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Table Medal "General Staff". - Upperbylad - 02-24-2019
I acquired a boxed dagger the other day in a peculiar mixed lot. The only other soviet item was a boxed table medal, withwhat I believe says "General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces".
Can anyone enlighten me as to it's purpose?
Table Medal "General Staff". - Upperbylad - 01-02-2020
Just bumping my own post here...
I am interested to know how Table medals were used/regarded/given/received in the USSR. How did they fit into popular or official culture?
The table medal I showed, if it is really a table medal, or perhaps a military award, is an example.
Who would give this out? A part of attaining officership? Officially? Unofficially by unit or family?
For clearly civiliam table medals, they often have great artwork, and I can see how they would be attractive simply as objects in themselves.
In the typical soviet era home, were they mantelpiece objects, for personal collections, or were they semi-official, and kept on office desks etc.
Excuse my ignorance, but this does seem to be a very peculiar Soviet tradition, not really followed with such enthusiasm in other countires.
Table Medal "General Staff". - desantnik - 01-11-2020
They were often given as presentation pieces, either to individuals who excelled or more frequently, VIP or foreign visitors to the organization. From my experience this tradition/practice was not limited to the Soviet Union or its military.