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Feat Order. - Taz - 04-09-2004
A rather more "Hands on" role was played by the Soviet Union in Vietnam to a certain degree.
The Soviet Union sent 3,000 troops to Vietnam during the U.S.
involvement there, according to the first account in the Soviet press about the secret military action.
In 1965, Soviet soldiers shot down the first U.S. planes lost in Vietnam.The Soviet Defense Ministry previously has acknowledged that Soviet advisers served in Vietnam, and that 13 were killed. But no details of their activities have been published before in the Soviet Union, the Tass news agency reported.
Soviet aid began flowing to North Vietnam in early 1965.In August 1965, Soviet forces shot down the first U.S. planes. But after 1966, it said no Soviet troops directly participated in combat because the Vietnamese forces had been trained to handle the Soviet equipment. North Vietnam independently planned and carried out operations in South Vietnam, according to Shcherbakov and Col.-Gen. Vladimir Abramov, who led a group of Soviet military advisers in the region. The two said they were not even told of the Vietnamese commander's plans.
NVA Feat Of Arms Order
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This NVA Order was awarded for bravery in combat and what makes this strange also to certain Soviet Troops serving in Vietnam.
(Pic CO R.L.)
Feat Order. - Dolf - 04-09-2004
Eddie,
Nice research.
What are your sources?
I don't know about the exactitude of the numbers, but I believe those you list could be correct.
Just one thing: call those groups "terrorist movements" is not PC nowadays ;)
Long before the 1974 "coup d'état" in Portugal, they were already referred as "freedom fighters" or "liberation movements" by many countries and organisations, including the US and the UN.
After 1974 that is the terminology we also use in Portugal :)
As you know in politics nothing is eternal, and what was "wrong" yesterday may easily become "correct" today. Just as an example, the MPLA (a former Marxist group supported by the USSR for many years) is currently the Party in power in Angola, and it has the support of the USA... On the other hand, UNITA (for many years supported by China, Portugal - before 1974, as they helped to fight the MPLA - and the USA) became a "terrorist" group according to the recent US terminology...
Just facts, no comments... :rolleyes:
Best,
Dolf
Feat Order. - Taz - 04-09-2004
Dolf Wrote:Eddie,
Just one thing: call those groups "terrorist movements" is not PC nowadays ;)
Best,
Dolf
Yes Dolf,
"Terrorist movements" became "liberation movements" and then National partys and leaders. Once enemies become friends and vice versa.
How time changes the various views and names.
I've changed the name of the article to the more friendly "liberation movements" version ;)
Eddie.
Feat Order. - Rick Research - 08-06-2006
And here is the 1989 dated award document
This isn't really natural color, but it's clearer. The actual citation is typical of what I've seen for North Vietnamese paper-- almost like paper towel paper rather than heavy card stock: floppy, limp, with a thin tissue paper quality--if that description makes much sense. The colors are printed on sloppily, as if an ancient press was used to hand roll the ink for each color separately.
My Vietnamese isn't good. The class ("first") is filled in over his name, and what is apparently "Soviet specialist" though I cannot get anything out of "Lien Xo" at all (grasping at straws "Sister Federation?????).
Issued on 19 October 1989 which means either a VERY late declassified wartime award or the entire purpose and meaning of this Order had been completely degraded as awarded then, I get
"For having alreay publicly helped the people of Viet Nam in the matter of professionally constructing army troops, strengthening national defense."
Vozhachenko was an infantry small arms marksmanship specialist. By 1989 he had served as a Soviet NCO training division commander with that speciality, and been the commander of an Afghan infantry division before and at the start of the Soviet invasion of 1980. He received a PRESIDIUM issued 1988 Jubilee Medal in 1989, so he was presumably actually IN Viet Nam... or was elsewhere overseas.
Feat Order. - Taz - 03-12-2008
Text from Ed Emering:
Also referred to as the Meritorious Military Service Order or the Feat of Arms Order, this medal is awarded to military personnel and units in three classes. It was established on May 15th, 1947 and is one of the SRV's original awards. It is given for exploits against an enemy in combat situations. It is another of the medals, frequently observed adorning unit flags.
The original version was inscribed, VIETNAM DAN-CHU CONGHOA ( Vietnam Democratic Republic). This progressed to HUAN CHUONG CHIEN SI (Combatants Order) and eventually to it's current version, HUAN CHUONG CHIEN CONG (Feat of Arms Order). This Order is only awarded to officers, "heroes," high ranking PAVN personnel, members of sapper (special forces) units and battalion size and larger units.
The three classes of the Order
Feat Order. - rocketscientist - 11-16-2008
The information found on this topic are very interesting and useful!
Here is my medal, I got some time ago and never studied in detail.
Today I learn that the two stars are not wounds, as for french medals, but indication of the class of the order.
Thank you
Feat Order. - medals73 - 02-06-2012
What looks, at first glance, like a Combatant Order, 3rd class. But is it a “mule”? It has the “Huan chuong / chien cong” type 3 (current) badge but it is suspended from what looks like a rather ragged Resistance Decoration 2nd class suspender. Highly suspect.
Feat Order. - medals73 - 04-21-2012
Feat Order / Huân chương chiến công, 1st class
Established 15 May 1947. According to the 2003 Law on Emulation and Commendation (No. 15/2003/QH11), Chapter 3, Article 48: http://moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=8263
Article 48.-
1. The first-class "Feat Order" shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals or conferred on collectives that have recorded exceptionally outstanding feats in combat or combat service.
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Feat Order. - medals73 - 04-21-2012
Feat Order / Huân chương chiến công, 2nd class
Established 15 May 1947. According to the 2003 Law on Emulation and Commendation (No. 15/2003/QH11), Chapter 3, Article 48: http://moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=8263
Article 48.-
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2. The second-class "Feat Order" shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals or conferred on collectives that have recorded outstanding feats in combat or combat service.
. . . .
Feat Order. - medals73 - 04-21-2012
Feat Order / Huân chương chiến công, 3rd class
Established 15 May 1947. According to the 2003 Law on Emulation and Commendation (No. 15/2003/QH11), Chapter 3, Article 48: http://moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=8263
Article 48.-
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3. The third-class "Feat Order" shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals or conferred on collectives that have been brave, wise, creative in excellently fulfilled their assigned tasks in combat or combat service.