Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel.

[CtahhR]

The Badge Of Honour to someone with the XV Badge. It would be interesting to find out just why it was awarded. Possibly a long service award?

[aviator]

Originally Posted by Bill Garvy

Perhaps "unusual" is not the correct word. I see two Red Stars, an Order of the Patriotic War, but can't determine if it's 1st or 2nd Class, an NKVD/KGB Badge, the Badge of Honor you mention, a Victory over Germany, but I can not determine the last two on the right. Are they campaign medals? Sorry for my terrible eyesight. . .

The last two on tre right are jubilee medals: "In the Memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow" and "30th Anniversary of Soviet Army and Fleet".

Originally Posted by CtahhR

The Badge Of Honour to someone with the XV Badge. It would be interesting to find out just why it was awarded. Possibly a long service award?

No, I don't think that the Badge of Honour is a long service award. For long service it could be Combat merits medal, Red Star, Red Banner or Lenin, - not the Badge of Honour.
And the badge is not XV. It is just "Honoured NKVD officer" or something like that. There were many variations of this badge.
I think, the Badge of Honour was given to him because of his duty position.

[CtahhR]

It is a bit of a mystery but isn't it possible it could be a long service award with the reshuffling of the NKVD into MGB and MVD and so on that what may have started as an "armed" or "military" position in 1945 may well have been a "civil service" position post 1946? I know "secret police" types were awarded what is commonly seen as "labour" awards post 1946.

I've never looked at a Badge Of Honour and thought of NKVD before.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by CtahhR

It is a bit of a mystery but isn't it possible it could be a long service award with the reshuffling of the NKVD into MGB and MVD and so on that what may have started as an "armed" or "military" position in 1945 may well have been a "civil service" position post 1946? I know "secret police" types were awarded what is commonly seen as "labour" awards post 1946.

I've never looked at a Badge Of Honour and thought of NKVD before.

I think, we can only suppose here. He is wearing the uniform on the photo, so it is not a secret that he is not a civilian. Once I saw the Red Banner, given to NKVD officer for 20-year service.
However, my stepfather, an MVD major, was awarded the civil "Veteran of Labour" medal in 1980-s.

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

A nice image of an unidentified HSU Admiral.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Another fine example.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

I count five.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Auke]

Originally Posted by slava1stclass

Gents,

A nice image of an unidentified HSU Admiral.

Regards,

slava1stclass

That's Filipp Oktyabrsky, wartime commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Get your sunglasses on. Triple HSL Ye. P. Slavskiy is out to blind you...

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Dat Nguyen]

Originally Posted by slava1stclass

Gents,

Get your sunglasses on. Triple HSL Ye. P. Slavskiy is out to blind you...

Regards,

slava1stclass

Just did a little reading on this guy .... He came up with a mobile atomic power station mounted on tracks. Think I am kidding? Have a look:

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