Medal "For Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".

[Bill Garvy]

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Mariya Ivanovna Zadorova on June 4th, 1947 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), Central Asian District, signed by an unknown Lieutenant Colonel, Serial #Ts0252285.

[CtahhR]

Looks like Lieutenant Colonel Grinchuk of of the Intendant Service.

Marija/Margarita obviously lived well beyond 1985 but the only Ивановна Задорова hits are two seeming unrelated women - Vera and Elena.

[Al-muell]

Looks like Lieutenant Colonel Grinchuk of of the Intendant Service.

Marija/Margarita obviously lived well beyond 1985 but the only Ивановна Задорова hits are two seeming unrelated women - Vera and Elena.

Zadorova could have been her surname before marriage. It's possible that in 1985 she had a different surname.

[CtahhR]

That is a possibility but she was issued an award as Zadorova in 1995 - http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-bl...post252833

[Al-muell]

OK, didn't notice that one.

[Bill Garvy]

Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to ethnic Georgian Seaman Artem Mikhailovich Basiashvili February 23rd, 1946 by the 384th Independent Naval Hunter (морской охоты) Battalion, Azov Sea Fleet, signed by Captain A. Levitov (?), Serial #I0401317.

[Auke]

It's actually морской пехоты - naval infantry.

[Bill Garvy]

[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany issued to Maria Semenova Alekseeva February, 1946 by the Commander of the 3rd Carpathian Mountain Engineering Corps, Lieutenant-General ?, Serial #I0281082.

What is her title? I can not make it or the Lieutenant-General's signature.[/SIZE]

[desantnik]

The first part of the word invokes a "volunteer," while the second implies "employee" or can be used for "mercenary." I'd go for "defense employee" or "army civilian."

[CtahhR]

Or would it be Hospital Worker?