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Alfred · 01-07-2009, 08:49 PM

Dear members,

what do you think about this group, especially about the entries in the award book.

best regards
Andreas

Alfred · 01-07-2009, 08:59 PM

more pictures and information:

Red Star 464.501
Red Star 491.696
OGPW II 255.586
OGPW I 130.524
Red Banner 245.718

Stahanov · 01-07-2009, 09:50 PM

The 15 years irreproachable service medal has the ribbon for the 10 year medal. See pictures below.

Lapa · 01-07-2009, 11:42 PM

Stahanov,

I don't like the entries. Why would the ink have faded everywhere except on the serial numbers?

Marc

~~Nota Bene~~ · 01-08-2009, 01:03 AM

Andreas,

Could you please also post the name page of the Order Booklet.

Alexei

**desantnik** · 01-08-2009, 06:33 AM

I don't like the fact that the inks and handwriting are different for the awards above, then the dates below - not a deal killer, but wierd.

Then, when I checked the numbers on my data base, the decorations were from different fronts - 1 Ukrainian (or 2 Baltic since the # is on an award bloc "seam"), 1 Belorussian, and 2 Belorussian. Three of the awards were awarded by the 2 Belorussian, so some of these could, actually belong to one person. As I've said before, this wide array of fronts is a possibility, but not a high probability of being awarded to one person.

Finally, according to the booklet the recipient was earning awards in some capacity (soldier/officer?) as early as '43, then 15 years later in '58 he is still a captain. Not impossibile, but an awfully long time to only make it as high as captain.