Soviet Honored Railwayworker Badge

[NavyFCO]

I'm a big dummy... I was posting some photos for on the thread about wound stripes and had totally forgotten that my wound-in-the-mouth fellow had also gotten one of these badges! This is a real beaut... take a look!

[NavyFCO]

The reverse, shot #1...

[NavyFCO]

The reverse with screw...

[NavyFCO]

His document. Note the badge number.

[NavyFCO]

Here's the happy fellow in a photo dated 1989, though it looks much older than that, wearing his badge on his uniform. No wound stripes though...

[Chuck In Oregon]

Good Evening

I'm new here, so let me say hello.

This small group all came together. The recipient was from Tbilisi, Georgia. The reverses and the inside of the two documents will follow.

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

Here are the reverses.

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

... and the two documents.

Regards to all,

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

Here is another small railway set, with documents. Reverses and interiors to follow. We are occasionally reminded that the Udarnik badge isn't a railway-specific badge at all. Granted, but many railwaymen did receive them.

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

... and here are the reverses -- yes, one is held on with a small nut -- and the interiors of the documents.

Regards, Chuck

[Guest Rick Research]

Ahhhhhhh! Welcome!

What's the number and date on that Red Banner of Labor? That would seem to fall under the regulations of 28 July 1949 for decorations to railways workers for long service--

making the Red Banner of Labor for 20 years. So that gives you an approximate working life/age for the recipient, there.

I love those silver badges!!!!

Who is stating that the Udarnik badges were NOT exclusibvely railways? they were issued by the Peoples' Commissariat/Ministry of Railways and I've never seen one that wasn't and was not to a railways employee.

If I am reading those right, your first one, awarded 10 June 1941, is number 55,089 but the later one (thrifty fellow used same photo 1943 and 1946) #45,886 was bestowed on 15 September 1943! THAT throws trying to date undocumented badges out the window!

[Chuck In Oregon]

Here is another small railway group. Reverses and interiors of documents will follow.

[Chuck In Oregon]

... and the reverses.

[Chuck In Oregon]

... and the interiors of the documents.

Enjoy.

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

And, of course, another late-era version. This one is an orphan, no document.

Chuck

[Chuck In Oregon]

<quote>Ahhhhhhh! Welcome!

What's the number and date on that Red Banner of Labor? That would seem to fall under the regulations of 28 July 1949 for decorations to railways workers for long service--making the Red Banner of Labor for 20 years. So that gives you an approximate working life/age for the recipient, there.

I love those silver badges!!!!

Who is stating that the Udarnik badges were NOT exclusibvely railways? they were issued by the Peoples' Commissariat/Ministry of Railways and I've never seen one that wasn't and was not to a railways employee.

If I am reading those right, your first one, awarded 10 June 1941, is number 55,089 but the later one (thrifty fellow used same photo 1943 and 1946) #45,886 was bestowed on 15 September 1943! THAT throws trying to date undocumented badges out the window!

[Guest Rick Research]

The 1953 award date coincides nicely with the previous 20 January 1947 regulations, which would have bestowed a Valiant Labor Medal (in its own Medals Book) circa 1948 for 15 years railways service.

If there are Udarnik documents to non-Railways personnel it would be great to see who (State Security aside) might have gotten them. We learn, in the void of reliable secondary references, by showing each other our primary materials! The Honored Railway Employee, for instance, seems from photographic evidence to have been given as an "honorary" badge to military railways personnel who were not career civilian railwaymen. I can recall a documented one of those sold some years back to a State Security officer-- and we don't want to think what THEY were doing along the tracks!

[Chuck In Oregon]

The 1953 award date coincides nicely with the previous 20 January 1947 regulations, which would have bestowed a Valiant Labor Medal (in its own Medals Book) circa 1948 for 15 years railways service.

If there are documents to non-Railways personnl it would be great to see who (State Security aside) might have gotten them. We learn, in the void of reliable secondary references, by showing each other our primary materials!

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Regarding the medal box, this group did come with a red medal box, too. I just didn't mention it. The three badges are mounted to the inside of the box and the RBL and ID book were inside. No Valiant Labor, though.

Chuck

[Chris S]

This is a badge for the Trans Siberian Railway built in the 20ties and 30ties....not quite an honoured Railway badge but even harder to come by.

Chris

[Alfred]

And, of course, another late-era version. This one is an orphan, no document.

Chuck

Chuck,

what is the serial number on the railroad badge with the suspension. Till today, I only saw screwback versions, no

pinback versions.

regards

Andreas

Edited December 3, 2005 by Alfred

[Chuck In Oregon]

Chuck,

what is the serial number on the railroad badge with the suspension. Till today, I only saw screwback versions, no

pinback versions.

regards

Andreas

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Hello Andreas

That one is s/n 168444. I have another, s/n 124499.

Chuck

[Alfred]

Thanks Chuck,

168.444 it?s the highest number I have observed and it?s the first pinback type I see.

Somewhere between 135.164 and 168.444 they must have changed from screwback to pinback

suspension.

best regards

Andreas

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

Following is the Excellent Railway Worker badge, #28228 awarded to Engineer Col. Ivan Sergeevic Osetsky along with it?s award book.

Among other positions, Engineer Col. Osetsky served as commander 1st Railroad Maintenance Unit of the Front, Stalingrad Front, Asst. HQ commander in charge of railroad troops combat readiness, 1st Ukrainian Front and finished the war as HQ commander , 45th Railroad Bde.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[Wild Card]

Col. Osetsky's badge.

[Wild Card]

Award book.