12-31-2015, 04:27 PM
Earlier obtained awards that have been researched in 2015 include;
Red Star,0915858,Chief Of Central Warehouse #2100,Department Of Specialist Devices
Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Division
Red Star,0974293,Technician,Serpuhov Aviation-Technical School,Long Service 1944
Red Star,1100126,Deputy Head Of Staff Of Operational Units,608th Rifle Regiment
Red Star,1333035,Pontooneer,90th Separate Pontoon-Bridging Battalion,East Prussia
Red Star,1783576,Technician Of Combustible-Lubrication Material,298th Rifle Division
Red Star,2005503,Chief Party Organiser,Naval Section,Vitebsk Oblast Party Committee
Red Star,2070540,Head Of Mobile Aircraft Repair Workshop 1 #54,1st Air Army
Red Star,3625285,Gun Ranger,409th Artillery Regiment,Wounds 1966
Glory III,792213,Gun Ranger,190th Artillery Regiment,Wounds 1979
For Bravery,0721116,120mm Mortar Battery Adjuster,956th Rifle Regiment,Har'kov
For Bravery,0788717,Driver,993rd Zenit Artillery Regiment,River Dnepr
For Bravery,1732022,Communications Squad Commander,1367th Rifle Regiment,Crimea
For Combat Merits,0365745,Head Of Auto-Repair Workshop,1028th Artillery Regiment
For Combat Merits,0375861,Welder,Technical Provisions Company,244th Tank Regiment
For Combat Merits,1497308,Rifleman,20th Guards Rifle Regiment,Brammanishi
Although this doesn't include 48 researched awards I've obtained and don't have access to, nor the 17 awards I've obtained and research is pending, nor 18 awards I obtained before 2015 where research is pending. As I said, a real backlog.
Of course there have been new arrivals from all areas of the forum, from the Imperial period to 2015 and reaching all over the globe, especially to the more obscure parts.
This includes some less frequently seen Armenian Medals;
"Russian Navy 300 Years" Jubilee Medal.
"Garegin Nzhdeh" Medal.
"Admiral Isakov" Medal.
"Vazgen Sargasian" Medal.
Even less frequently seen NKR items;
"Maternal Gratitude To Artsah's Courageous Sons" Commemorative Medal.
"Combat Service" Medal.
Deputy Of The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Badge.
On the subject of Deputies there was also;
Deputy Of The Republic Of Moldova.
Going back to the MSSR there's also;
Laureate Of The State Prize Of The Moldavian SSR
Then there's the PMR;
Order "Defender Of The Homeland".
Staying obscure, there have been some great researched Albanian groups including;
A group to a cadet whose brother was a Martyr.
The Martyred brother's pair
The most "internationalist" group to date.
Also I've presented a couple of slightly "off topic" pieces with some great research that I just can't overlook as part of a review of 2015;
A Fully Researched Award For Heroic Combat In North Korea.
Helyett Simonsen's Hjemmet's Spirit Medal.
I've also been trying to present awards from areas of the Soviet Union and Former Soviet Union that have not been touched upon at all yet.
This is just a taste of what's to come - Honorary Title "Meritorious Agricultural Worker Of The Karakalpak ASSR".
Although this year has been extremely busy for me (not helped by the market being so appealing for collectors and research) I have been trying to throw out as much as I can for everyone to enjoy or simply use as reference. Just under 500 posts this year, so rather quiet for me. Don't worry I'll keep throwing the posts out there as I can.
Posting new information/pieces is not the only time consuming part of the forum. This year has seen a change of ownership and a promotion. This has caused more consumption of time with a reshuffle of the forum, whilst at the same time 50+ new sections (They're out there if you look through the forums). The forum is looking better and is easier to search and access the information you need than ever before. There is still quite a lot of "archiving" to do of older posts but they get chipped away at from time to time.
2015 was a great year for the forum and 2016 is poised to be even better. Cheaper prices and easier research is a very positive thing for us collectors.
Speaking of cheaper prices, I forgot to mention one of the best Forum Marketplace purchases I have ever made - An unfortunately unresearchable Order Of Lenin.
Just a couple of days ago I found a list of the items in the collection from a few months before I joined the forum. Over 1000 awards, it seemed a lot at the time but it was just genesis. It certainly help me be retrospective. Not even all of those have been posted yet, talk about backlog!
All I can say for 2016 is brace yourself for more previously unseen items (I just made a purchase that is almost unbelievable in content), more tales of research than ever before (I personally have researched groups for combat in each of the battles of Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad to post) and more than likely even more Forum sections (It seems difficult to believe there are sections missing but it's true).
"Ring out the old ring in the new!"
