02-01-2010, 11:34 PM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2010, 07:02 PM by EricFG.)
The third. I haven't translated this yet but the seller gave me this list of all the documents:
Battle at the City of Shopron (Hungary)
Battle for Galats (Romania)
"Great Budapest Battle" - SW sector
"Great Budapest Battle" - general destruction of the enemy
Battle for the Dunai - destruction tank armies
Battle for the Dunai - taking of some cities
Battle for Austria
The cover: УЧАСТНИКУ БОЕВ ЗА БРАИЛОВ Румыния - To the PARTICIPANT of FIGHTS FOR Brailov, Romania (which is now in Ukraine, I believe)
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-01-2010, 11:38 PM (This post was last modified: 02-06-2010, 10:29 PM by EricFG.)
The fourth. Dated the day before Christmas 1944....
Hard to believe this got only one bid on eBay. I saw it listed initially and tossed in a very low minimum bid just to keep track of it figuring 10 GPW documents would go for some descent dough.
The cover: I can't translate it because of the lower case. All I can make out is Budapest.
Inside:
За отличные боевые действия по прорыву сильно укрепленной обороны противника юго-западнее Будапешта и за овладение городами Секешфехервар и гвардии
For excellent operations on breaking of strongly strengthened defence of the opponent Southwest (of?) Budapest and for mastering by the cities of Szekesfehervar and guards
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
And the fifth.
It says on the cover:
"УЧАСТНИКУ ВЕЛИКОЙ БУАДПЕШТСКОЙ БИТВЫ" - TO THE PARTICIPANT OF GREAT BUADPESHTSKY FIGHT
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-01-2010, 11:47 PM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2010, 07:29 PM by EricFG.)
The sixth.
For the battle on the Дунаем (Дунай) (Danube)
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-01-2010, 11:51 PM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2010, 07:31 PM by EricFG.)
Lucky number seven. Our hero Chinskiy has made it seven months on the front lines without becoming a terminal casualty. Good luck indeed.
The cover: УЧАСТНИКУ БИТВЫ ЗА ДУНАЕМ - TO THE PARTICIPANT OF FIGHT BEYOND DANUBE
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-01-2010, 11:57 PM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2010, 07:41 PM by EricFG.)
Eight. Hungary, April Fool's Day, 1945.
The cover: УЧАСТНИКУ БОЕВ ЗА ГОРОД ШОПРОН Венгрия - To the PARTICIPANT of FIGHTS FOR the City of Sopron Hungary.
Sopron is in the extreme North-West corner area of Hungary, on the border with Austria.
Franz Liszt and Béla Bartók were from Sopron.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-02-2010, 12:05 AM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2010, 08:28 PM by EricFG.)
Number nine. Two days later. The cover: УЧАСТНИКУ БОЕВ В АВСТРИИ - TO THE PARTICIPANT OF FIGHTS IN AUSTRIA.
Inside specifics:
За отличные боевые действия по овладению на территории Австрии промышленным городом и крупным железнодорожным узлом Винер Нойштадт и городами Эйзенштадт, Неункирхен, Глоггснит-важными опорными пунктами немцев на подступах к вене-гвардии
For excellent operations on mastering in territory of Austria an industrial city both a large railway junction Wiener Nojshtadt and the cities of Eisenstadt, Neunkirchen, and Gloggnitz-important strong points of Germans on the approches to Vienna guards
These nine documents came with a Bulgarian government issued award booklet (dated in '53 I think (posted in the Bulgarian section earlier today)) for their GPW '44/'45 medal again issued to Chinskiy.
Enjoy.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
