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01-19-2011, 02:27 AM | #851 |
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Re: Cloth Airborne Insignia
Device on the shoulder boards is for Signal corps and colors of uniform for technical troops on the left of the picture. Guy on the right on the picture in question is infantry the same like on the right here.
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01-19-2011, 02:31 AM | #852 |
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Re: Cloth Airborne Insignia
What led you to that rather strange conclusion?
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01-19-2011, 09:49 AM | #853 | |
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Thank you for the clarifying information. I disagree, however, with your assertion that he did not have military service given that he was awarded both the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star - solely military decorations. Regards, slava1stclass |
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01-19-2011, 10:46 AM | #854 | |
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What throws me is if the railroad-related individual in question is wearing long-service decorations, his Combat Service Medal for ten-years' service, is conspicuously absent, or at least is not wearing it. |
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01-19-2011, 12:04 PM | #855 |
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Re: Lt Col/Director of Railroad Troops
Great photos guys, they put a face on the railroad major I am researching. :thumbsup
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01-19-2011, 12:26 PM | #856 | |
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This “brave” policemen for example started straight from Red Banner, skipping both medal and Red Star. [...]2. К награждению представляются […] прослуживший к 7 ноября 1944 г: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 и 14 лет с лишним — к медали “За боевые заслуги”; 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 и 19 лет с лишним — к ордену “Красная Звезда”; 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 и 24 года с лишним — к ордену “Красное Знамя”. Тех лиц этих групп, которым 1 мая 1945 г. исполнится соответственно 25, 20 и 15 лет стажа, к 1 мая 1945 г. к награждению соответствующим выслуге лет орденом. Прослужившие 25, 26, 27 лет представляются к ордену ”Красное Знамя”, а к 23 февраля 1945 г. — к ордену Ленина. [...] |
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01-19-2011, 01:18 PM | #857 |
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Re: Lt Col/Director of Railroad Troops
Good point, I forgot about that.
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01-19-2011, 02:02 PM | #858 |
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Re: Cloth Airborne Insignia
Thank you Vvadim, once again a fascinating documentation. I have few questions about the colour plates of the last posts.
-The shoulderboards of the enlisted men seems to have some kind of digits, i'm right? -The more intriguing is the cap of the officer of the second plate. What kind of star? What kind of insignia on the upper part? Many thanks. |
01-19-2011, 02:06 PM | #859 |
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Re: Cloth Airborne Insignia
This is only my understanding, but I read awhile back that it was not until the 1970's that Soviet airborne units had their own separate existence. Before then the airborne units were spread throughout other branches of the combat arms and, as such, would wear the branch insignia of the units to which they were assigned, with only the paratrooper badge on their uniforms to show that they were airborne troops.
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01-20-2011, 07:58 AM | #860 |
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Re: Cloth Airborne Insignia
Because the epaulets of the officer in picture on posting five has the crossed cannons of artillery. I was offering a reason why someone with a jump badge and air force airborne wings would now be a lieutenant colonel in the artillery.
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