Note that the overall commanding General of the 3rd Belorussian Front that signed off on this is Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky:
http://en.wikipedia...._Chernyakhovsky
Pro-soviet antagonists of the independence and war veterans assembled themselves in June 1991 at the monument of war hero general Chernyakhovsky in Vilnius. The square with the monument in the centre was called original also 'Chernyakhovsky-square' and the general had been buried there by the monument. The monument was erected in 1950 and designed by sculptor Nikolai Tomsky and architect Lev Golubovsky. After the independence one decided to call the square 'Savivaldybes aikste' - Municipality square. In the years ninety the general has been dug up and is transported with the monument to Russia.
A Russian documentary on the General:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkLrpsRtd8
Timeline of the 3rd Belorussian Front:
http://www.google.com/#q=3rd+belorussian...fp=1&cad=b
Needless to say I'm extremely grateful to Norm and Rick for their EXTREMELY generous gift of these researched awards and to have the honor of having them reunited in my collection. I pray more of the group with show up over time... and God does indeed work in mysterious ways!
Dan :)
http://en.wikipedia...._Chernyakhovsky
Pro-soviet antagonists of the independence and war veterans assembled themselves in June 1991 at the monument of war hero general Chernyakhovsky in Vilnius. The square with the monument in the centre was called original also 'Chernyakhovsky-square' and the general had been buried there by the monument. The monument was erected in 1950 and designed by sculptor Nikolai Tomsky and architect Lev Golubovsky. After the independence one decided to call the square 'Savivaldybes aikste' - Municipality square. In the years ninety the general has been dug up and is transported with the monument to Russia.
A Russian documentary on the General:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkLrpsRtd8
Timeline of the 3rd Belorussian Front:
http://www.google.com/#q=3rd+belorussian...fp=1&cad=b
Needless to say I'm extremely grateful to Norm and Rick for their EXTREMELY generous gift of these researched awards and to have the honor of having them reunited in my collection. I pray more of the group with show up over time... and God does indeed work in mysterious ways!
Dan :)
Herr General, I see now I have notions of honor which are outdated.
Ahh they're not outdated! They're stored. With care and love, for better times.
Ahh they're not outdated! They're stored. With care and love, for better times.
