04-22-2013, 06:44 AM
While I can't argue about the Metallurgy award, the green-black one could be the medal "Capture of Konigsberg" (green black ribbon; the Donbass has yellow-black ribbon) which would be plausible if he was in the Baltic area. Still, it is quite a leap to go south after the war to restore factories. Perhaps he grew tired of the baltic weather.












