Medal "For Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".

[CtahhR]

This document was awarded in April 1946 to Junior Sergeant Grigorij Andreevich Shishkin by the newly formed Ministry Of Internal Affairs.

[capazo]

Thank you, MVD is the same as NKVD?

[CtahhR]

The MVD was a renamed NVKD. They covered all internal affairs such as Police, Fire Fighters and also had an Armed force. At the time not responsible for state security (NKGB and MGB were).

[SergioV]

Gentlemen, I show you my Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
accompanied by a common document, and the rare red doc.


the normal doc

Assigned to:
Старшина ...... Petty officer
Олиниченко ...... Olinichenko
Леонтий ...... Leontij
Илларионовичч ...... Illarionivich

Awarded by:
Military Commissariat in the area Varvarovsky

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About the Red Doc Legend has it, that this special document was assigned
to all the soldiers who took part in the Military Parade of Victory, which took place June 24, 1945 in Moscow.

The Red one

Assigned to:
Гвардии майор инженерной службы ...... Guard Major Engineering Services
Восканян ...... Voskanyan
Арутюн ...... Arutiun
Геворкович ...... Gevorkovich

Awarded by:
Начальник управления кадров БТ и МВКА ...... Head of Cadre Armoured and Mechanised Forces of the Red Army
Генерал-майор танковых войск ...... Major-General of the Tank Forces
Сафонов ...... Safonov

[Bill Garvy]

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany awarded to Jakov Ivanovich Onufrievich on January 26th, 1946, and signed by Hero of the Soviet Union Guards Colonel Ivan Savelich Bulaenko, Serial #B0323972.

[CtahhR]

Here is a 29th July 1946 awarded example to Lieutenant Georgij Mihajlovich Tikanadze by Maharadze Regional Military Commissariat GSSR.

A little research shows that he was a Commander in the 889th Rifle Regiment, 197th Rifle Division and was wounded to "Invalid 2nd Class" on 4th November 1944 by Sandomierz in Poland. A wound for which he received a Red Star in 1947 from the Stalin RMC of Tbilisi.

[Bill Garvy]

[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Guards Junior Lieutenant Vladimir Yefimovich Yevtushek on February 18th, 1947 and signed by the Commander and Hero of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Alekseevich Kolesnikov, of the 35th Guards Gdynia Red Banner Rifle Regiment, Serial #Ch0230026.

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Major Viktor Nikolayevich Petrov on December 31st, 1945 and signed the Commander and Hero of the Soviet Union, Galaktion Eliseevich Alpaidze, of the 972nd Howitzer Artillery Regiment, Serial #Zh0171556.
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[Bill Garvy]

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany (red hard-covered variant) issued to Senior Lieutenant Igor Viktorovich Tikhonov on June 5th, 1946, signed by Lieutenant-General Zaporozhets, North Caucasus Military Council, Serial #00051881.

[Bill Garvy]

[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Private Idiya Semenovna Rybalevska on April 25th, 1948, signed by Major and Hero of the Soviet Union Yakov Tikhonovich Nikonenko, Serial #P032165.

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Private Ivan Fedorovich Kulimov (?) on January 5th, 1946, signed by Guards Major General and Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Mikhailovich Nekrasov, Commander of the 68th Guards Division, Serial #Zh0176568.
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[Auke]

Private Ivan Fedorovich Kulimov (?)

His last name seems to be Kulishov (Кулишов).