Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel. - Page 15

DougD · 07-17-2003, 03:02 PM

It would be a help. But in generals it sounds like your photo if of vets, who did mount medals on the grey holiday uniform. They were allowed to basically do what they wanted to their uniforms. I saw a fully medalled grey uniform on a retired air force general back in 1998 at the monino air show.

DougD

Tretov · 07-18-2003, 07:57 AM

Here is the pic. They are war veterans, and the general (who is meant to be the "main thing" in the photo) is some kind of honoured citizen of Donetsk (the text in the book said so).

The man in the background, left side, has green service uniform with awards mounted as they would be on the parade uniform.

/Patrik

Tretov · 07-18-2003, 08:00 AM

At the same time, another photo.

/Patrik

Tal Inbar · 07-18-2003, 08:03 AM

Who is the general?

HSU, 2 Lenins, 2 RB, Suvorov 2, Kutozov 2, BK 2 - Very nice!

Tretov · 07-18-2003, 08:08 AM

Looking closer at the man to the left behind the general - seems the shoulderboards are parade version? What a mix =)

/Patrik

charlet · 07-18-2003, 04:10 PM

I'd suggest the uniforms are perfectly correct: the old veteran on the left wears a parade M1958 uniform. The parade jacket is nearly identical to service one, brown havana, except for the gold shoulderboards, the collar tabs with metal and cloth, gold belt and of course...medals in full display. The visor cap has the small pre-1969 crown, the small "hard paper" visor.
very nice pic!!

Tretov · 07-18-2003, 04:33 PM

Hmm... the photo is, however, post-1985.., so would he really use such an old uniform? (I don't say it is impossible, but a uniform gets quite worn by the time?)

/Patrik

charlet · 07-18-2003, 04:39 PM

I'd say yes it is possible...I've other pics of ukrainian veterans with m58 uniforms. The pics are of late 70' early 80', so if the vet takes his vacation before 1969 at 60...15 years of vacation, it gives 1984 year, 75 years old...

Tretov · 07-18-2003, 05:05 PM

This is quite interesting :)

What I was thinking of, primarily, is that the uniform he is wearing seem to be in a very good condition, but if it was made during the 1960-ties, the tunic would be over 20 years old, but his one looks new and nice.

/Patrik

charlet · 07-18-2003, 05:44 PM

made a mistake: the visor cap is a service one

07-17-2003, 03:02 PM	#141
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 50 Posts: 2,060	post a pic. It would be a help. But in generals it sounds like your photo if of vets, who did mount medals on the grey holiday uniform. They were allowed to basically do what they wanted to their uniforms. I saw a fully medalled grey uniform on a retired air force general back in 1998 at the monino air show. DougD

07-18-2003, 08:03 AM	#144
Tal Inbar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Israel Age: 55 Posts: 2,302	Who is the general? HSU, 2 Lenins, 2 RB, Suvorov 2, Kutozov 2, BK 2 - Very nice! __________________ Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, under the leadership of the Communist Party--forward to new victories in the construction of communism!

07-18-2003, 04:10 PM	#146
charlet Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 791	I'd suggest the uniforms are perfectly correct: the old veteran on the left wears a parade M1958 uniform. The parade jacket is nearly identical to service one, brown havana, except for the gold shoulderboards, the collar tabs with metal and cloth, gold belt and of course...medals in full display. The visor cap has the small pre-1969 crown, the small "hard paper" visor. very nice pic!! __________________ Sebastien "a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism" (a well-known german bearbed)

07-18-2003, 04:39 PM	#148
charlet Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 791	I'd say yes it is possible...I've other pics of ukrainian veterans with m58 uniforms. The pics are of late 70' early 80', so if the vet takes his vacation before 1969 at 60...15 years of vacation, it gives 1984 year, 75 years old... __________________ Sebastien "a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism" (a well-known german bearbed)

07-18-2003, 05:44 PM	#150
charlet Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 791	made a mistake: the visor cap is a service one __________________ Sebastien "a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism" (a well-known german bearbed)

07-18-2003, 08:08 AM	#145
Tretov Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Republic of Finland Posts: 1,129	Looking closer at the man to the left behind the general - seems the shoulderboards are parade version? What a mix =) /Patrik

07-18-2003, 04:33 PM	#147
Tretov Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Republic of Finland Posts: 1,129	Hmm... the photo is, however, post-1985.., so would he really use such an old uniform? (I don't say it is impossible, but a uniform gets quite worn by the time?) /Patrik

07-18-2003, 05:05 PM	#149
Tretov Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Republic of Finland Posts: 1,129	This is quite interesting :) What I was thinking of, primarily, is that the uniform he is wearing seem to be in a very good condition, but if it was made during the 1960-ties, the tunic would be over 20 years old, but his one looks new and nice. /Patrik

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