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Old 04-04-2005, 08:42 PM   #1
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Dear All,

I just saw this photo, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Teper.jpg, uploaded on the Wikipedia page dealing with the Order of the Red Banner (Military). I notice he has many Orders of the GPW, but no Order of Lenin's. Is something fishy here?
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Old 04-05-2005, 04:42 PM   #2
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Zach,

Not really, he must have been pretty low in the Red Army hierarchy and got several of the standard soldiers' awards.

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Dear All,

I just saw this photo, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Teper.jpg, uploaded on the Wikipedia page dealing with the Order of the Red Banner (Military). I notice he has many Orders of the GPW, but no Order of Lenin's. Is something fishy here?
Zach,

Just wondering . . .

What made you question the lack of an Order of Lenin?

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Old 04-08-2005, 08:10 AM   #4
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Actually that looks like a very "sexy" group that I'd like to research! I see that he's a Stalingrad vet who went into Berlin. I'm betting he was probably a junior officer, and chances are that he was artillery. I'd love the chance to interview the fellow - I bet his stories are amazing!

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Here's the guy's bio. I told you he was an artillery junior officer!!!

Iosif Zeusovich "Ios" Teper (born July 12, 1915), Soviet war veteran, was born in Odessa, Ukraine, which was then part of the Russian Empire. He worked on a collective farm until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, when he joined the Red Army. He served until June 1947.

Teper started the war as a platoon commander and finished it in the Divisional Artillery Intelligence group as a Captain. Because of his short stature, Teper was employed as a forward observer for the artillery, at great personal risk, and was wounded three times. At one time he stood in freezing water for three days while watching the German lines before a Soviet advance. He fought at the Battle of Stalingrad, then took part in the liberation of Ukraine and Belarus before advancing into Poland in the army of Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky.


After the fall of Warsaw he took part in the advance from the Vistula to the Oder, where he took part in the capture of Frankfurt-on-Oder, and then in the fierce fighting that led to the fall of Berlin in April 1945. He engaged in hand-to-hand fighting in the suburbs of Berlin, and was present at the capture of the Reichstag. After the fall of Berlin Teper's his unit advanced to the west, and met up with American forces on May 1.

Teper was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the highest Soviet war decoration, for his conduct during the battle for Berlin. He also holds the Order of the Second World War 1st Degree, the Order of the Red Star, the Defence of Stalingrad Medal, the Liberation of Warsaw Medal, the Capture of Berlin Medal and the Zhukov Medal. He also holds medals marking the 20th, 40th and 50th anniversaries of the Soviet victory, and marking the 50th, 60th and 70th anniversaries of the founding of the Red Army. He also holds an Israeli medal given to Jewish veterans of the Red Army.

After the war Teper he spent two years on occupation duties in eastern Germany, and at one time administered the town of Halle. He was then demobilised and returned home to Odessa, where he held positions in the collective farm administration until his retirement. After the fall of the Soviet Union, disillusioned with increasing anti-Semitism in Ukraine, he migrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia, where he now lives. He is Vice-President of the Victorian Association of Veterans of World War II from the Ex-Soviet Union.
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Great bio!! Thanks Dave
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Zach,

Just wondering . . .

What made you question the lack of an Order of Lenin?

-Sean
Dear Sean,

I figgured that with many Order of the Red Stars, I thought she should have at least one Order of Lenin.

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Dave, how did you get to interview this gentleman?
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Dave, how did you get to interview this gentleman?

I never did. I'd like to though!
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Teper was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the highest Soviet war decoration, for his conduct during the battle for Berlin.
Is it true ?
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and the Zhukov Medal.
What do you need to qualifying for this Post-War medal ?
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