Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel.

[DougD]

It does seem shorter, but I am going on the idea that it was field made or made by him. I just can't think of what else it could be.

DD

[matteti]

Thanks to get interested in the photo I posted. I tried to get bigger photo of the "wound bar/ribbon bar?" for you to have a better look.

To me the zoomed image doesn't look like a ribbon bar.

[vikingraider1]

Since we are in the photos and I found few people to answer me, I am going ahead with another pciture. I don't have any date or info at the back of that photo.
It seems to be shortly post-war because of the victory over germany medal and ribbon bar. The soldier on the left also has same gymnastorka model as the one on the picture in post 1 of that thread.

I was wondering why the man on the right doesn't have shoulder board and has pants with different shape that the soldier on the left. He also has a ribbon bar for medal. Can he be a partisan? (If I remember correctly, Partisan were wearing uniform but with no rank insigna).

The bloke on the right is wearing a M1943 service tunic and I would say that the medals are "Medal for Combat Service" and "Victory Over Germany". As for him being a partisan, it is not impossible but I would have thought that most partisans would have worn civillian clothing with medals attached. Could be wrong though.

[Kim]

The "thing" on the chest of the first guy can only be a ribbon. As it's mirror reversed and the only allowed cloth on your left side are ribbons. Wound stripes are always worn on the right side of your chest. My guess would be a Victory over Germany medal, even if you can't make the stripes out.

The other photo could be taken after the war, as mattei writes. Then this could be a guy who recently left the army. It was common to keep your uniform and wear it shortly after the war. The only modification was that you removed the shoulder boards.

I don't think he was a partisan just because he hasn't got any shoulder boards. But I guess none of us can say that they know for sure... :)

/Kim

[DougD]

I took this from an issue of Zeughaus I was looking through...shows Col.General Tribnikov wearing his Tsarist awards on his M1945 Victory Parade uniform...I think its a great shot for that reason!

DD

[slava1stclass]

DougD,

Great picture. The good Col Gen just so happens to be a Full Cavalier of the Order of St. George (all four classes!). The ribbon color scheme is the exact same as that used for the Order of Glory during the GPW.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[vikingraider1]

How come he managed to survive the purges of the 1930s? I would have thought his Tsarist ceredentials would have made him a prime candidate for the chop.

[otlichnik]

Funny, I also have a photo of Vitruk. He does not have the Hero of Yugoslavia in that photo but I found one on the web with him wearing it.

I also have a Hero of Yugoslavia but not his - to a Yugoslav.

Unlike what was said in a thread above the Hero of Yugoslavia is not gold - only the first few ones (type 1) were. The vast majority are issued since the mid-50s and are type 3. They are not solid gold.

Shawn

[slava1stclass]

Shawn,

The original hard copy photo I have of Vitruk wearing the Yugoslav order is the one you refer to as having seen on the web. My other original photo of him shows him "reviewing documents" with two field grade Soviet aviation officers in front of the nose of an IL-2 Shturmovik. He's wearing his field uniform with the majority of his screwback orders attached. It's a great period shot.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[kameli]

Real one?


The seller tells:
"Purchased from a UK dealer as belonging to Cosmonaut M. Hermaszewski... Hermaszewski being the only Polish cosmonaut to date. Unfortunately, I found another Hermaszewski tunic for sale on Ebay recently, so I now have my doubts as to this group's authenticity. Despite this, the group makes an impressive display and comes with a couple of items that are unique... 1. A book entitled Commandants of the Fledgling Eagle School with a good biography of Hermaszewski in Polish and English 2. A signed presentation photograph of Hermaszewski in uniform, wearing his Lt. Col.'s tunic with insignia. The inscription is to a Knorr, a well known Soviet test pilot. This tunic bears a name tag (a similar name tag is shown in the book being worn by a commandant), and would date to around 1980 when Hermaszewski commanded the Fledgling Eagles school. The tunic has a scarce Polish Cosmonaut Badge in silver (Polish made... one dealer has this badge listed at $300US). All the expensive medals on the tunic are tailor's type copies, one is Polish maker marked. The other medals appear to be issued items. The group includes medals, the book, autographed photo, pants, shirt, tie, and cap. "

The picture: