Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel.

[Komandir RKKA]

Metal shoulder boards of Air Force school sergant kadet.
Here the same for Armour Tank school.

[Jeffrey Meffert]

fascinating photo and epaulet. never seen such a thing.

[Komandir RKKA]

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[Jeffrey Meffert]

Way cool. Gotta get me some of those.

[DougD]

Very interesting! I'd go with Desantnik on this one.

[archi78]

http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=5213

[Nota Bene]

Yep, Victor Kuskov, he is quite well known.

Alexei

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Who would have thought?

Note his VChK-GPU V badge. Striking resemblance aside, this gent went on to serve as a Maj Gen Director of State Security for one of the former Soviet republics.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Jeffrey Meffert]

I've seen more than one picture of vets from anniversary parades who looked like Grandpa Munster. You may be on to something there. 60's television as a communist plot....

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

An absolutely superb image of a very well-decorated Pontoon Troops Colonel - a branch insignia you don't come across all too often. Note his Capture of Koenigsberg medal.

Regards,

slava1stclass