Tim,
I think that plenty of War photos show both men and officers wearing their Awards proudly. That was part of the Soviet spirit, that anyone could be awarded those prestigious awards, no matter the rank. Exactly the opposite of the old Imperial days when usually only high rank people got all those nice awards. And that was valid to any Military Award, as well as for other awards for those not in the Army. I guess people were proud of them and enjoyed wearing them.
(I guess that at least for the military this is true all over the World, we just have to see how proudly all vets of any Armed forces of any country in the World carry their awards in any cerimony commemorating the glories of the past)
Best,
Dolf
I think that plenty of War photos show both men and officers wearing their Awards proudly. That was part of the Soviet spirit, that anyone could be awarded those prestigious awards, no matter the rank. Exactly the opposite of the old Imperial days when usually only high rank people got all those nice awards. And that was valid to any Military Award, as well as for other awards for those not in the Army. I guess people were proud of them and enjoyed wearing them.
(I guess that at least for the military this is true all over the World, we just have to see how proudly all vets of any Armed forces of any country in the World carry their awards in any cerimony commemorating the glories of the past)
Best,
Dolf












