Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel.

[Henry Sakaida]

No, it doesn't contain a list of all the winners because there would be no room! However, I do have it broken down by all nationalities, including non-Soviet foreign recipients. This listing is official. Maybe someday, I will do a comprehensive book about the women Heroines. There was so much material that couldn't be included in the Osprey book.

[dannybou]

Henry, just received your book Heroes of the Soviet Union, Osprey Publishing. Just going through it, looks great. Congrats!!

[DougD]

I like this shot as it shows and M1945, M1954, and M1949 uniforms all used at once!

DougD

[vikingraider1]

Interesting to see the two types of General officers parade uniform worn in the same photo. This would date it after 1954 so why is the marshal on the left wearing the M1945 uniform? Is he retired or is it simply because he prefers the older style uniform ?

Any idea who the other people in the photo are?

[DougD]

I am thinking that the guy with the beard is Sidor Kovpak, Partisan General. I might be wrong.

DougD

[Tal Inbar]

Here is Kovpak

[DougD]

Ugly beard, two HSUs....looks like Kovpak to me.

DougD

[Alfred]

A picture of a soviet major taken during the battle of Berlin in april/may 1945.

nice awards
1 OGPW T1
1 Alexander Nevski T1
3 Red Banner

[Kim]

On a local show I found this archive photo. At first I did not think much of it. Then I started to think, why the guy is wearing his medals on the wrong side...? It could have been a sloppy photographer who just made a misstake with the negative. But on a closer inspection all the medals are correct, not mirrored. Even his tunic buttons the right way.

Any ideas on why? No, it was not take on 1 april. :D But is dated 1956.

/Kim

[Soviet]

This is strange !