Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Look what I'm looking at dealing for ..... this slope has got to be the most slippery one out there).
Stogieman Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Skeletor!Geez Darrell, where the heck are you finding this stuff?
Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Yeah Darrell... What's your secret? DocWell ... I must say he loves to taunt me with these goodies. He labelled the above two files as DROOL1.jpg and DROOL2.jpg.He is very cruel when it comes to teasing me .. I will say that
Guest Rick Research Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Ooooooo, I wish you had a SCANNER!!!!!I cannot read the stamp-- "Higher SOMETHING."Can we get a concensus on what his NAME is to go onwards-- Boris Nikolaevich is no problem, but last name Ushinsky? Uminsky? Utinsky? Chminsky? Chtinsky?Also would like to zoooooom in on photo--book refers to him as Polkovnik-- COLONEL, yet tabs show a MAJOR-- 2 bricks for rank, not the three of 1938.The fading on the book from being pressed around the photo, the vestigal stamp lines on the photo... all say to me this is a perfectly good award Book--but I wonder if I am seeing the original style 1938 Medal "off camera right," meaning this may be a LATER book, with him having received it and wearing it, and yet the photo at a lower rank than when the newer Book was filled in with his ? circa 1940 rank.I didn't find anuthing on Steen Ammentorp's Generals website-- I suppose he could have been killed (or shot) in 1941 and never made General during the war.I assume this is the seller's imagery? Can you get in closer and better focussed when it arrives? I think this one could be VERY interesting if deciphered!
Guest Rick Research Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 This is the "Look Comrade, I Survived The Great Purge" Medal. Officially referred to as the 1938 "Jubilee" of the Workers And Peasants Red Army Medal, it is actually for continuous service since 1918 (with some cheating for other categories of recipients). About 37,000 or so awarded.
Bob Hunter Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Some of us have a natural immunity to this deadly affliction...
Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 I assume this is the seller's imagery? Can you get in closer and better focussed when it arrives? I think this one could be VERY interesting if deciphered!Rick, yes they are his. I am hoping to receive some closer pics of the medal itself (obv and rev). I can maybe ask if he knows answers to your questions
Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Some of us have a natural immunity to this deadly affliction... I do believe Bob has some other affilictions ... a Imperial Medal Bar here and there
Stogieman Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Ha! Drool is about right.... I'm missing one to a State Security guy... I have his Red Banner. Tough to find a real one.
NavyFCO Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 You know, my advice... Were it me, I would wait and save my money a bit more to buy one with the original suspension with numbered screw nut. As this is, you don't know if the dealer (or someone else) added the medal to the document. I think it's worth it for the extra money to buy everything matching.Dave
Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 You know, my advice... Were it me, I would wait and save my money a bit more to buy one with the original suspension with numbered screw nut. As this is, you don't know if the dealer (or someone else) added the medal to the document. I think it's worth it for the extra money to buy everything matching.DaveHi Dave. Appreciate your thoughts. Everything you say is true. Only thing, I dont see these guys come around often with award booklets. Like any medal that has no serial number, mix and matches can (and have) happened. I trust the source as I'm sure most here do as well.I would take his word that this pair belongs together
Nota_Bene Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Gentlemen,I am the person selling this medal and document, so let me try to answer some of your questions.As with any T2 RKKA medal there is absolutely no guarantee that this medal indeed goes with this particular document. The person's name is Colonel Ushinsky, Boris Nikolaevitch. The stamp is from "Vistrel" Courses. Indeed he never made a General, apparently because he was an ex-Czarist officer. During the WII he commanded the 265th Infantry Division for a brief period (looks like one day only) in June 1942, and again in 1942-1944.Some additional information about him could be found:http://samsv.narod.ru/Div/Sd/sd265/main.htmlhttp://www.iremember.ru/medics/samohvalova...ohvalova1_r.htmhttp://www.duel.ru/200432/?32_6_2http://avia.lib.ru/bibl/1036/01.htmlHope this helps,Alexei
Guest Darrell Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Alexei,Glad to see you here Thanks for bringing forward some information .. appreciated
Ed_Haynes Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Welcome aboard, Alexei! Good to see you here. You'll see some familiar goodies on various threads, I'm sure. Ed
Riley1965 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) Alexie, It is so good to see you here I will echo everybody's sentiments!! Doc Edited April 20, 2006 by Riley1965
rboomsma Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!AlexeiGood to see you here Alexei
Guest Darrell Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Well guys ... Alexei was kind enough to sell this group. I should receive it in the next week to 10 days. At that time I can post some closer pics for Rick to drool over
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