Naval Guards Badge

[new world]

Does anyone know what's that this Hero SU sailor has right under two GPW orders?

It looks like a suspension from some award. What does it mean?

[Art]

That signifies that the sailor served on a vessel honored by the "guards" designation.

[new world]

Why didn't they use the traditional Guards badge for him?

[Nota Bene]

New World,

The Navy was developing this badge independently from the Army, and in 1943 they had already replaced it with the standard issue.

Alexei

[desantnik]

What may not be evident from photos or descriptions is the wider orange-black ribbon is from the rimless Soviet naval "Donald Duck" hat and not the typical, run-of-the-mill Victory over Germany Medal (or Order of Glory) ribbon.

I included below the ordinary St. George/Order of Glory/Victory over Germany Medal ribbon both for scale and comparison.

[ph3s]

Today I come across , Guard badge for Navy :). was reading Airapetyan's book.
Sorry my ignorance, never heard of those, just in case, Airapetyan is a reliable sours but he is still a human. Did this badges exist on official level ?

[centaur32]

Yes, it was official and it is VERY RARE.