09-25-2002, 02:24 PM
New World,
I have serious doubts about your document for serveral reasons. First, the document is a post war issue document and the first three awards are long service awards. The Medal "For Military Merit was probably awarded near the end of the war in a seperate Medal Book. When he received the Order of the Red Star, they changed the book to an Order Book. Now the questions that must be asked is how does an officer with no wartime awards rate two high Orders in 1953 and later? I've never seen this type of awarding before, so I do not think that it is likely to have happened.
Second, I am always suspecious of the books where the last awards are the only ones present and the present awards are high end, and awarded (if the book is to be believed) after the Order Book was issued. This should cause warning lights in your mind.
Third, I do not like the stamps and style of ink used. They are strange and not what you would normally see.
The only way to know for sure about the Orders is to have then authenticated by Paul McDaniel. These Orders are faked so well now that I would send then to him if these were mine. Researching the Orders are the only way to now if they belong to the group as well, but these two Orders are difficult to research and I seriously doubt that they belong to the group.
Just my opinion,
Ed
I have serious doubts about your document for serveral reasons. First, the document is a post war issue document and the first three awards are long service awards. The Medal "For Military Merit was probably awarded near the end of the war in a seperate Medal Book. When he received the Order of the Red Star, they changed the book to an Order Book. Now the questions that must be asked is how does an officer with no wartime awards rate two high Orders in 1953 and later? I've never seen this type of awarding before, so I do not think that it is likely to have happened.
Second, I am always suspecious of the books where the last awards are the only ones present and the present awards are high end, and awarded (if the book is to be believed) after the Order Book was issued. This should cause warning lights in your mind.
Third, I do not like the stamps and style of ink used. They are strange and not what you would normally see.
The only way to know for sure about the Orders is to have then authenticated by Paul McDaniel. These Orders are faked so well now that I would send then to him if these were mine. Researching the Orders are the only way to now if they belong to the group as well, but these two Orders are difficult to research and I seriously doubt that they belong to the group.
Just my opinion,
Ed












