CtahhR Wrote:It is a bit of a mystery but isn't it possible it could be a long service award with the reshuffling of the NKVD into MGB and MVD and so on that what may have started as an "armed" or "military" position in 1945 may well have been a "civil service" position post 1946? I know "secret police" types were awarded what is commonly seen as "labour" awards post 1946.
I've never looked at a Badge Of Honour and thought of NKVD before.
I think, we can only suppose here. He is wearing the uniform on the photo, so it is not a secret that he is not a civilian. Once I saw the Red Banner, given to NKVD officer for 20-year service.
However, my stepfather, an MVD major, was awarded the civil "Veteran of Labour" medal in 1980-s.
