Suspensions, Ribbons, Ribbon Bars And Order Of Precedence.

[CtahhR]

I was writing for an observer. If you personally don't know the difference in the 3 by now I'll eat my hat! and a few tin ones too.

[marsino]

I was writing for an observer. If you personally don't know the difference in the 3 by now I'll eat my hat! and a few tin ones too.

It could also be delicious. :chuckle

PS. Just kidding of course, I have always been a joker.

[CtahhR]

Here is a bar that could be to a slightly naughty Cold War soldier as there is no Impeccable Service Medal (nor 1975 Commemorative).

100 Lenin, 20 VOG, 50, 60 Armed Forces - Which seems to indicate service 1965-1978.

[CtahhR]

Here is a rather "full" set (c1980) to a long serving veteran who either did two periods of service or was thrown into Stalingrad rather green.

For Combat Merits, 100 Lenin, Distinction In Service, Stalingrad, Caucasus, Germany, 20, 30, 250 Leningrad, 30, 40, 50, 60, Impeccable 1, 2.

[CtahhR]

Here is another end of the Soviet Union bar.

PW 1, 2, VOG, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70 and to make up the numbers 25 Badge.

[marsino]

I took two ribbon bars, and the order seems to be correct...


[SIZE="1"]Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev"[/SIZE]

[marsino]

[SIZE="1"]Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Badge for 25th Anniversary of Victory[/SIZE]

[Pobeda45]

Here's a set of campaign and veteran medals with nice plastic-and-plexiglass suspension. Always a nice sight seeing the suspensions so neat. :thumbsup

[CtahhR]

Here's a nice northern set from c1970-1975.

Red Star (For Merit and not long service)
For Combat Merits
Lenin Centenary
For The Defence Of Leningrad
For The Defence Of The Soviet Transarctic
For Victory Over Germany
Twenty Years Of Victory
50 Years Of Soviet Armed Forces.

[CtahhR]

Here is a simple trio that isn't too easy to date.

Red Star
For Combat Merits
For Victory Over Germany