Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Papanov Group

[Bob]

Just received a small group which I had managed to acquire at a recent auction:

Lieutenant Colonel Papanov Leonid Fedorovich

Comrade Papanov L.F. participated in the Hasan conflict against the Japanese in 1938, than served throughout the WWII, and finally fought the Japanese again in 1945. After the war, served as the division engineer of 376th Mountain Rifle Division, Turkestan Military District.

Group comes with:

• Order of Lenin # 216831 (based on Echoes of War, awarded approximately late 1952)
• Order of Red Banner # 164539 (based on Echoes of War, probably awarded around 1947 - long service?)
• Order’s Book for the above orders (2 other awards listed, but are missing - see below)
• 1938 “Hasan” Badge with badge booklet
• Medal “For Victory over Japan” with corresponding medal certificate

Supposed to also come with copies of official research from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, including award card (fully confirming his awards), and one citation. Unfortunately they were either lost in the mail or were forgotten to put in the package. I hope they will be found.

Listed but missing:

• Order of Red Star with serial nr 953953 (based on Echoes of War, awarded 1944)
• 2nd class Order of Patriotic War with serial nr 459584 (based on Echoes of War, awarded approximately 1945)

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[Ferdinand]

Seeing as how his privileges started in December 1944, his Red Star is most likely a November 1944 long service award, his Red Banner a November 1947 long service award (#164561 was given to Marshal Rokossovsky that month), and his Lenin a 1952/1953 long service award. His OPW2 is his only "real" award. The citation can be found here: http://www.podvignaroda.ru/?n=29911896

[Bob]

thanks!

[Rogi]

Really cool group even Long Service orders and medals sometimes tell you of the recipient's career and accomplishments Excellent addition to your collection :)

[Paul R]

That is a really cool looking group. It still bums me that they really cheapened some of the high ranking medals by awarding them for long service.

[Bob]

"Loyal to the party of Lenin and Stalin and the home. Politically and morally strengthened. Works very much / hard to improve his professional training, used special attention to the training of officers and other subordinates of his service unit. During the Patriotic War he organized well and properly on the reinforcement of the line of defense. All measures he fulfilled on time and on schedule."

[Bob]

Got the research belonging to this group (finally)