JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 On June 11, 1983 ... At the head of a platoon ... with fire from all kinds of weapons lilled more than 20 insurgents. On its way back column was ambushed... In this fight senior lieutenant Konnov V.I. personally killed 9 insurgents but was seriously wounded and died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Record card for Red Banner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Two additional items in the group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Interesting, that together with this group Konnov father awards were also offered RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 OGPW II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Citations RS OGPW II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Miscellaneous awards http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2013/post-6141-0-94491600-1386258002.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Docs for miscellaneous awards Edited December 5, 2013 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SergioV Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Hi Nick nice group about Afghanistan, my little contribution is this... Here's my Medal of Gratitude of the People of Afghanistan with assignment document in two languages, Russian and Pashto (the language Afghani) Assigned to: Skvorodnev Alexander Anatolevich Given by: Military Unit 20523 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioV Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Badge of Internationalist Soldier A badge to reward the soldiers of the armed forces of the Soviet Union , formed on 28 December 1988for participation in campaigns abroad. It is not a Medal Afghani but as I said the Soviet Union, was given to the service China, Spain, Mongolia , Korea, Cuba , Algeria, Egypt , Yemen, Vietnam , Syria, Angola, Ethiopia and the last time, after the war in Afghanistan, with a total of 505 083 Badges accompanied by gramota of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet . The Badge designed as a five-pointed star , red with white trim , superimposed on a laurel wreath. At the center of the star is a ball of blue, the background of the globe overlaid with a handshake , there is an inscription " soldier - internationalist ." and down a small shield with the inscription " USSR " . The suspension has a rectangular screw mount and a red ribbon . I show you my badge and the gramota « воину интернационалисту » has been assigned to Podborochinsky Stepan Petrovich Given by the Supreme Soviet is signed (signed print) by President Mikhail Gorbachev and the Secretary - Menteshashvili Tengiz Nikolaevich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) An exellent source of info about posthumous awardings is two volume Book of memory of Soviet soldiers killed in Afghanistan published in 1995 (volume I) and in 1999 (Volume II) by Ministry of Defence of RF. Edited December 14, 2013 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Volume I Volume II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Presentation of the material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Both volumes can be found here (HQ scans of pages) http://www.afgan.ru/memoryafgan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Back to awards Another posthumous Red Banner for private ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Original citation was for Lenin (!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) "... while carring out wounded comrade was fired by insurgents at point-blank range. He died covering wounded with his own body and saved life of a comrade" Edited December 15, 2013 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Nice one!!! I love that ORB. What is the number on the back? I cant really see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 540 147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Very nice example of 3rd class for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR issued in 1988 to Speznaz officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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