Guest Rick Research Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Here's Prague, for a 60th anniversary to the day threadGuards Lieutenant Colonel Valentin Dmitrievich Yakimov of the 389th Guards "Order of the REd Banner" Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment received this medal on 5 February 1946, for moving in on the day the Czech uprising threw the Germans out... and the war OFFICIALLY ended in Europe. The document was signed by regimental commander, Hero of the Soviet Union Akaky Konstantinovich Bukiya (1916-1974). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Lieutenant Colonel Yakimov also received the Capture of Budapest Medal, processed on the same day in 1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 60 years today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 A typical civilian dress ribbon bar worn by a former Partisan who entered Prague on 9 May 1945, still living between 1988 and 1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Here's my Liberation of Warsaw Medal (Variation 2): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I will post my Liberation of Belgrade, when it arrives Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Here's a Warsaw award booklet, to same recipient as in Capture of Berlin thread, Intendance (paymaster) branch Guards Major Dmitry Aleksandrovich Muller (an ethnic German), signed by Lt Col Siich, Chief Paymaster of the Baku Military District.WHO signed these books is often an indication of what the recipient was, should no rank have been enetered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Today finally arrived a new group, i was waiting for and part of the group was this Liberation of Belgrade Medal, a Variation 2 with a U-shaped ring, not mentioned in Pauls book, but perfectly ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Document issued to Captain Aleksandr Andreevich Gavrilenko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Very nice Gerd :food-smiley-004: Where'd ya find it e-bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Nope, its part of a group. I found it on WAF estand :food-smiley-004: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Belgrade is a RARE medal-- lucky you got his group, since this one does not bear his rank. Thinking of that, I had sloppily inferred that my Muller, above, was a Paymaster, because he was in the Intendance Branch-- as was Gavrilenko. Yet Gavrilenko, from his personnel records, seems to have been in the food/supply end of "administration," and I have NO clue what section Muller was in. I should be consitent when unknown and just call an Intendant an Intendant.This booklet was signed by a Guards LtCol, with nice clear stamp of the 11th Guards Army "Department of Cadres." That was in the Baltic Military District when this was issued. This Army had not been involved at Belgrade, but Gavrilenko was, from his personnel records-- explaining such mysterious issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus H Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Here's a few of mine, I've neglected the Russian medals for years now and need to add a few more to this 'set' as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Here's a few of mine, I've neglected the Russian medals for years now and need to add a few more to this 'set' as such.←WOW ... nice Marcus ... P.S. .. I'm expecting about (11) shhhh .... in about 2 weeks .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus H Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Ooooh 11 !!!! What sorts are you getting I can't wait to have a look at those, I need to fish all my Russian bits and bobs out. I 've probably 20 plus more Russian medals but just the 'available' find every where sorts. Still luv them though..it's of kind relaxing not to collect these mint or in bloody boxes and packets LOL KrMarcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Here is one more addition that I got in today:Liberation of Prague Medal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) Finally got the Rare Liberation of Belgrade in the mail today from Alexei (mentioned in the Defense thread). This completes the Capture / Defense and Liberation Sets.This is a Variation 1 type ... Edited October 18, 2005 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Finally got the Rare Liberation of Belgrade in the mail today from Alexei (mentioned in the Defense thread). This completes the Capture / Defense and Liberation Sets.This is a Variation 1 type ...Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 This medal crossed today my way, and I couldn?t resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 as the price was okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Nice. Good to see an actually worn one of this variation, as all the others, i have seen, were mint or close to mint. Here is yours compared to mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 reverse. I will try to make photos or mine, as the scans are a little shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Here is my Belgrad medal. It comes from a French estate and actually comes from an old Parisian collection from a French policeman who was on duty for his minister in Baku. Unfortunately I have no document with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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