Glory.

[ANZAC]

A question on the so called 'catch up awards'.

An award was recommended in 1944, why does it take so long e.g. 30+ years to actually be awarded? Can Soviet awards be awarded Posthumously?

ANZAC

[desantnik]

A question on the so called 'catch up awards'.

An award was recommended in 1944, why does it take so long e.g. 30+ years to actually be awarded? Can Soviet awards be awarded Posthumously?

ANZAC

Catch-up awards exist because bureaucracies are human, regulations change over time (i.e. awards originally were not given solely for wounds and later wounded vets could apply for awards for wounds 20+ years after the fact), and I'm sure after the successful conclusion of the war, a vet was more concerned about making his way home to his loved ones after the war ASAP then sticking around to get his medal, and then his opinion changed after seeing all his buds walking around with their decorations. This is very common among USSR awards.

Hi Paul,

Which one ? Can you tell it (if there is no pb with the owner...) ?

Cheers.

Ch.

slava1class openly posted it on the forum, but no details like s/n, citation, etc. He said he would publish information about it in an upcoming book.

[Esteban_cool]

Can Soviet awards be awarded Posthumously?
ANZAC

Yes, they were.

[ANZAC]

Thanks for the info everyone.
Another question on Orders of Glory...Were they awarded for wounds received in battle (e.g. Purplr Heart style) or were they stricly awarded for deeds on the battlefield or both??

ANZAC

[Taz]

Anzac.

The Order of Glory was awarded to privates and NCOs of the Red Army, and also junior lieutenants in the Air Force, for feats of valour, courage, and fearlessness in combat for the Soviet Motherland.
For wounds in Battle wound stripes were awarded. See Post #2 of this thread.

http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/showt...ght=sniper

The statute listed 32 combat merits for which the Order of Glory could be awarded.
The right to award the Order of Glory 3rd Class was given to formation commanders of brigade and higher, Orders of Glory 2nd Class to army or flotilla commanders, and the Ist Class of the order could be awarded only by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of USSR.
Awardings of the Order of Glory continued from November 1943 to the summer of 1945.
In this period 980000 were awarded the 3rd Class, 46000 2nd Class and 2562 full cavaliers of the order of Glory including four women.
One who received all three Classes was called "polniy kavaler ordenov slavy" (full Cavalier of the Order of Glory).

regards Eddie.

[ANZAC]

Thanks Eddie,......and so starts my education in Soviet Orders!

Brendan

[Taz]

Hi Brendan,

Your welcome.

I have to add its a never ending process this learning ;) But the forum here helps us all.

Eddie.

[ANZAC]

Thanks guys for the information.

So now I have to ask....which is the rarer numbers, pre 1945 or post 1945?

ANZAC

[Lapa]

ANZAC,

I am not sure that is how it works :)

Marc

[ANZAC]

I know there a couple of variations on Order of Glory 3. Other than the clock face and the time showing, rings on the reverse is there any other characteristics that can tell what variation it is? For example, if the award is well worn and the clock face has been worn off.

ANZAC:confused: