Paul C Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have numbered the awards 1-8. I know 2 of them. 1. Red Star 2. 3. Red Banner of Labor 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. He fought in WWII with the 1159th Howitzer Artillery Regiment and the 173rd Howitzer Artillery Brigade. Any help in Iding the awards is greatly appreciated. He was alive in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 2, 4, 6 and 7 are jubilee/anniversary medals from the period between 1965 and 1975: 2 - Lenin Centenary Medal (Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin") 4 - Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" 6 - Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" 7 - Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Dave, Thanks, Now I can go about finding examples and making a display. Any idea on #5 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 His Victory Over Germany medal is missing. Wonder what else may be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 #5 is the Badge for 25 Years of Victory in the GPW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 #8 is a '70's badge- "For Victory in Socialist Competition". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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