The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum  
  • Serial Numbers Database 2.0
Enter Here

vBClassified Featured Listings
Echoes of War
Seeking following Soviet campaign medals for ..,
Echoes of War

Go Back   The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum > Soviet Awards Forums > General And Slightly Off Topic Talk > General Talk Archive

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 10-09-2003, 07:53 PM   #1
Ed_Haynes
Senior Member
 
Ed_Haynes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Earth, USA, SC
Posts: 123
Non-Soviet Cosmonauts.

So far as I know, Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma, Indian Air Force, received no special pilot's badge for his mission on Soyuz T-11 (3-11 April 1984). He did receive HSL and Order of Lenin.

He (and the Soviet crewmen - Colonel Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev, Soviet Air Force, and Engineer Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov) received the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest decoration for non-combat gallantry) (~George Cross). This was a HIGHLY IRREGULAR award and required special alteration of the statutes for the Ashoka Chakra. It was -- and is -- immensely controversial.

Awards of the the next level of civilian gallantry award (the Kirti Chakra) were also made to the backup crew (Indian and Soviet alike -- and were even more highly controversial). And, persunably, some Soviet awards came in the other direction?

I hope to see (and photograph) Sharma's awards the next time in India.

Ed Haynes
Ed_Haynes is offline  
 

Bookmarks


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



12 Inches of Distinguished Flying Cross Replacement Ribbon picture

12 Inches of Distinguished Flying Cross Replacement Ribbon

$6.00



Ribbon for the Iraq King Faisel II Enthronement medal - 1953 picture

Ribbon for the Iraq King Faisel II Enthronement medal - 1953

$7.00



Military Full Size New USAF Air Force Small Arms Marksman Expert Ribbon 3H2 picture

Military Full Size New USAF Air Force Small Arms Marksman Expert Ribbon 3H2

$2.00



Army Service Medal and Ribbon picture

Army Service Medal and Ribbon

$22.95



12 Inches of Legion of Merit Replacement Ribbon picture

12 Inches of Legion of Merit Replacement Ribbon

$6.00



12 Inches of Army Distinguished Service Medal Replacement Ribbon picture

12 Inches of Army Distinguished Service Medal Replacement Ribbon

$6.00



American Campaign Ribbon picture

American Campaign Ribbon

$1.55



Ribbon of St George Георгиевская лента WW2 FAST SHIPPING FROM US 60 cm (23inch) picture

Ribbon of St George Георгиевская лента WW2 FAST SHIPPING FROM US 60 cm (23inch)

$4.50



NAVY/USMC COMBAT ACTION COMMEMORATIVE RIBBON CERTIFICATE ~ W/PRINTING T-1 picture

NAVY/USMC COMBAT ACTION COMMEMORATIVE RIBBON CERTIFICATE ~ W/PRINTING T-1

$15.16



Ribbon Mounting Bar Triple Brass For Three Ribbons or Medals picture

Ribbon Mounting Bar Triple Brass For Three Ribbons or Medals

$2.25




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:05 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright ©2011 Arthur G. Bates III