"Not" Recommended for Awards

[Dave]

Originally posted by yolkin
I was under the impression that anyone who joined the RKKA prior to 1938 received the XX RKKA jubilee medal. Wrong impression?

The medal was awarded to people who had served from the Civil War though to 1938... Even people with "broken service" (i.e. participation in the Civil War, then re-joined prior or during 1938) were ineligible. However, I am certain there were exceptions to the rule, depending on "who you knew".

--Dave