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Im sure the answer to my first question is no, but I will ask anyway.
Q1. Is it possible to research Mongolian orders? I have it in my head that only Soviet orders can be researched is this correct?
I have just bought a Mongolian Polar star order and would be very interested to find out if I could find out more about the recipient.
Q2. Are there any Other commmunist/ Soviet block countries who's orders you can research?
Thanks
Mark
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Hi Mark,
I haven't heard of any research possibilities for Mongolian awards, this of course doesn't mean there is no way to find out details, I just don't know any offhand.
High Polish orders can be researched, for example for the Order of Virtuti Militari there is a special web site for tracing. You can find out if a relative or friend has been awarded this Order.
With the Monte Cassino Cross it is exactly the opposite Official documentation including a list of recipients will never be known. Some records have been located which indicate blocks of crosses by serial number distributed to specific units but not to a lone member of the Polish Army.
The recipiants of the Hero Stars of many of the Soviet Bloc countries has it's own research thread, here the link :
http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/showt...php?t=3143
Once the name has been found it should be possible to find out more details at least in theory.
Eddie.
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Anyone who can reasearch a Sukhe-Bator order from the serial number, please let me know.
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Shane Cook.
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... my understanding from other people is that the Mongolian Award rolls are locked up tight. State Secrets and all....
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Surplus Mongolian awards have started to show up because someone at the mint saw the profit in them. I don't doubt that someday soon, someone at the archives will see the financial incentive to start doing research.
My guess is that they are kept under lock and key because, as in most bureacracies, something is kept hidden only because no one has made the decision to open them up. Once such a decision is made, then I'm sure researchers will start to have access to these records (I think we can all agree that they do exist..why maintain serial numbers on awards if you're not going to keep a record of them?)
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Does anyone know if there have been any breakthroughs in the researching of Mongolian ODM? Will it be possible to research awards in the near future? Also, will it be possible to research civilian awards or only military ones? I am just curious...and hopeful.
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Do you think the Ministry of Defense will open up their records for archival research as well? I think it is interesting that research is available for the civilian orders, since the opposite seems to be the case with Soviet ODM. Have you heard anything about being able to research Polar Stars?
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Pravda Wrote:Do you think the Ministry of Defense will open up their records for archival research as well?
Not in the forseable future. I can do some limited research.
Alexei
