10-26-2003, 03:09 AM
Can anyone give me an explanation as to why Red Army soldiers wore those medals on their battle dress?
In the Tsarist army the award of a St. George cross, for instance, exempted the soldier from being beaten by officers. That was a really good reason to always have it out there visible to all (especially officers).
Was there some similar incentive to have those wartime medals visible? Or did it just become part of wartime military style?
Dr. Bob
In the Tsarist army the award of a St. George cross, for instance, exempted the soldier from being beaten by officers. That was a really good reason to always have it out there visible to all (especially officers).
Was there some similar incentive to have those wartime medals visible? Or did it just become part of wartime military style?
Dr. Bob
