07-24-2012, 03:46 PM
Gosh, 112 pages... not that I know exactly what I'd be looking for.
The date in the document is the date from which the recipient had the privileges that came with receiving the medal. I don't think that's the same as the decree date. Didn't privileges usually start the month after the award was received? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken!
Also, I'm not convinced the Valiant Labor Medal is for labor.
I believe the Combat Merit Medal is in some way connected to this one: FS-Fixed $: Combat merit medal with rare document - The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum. Almost the exact same dates, extremely close serial numbers, handwriting match. I'll bet the recipients were in the same unit (on the level that the award was issued).
I also hazard a guess that the recipients of both awards were NKVD. I think the few examples of odd/rare document types like this I've seen were all awarded to NKVD folks. Furthermore, if they were NKVD, a Valiant Labor Medal would make sense.
Since neither recipients are on Podvignaroda, I recommend researching both groups the old fashioned way. I think the results will be interesting.
Alex
And another thought:
There was an NKVD long service decree on January 15, 1945. So a 1, February privilege date would make perfect sense.
The date in the document is the date from which the recipient had the privileges that came with receiving the medal. I don't think that's the same as the decree date. Didn't privileges usually start the month after the award was received? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken!
Also, I'm not convinced the Valiant Labor Medal is for labor.
I believe the Combat Merit Medal is in some way connected to this one: FS-Fixed $: Combat merit medal with rare document - The Soviet Military Awards Page Forum. Almost the exact same dates, extremely close serial numbers, handwriting match. I'll bet the recipients were in the same unit (on the level that the award was issued).
I also hazard a guess that the recipients of both awards were NKVD. I think the few examples of odd/rare document types like this I've seen were all awarded to NKVD folks. Furthermore, if they were NKVD, a Valiant Labor Medal would make sense.
Since neither recipients are on Podvignaroda, I recommend researching both groups the old fashioned way. I think the results will be interesting.
Alex
And another thought:
There was an NKVD long service decree on January 15, 1945. So a 1, February privilege date would make perfect sense.