Red Star,0915858,Chief Of Central Warehouse #2100,Department Of Specialist Devices
Red Star,0965158,76mm Gun Battery Commander,258th Rifle Regiment,140th Rifle Division
Red Star,0974293,Technician,Serpuhov Aviation-Technical School,Long Service 1944
Red Star,1100126,Deputy Head Of Staff Of Operational Units,608th Rifle Regiment
Red Star,1333035,Pontooneer,90th Separate Pontoon-Bridging Battalion,East Prussia
Red Star,1783576,Technician Of Combustible-Lubrication Material,298th Rifle Division
Red Star,2005503,Chief Party Organiser,Naval Section,Vitebsk Oblast Party Committee
Red Star,2070540,Head Of Mobile Aircraft Repair Workshop 1 #54,1st Air Army
Red Star,3625285,Gun Ranger,409th Artillery Regiment,Wounds 1966
Glory III,792213,Gun Ranger,190th Artillery Regiment,Wounds 1979
For Bravery,0721116,120mm Mortar Battery Adjuster,956th Rifle Regiment,Har'kov
For Bravery,0788717,Driver,993rd Zenit Artillery Regiment,River Dnepr
For Bravery,1732022,Communications Squad Commander,1367th Rifle Regiment,Crimea
For Combat Merits,0365745,Head Of Auto-Repair Workshop,1028th Artillery Regiment
For Combat Merits,0375861,Welder,Technical Provisions Company,244th Tank Regiment
For Combat Merits,1497308,Rifleman,20th Guards Rifle Regiment,Brammanishi
Although this doesn't include 48 researched awards I've obtained and don't have access to, nor the 17 awards I've obtained and research is pending, nor 18 awards I obtained before 2015 where research is pending. As I said, a real backlog.
Of course there have been new arrivals from all areas of the forum, from the Imperial period to 2015 and reaching all over the globe, especially to the more obscure parts.
This includes some less frequently seen Armenian Medals;
"Russian Navy 300 Years" Jubilee Medal.
"Garegin Nzhdeh" Medal.
"Admiral Isakov" Medal.
"Vazgen Sargasian" Medal.
Even less frequently seen NKR items;
"Maternal Gratitude To Artsah's Courageous Sons" Commemorative Medal.
"Combat Service" Medal.
Deputy Of The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Badge.
On the subject of Deputies there was also;
Deputy Of The Republic Of Moldova.
Going back to the MSSR there's also;
Laureate Of The State Prize Of The Moldavian SSR
Then there's the PMR;
Order "Defender Of The Homeland".
Staying obscure, there have been some great researched Albanian groups including;
A group to a cadet whose brother was a Martyr.
The Martyred brother's pair
The most "internationalist" group to date.
Also I've presented a couple of slightly "off topic" pieces with some great research that I just can't overlook as part of a review of 2015;
A Fully Researched Award For Heroic Combat In North Korea.
Helyett Simonsen's Hjemmet's Spirit Medal.
I've also been trying to present awards from areas of the Soviet Union and Former Soviet Union that have not been touched upon at all yet.
This is just a taste of what's to come - Honorary Title "Meritorious Agricultural Worker Of The Karakalpak ASSR".
Although this year has been extremely busy for me (not helped by the market being so appealing for collectors and research) I have been trying to throw out as much as I can for everyone to enjoy or simply use as reference. Just under 500 posts this year, so rather quiet for me. Don't worry I'll keep throwing the posts out there as I can.
Posting new information/pieces is not the only time consuming part of the forum. This year has seen a change of ownership and a promotion. This has caused more consumption of time with a reshuffle of the forum, whilst at the same time 50+ new sections (They're out there if you look through the forums). The forum is looking better and is easier to search and access the information you need than ever before. There is still quite a lot of "archiving" to do of older posts but they get chipped away at from time to time.
2015 was a great year for the forum and 2016 is poised to be even better. Cheaper prices and easier research is a very positive thing for us collectors.
Speaking of cheaper prices, I forgot to mention one of the best Forum Marketplace purchases I have ever made - An unfortunately unresearchable Order Of Lenin.
Just a couple of days ago I found a list of the items in the collection from a few months before I joined the forum. Over 1000 awards, it seemed a lot at the time but it was just genesis. It certainly help me be retrospective. Not even all of those have been posted yet, talk about backlog!
All I can say for 2016 is brace yourself for more previously unseen items (I just made a purchase that is almost unbelievable in content), more tales of research than ever before (I personally have researched groups for combat in each of the battles of Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad to post) and more than likely even more Forum sections (It seems difficult to believe there are sections missing but it's true).
"Ring out the old ring in the new!"
"Signed with his own rubber stamp"
