Red Star.

[Stepanovich]

Thank you....Can you give me an opinion as to when this would have been awarded?
Steve

[Kirchgoens]

82,xxx - If I was a bettin' man (after looking in EOW), I'd say it was issued on 30 December 1948, or less likely most any date in mid/late 40's. It seems like these non-combat awards were often issued on given days (I guess a big awards ceremony or an "honors list"?) in the various republics at certain times of the year. As an example, Christmas Day was a big favorite awards day for labor awards in the UzSSR from what I've seen in award booklets from the 60's through the 80's.

Also, this could additionally easily be a long service award. If so, I think there may be many other awards (Lenins, Red Banners, Red Stars, and CSM's) given on the same day. Then again, who really knows without a doc or some sort of research?

...Brian

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Here are the photos of the backs of my MZPP Stars.

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Second group

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