a Red Star, a Homeland 3rd Class and a Mongolian Sukhbaatar. Katukov was promoted to Marshal of Armored Forces in May 1959. He imigrated to the USA in 1981 and died there in 1989.

    Your turn again!

    Auke

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    Best would be to open a new thread: Order of Victory: s/n. - yes or no ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Hi Christian,

    Will certainly do it and post the pic.

    BTW, congrats for your latest victory!!! :jumping:

    Cheers.

    Ch.

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    Dear Christophe,

    your quiz-thread has now more than 1,400 replies and almost 13,400 views :jumping: .

    I assume, that our thread is now - in any respect - the absolute No. 1 at GMIC :unsure: .

    Could you check that aspect - many thanks .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Hi Christian,

    Indeed the Quiz is a very popular thread in the Forum... :jumping::jumping: But, to be the absolute N?1, it must be the N?1 regarding the number of replies AND views!!!!

    Today, the Quiz has gathered 1,407 replies and 13,390 views.

    The competitors are (were) :

    * A collection of Awards, of WAR LORD, with 508 replies (only), but 17,310 views....

    * Tinie Database, fo the Chairman, with 1,223 replies and 9,342 views... now far behind us... :rolleyes:

    "A collection of awards" is actually the only one real competitor for the Title of Thread N?1.

    A few efforts and we will be the absolute N?1... :jumping::jumping:

    Thanks to all.

    Cheers.

    Ch.

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    Hi Christian,

    It is indeed Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov. :beer:

    Amongst his other awards are four Orders of Lenin, three Red Banners, a Red Star, a Homeland 3rd Class and a Mongolian Sukhbaatar. Katukov was promoted to Marshal of Armored Forces in May 1959. He imigrated to the USA in 1981 and died there in 1989.

    Your turn again!

    Auke

    Gentlemen,

    many thanks for your congratulations to my 22nd victory :cheers: .

    Katukov had been Jewish and I rank him among the top-ten Soviet "Field-Generals" of the GPW.

    Did General Katukov imigrate to the USA with the full collection of his orders, medals and decorations :unsure: ?

    Usually Jewish veterans had been allowed to imigrate (in most cases to Israel) in their uniforms with all the awards on.

    What happened to the Katukov-group :unsure: ? Now back in the collection of a rich Russian :unsure: ?

    Imagine the present market-value of the complete (Marshal-Star, all documents, etc., etc.) Katukov-group :speechless1: . It has to be far beyond half a million USD :cheeky: .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    New question #120: Communist Yugoslavia

    Gentlemen,

    now again a rather easy question for our quiz :D :

    What has the colour "WHITE" to do with Yugoslavia in WW II :unsure: ?

    A rather well known person from Vladivostok, who has something to do with my question:

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    BTW: I posted the new quiz-question also at the YU-section http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=179728 . So, be quick with the answer, if you want to score the point ;) .

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    After the invasion of Slovenia, the country was divided in three parts, under Italy, Germany and Hungary, in order to destroy them as nation, because racially, if not pure, they were still considered far better than other Slavic people.

    During the occupation, a White Guard (Bela Garda) was formed. It was a collaborating movement, that helped the invaders in the fight against partisans and communists. After the war they surrendered to the British forces at the border with Austria, but English sent them back in Tito's hands, signing their death.

    A Belogardista:

    belogardistaikonjih7.jpg

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    Filip

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    After the invasion of Slovenia, the country was divided in three parts, under Italy, Germany and Hungary, in order to destroy them as nation, because racially, if not pure, they were still considered far better than other Slavic people.

    During the occupation, a White Guard (Bela Garda) was formed. It was a collaborating movement, that helped the invaders in the fight against partisans and communists. After the war they surrendered to the British forces at the border with Austria, but English sent them back in Tito's hands, signing their death.

    Regards,

    Filip

    Dear Filip,

    sorry ...... :( , if I wouldn't have posted the photograph of the famous actor Yul Brynner under my "White"-question, then your answer could have been correct, because the "Bela Garda" had been also "White" ;) .

    Two more hints:

    - that famous actor points to a great movie, which everyone knows and most of us have seen it.

    - the colour "White" has been given by the Germans and generally used by the Axis-Powers in Yugoslavia during a certain period of time.

    I am 100 % sure, that you exactly know the answer to my question ;) .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    BTW: Maybe you can start a new thread about the "Bela Garda" at our YU-section - that's a highly interesting topic :love: .

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    :speechless::speechless::speechless::speechless: I didn't pay enough attention to the picture, now it's clear... I already gave my answer, so I won't try again.

    Christian, I'll send you a PM with my answer.

    Regards, ;)

    Filip

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    We have a new winner

    I didn't pay enough attention to the picture, now it's clear... I already gave my answer, so I won't try again.

    Christian, I'll send you a PM with my answer.

    Regards, ;)

    Filip

    Gentlemen,

    Filip ("Drugo") is new at the quiz and thought, that only 1 answer is allowed :rolleyes: .

    He sent the correct answer via PM to me:

    Quiz, Today, 09:14

    Fall Weiss

    Congratulations to Filip for his first victory :cheers::jumping: .

    The "Fall Weiss" ("Case White") had been the Battle of Neretva http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neretva and Yul Brynner played a leading role ("Vlado") in the movie "The Battle of Neretva" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Neretva .

    So it is Filip's turn to put the new question #121 :D .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Thank you Christophe! :D

    Question #121

    To stay on topic with last question (Yugoslavia IIWW):

    - WHO IS THE MAN ON THE LEFT PORTRAITED IN THIS PICTURE? -

    questionyr1.jpg

    Regards,

    Filip

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    Thank you Christophe! :D

    Question #121

    To stay on topic with last question (Yugoslavia IIWW):

    - WHO IS THE MAN ON THE LEFT PORTRAITED IN THIS PICTURE? -

    Regards,

    Filip

    Dear Filip,

    difficult question .... :(

    I assume, that the (not so young) comrade on the left with the JNA-soldiers has to be one of the heroes of the Yugoslav Partisan War in WW II, who got at least a "Partisan Star 1cl" or even an "Order of Freedom" ;) .

    I will have to do some research in my library & internet :D .

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

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    Hmm... from your answer I guess this one won't be easy.

    I'm sorry, Christoph, but those aren't JNA soldiers, and that older gentleman didn't get any partisan star at the end of the war... I would rather say he got a partisan bullet, but he didn't die by firearms...

    A couple of hints:

    - He's SERBIAN.

    - He fought in the Balkan Wars and in the IWW - and he was a good soldier, too. He also had a primal role in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, but for a short time.

    Regards,

    Filip

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    Dragi?a Cvetković :unsure: ?

    Dear Filip,

    might the person be the former (1939 - 1941) YU-prime minister Dragi?a Cvetković in older years, who died 1969 in Paris in exile :unsure: ?

    Best regards :beer:

    Christian

    Hmm... from your answer I guess this one won't be easy.

    I'm sorry, Christoph, but those aren't JNA soldiers, and that older gentleman didn't get any partisan star at the end of the war... I would rather say he got a partisan bullet, but he didn't die by firearms...

    A couple of hints:

    - He's SERBIAN.

    - He fought in the Balkan Wars and in the IWW - and he was a good soldier, too. He also had a primal role in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, but for a short time.

    Regards,

    Filip

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    I think the man in the picture is Milan Nedić a General in the Yugoslav army and Prime Minister of the "Government of National Salvation" during WWII

    Ivan

    Well done, Ivan! :cheers::cheers::cheers: that's the correct answer.

    Here are a couple of links about Milan Nedic and the collaborating Serbia, a less known chapter of the Balkan history during IIWW:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Nedic

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedic%27s_Serbia

    It's up to you now! :D

    Regards,

    Filip

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