Naval Guards Badge

new world · 09-15-2002, 08:28 AM

Does anyone know what's that this Hero SU sailor has right under two GPW orders?

It looks like a suspension from some award. What does it mean?

***Art*** · 09-15-2002, 09:05 AM

That signifies that the sailor served on a vessel honored by the "guards" designation.

new world · 09-15-2002, 10:05 AM

Why didn't they use the traditional Guards badge for him?

Nota Bene · 09-15-2002, 01:54 PM

New World,

The Navy was developing this badge independently from the Army, and in 1943 they had already replaced it with the standard issue.

Alexei

***desantnik*** · 02-15-2010, 07:27 AM

What may not be evident from photos or descriptions is the wider orange-black ribbon is from the rimless Soviet naval "Donald Duck" hat and not the typical, run-of-the-mill Victory over Germany Medal (or Order of Glory) ribbon.

I included below the ordinary St. George/Order of Glory/Victory over Germany Medal ribbon both for scale and comparison.

ph3s · 04-20-2010, 03:49 AM

Today I come across , Guard badge for Navy :). was reading Airapetyan's book.
Sorry my ignorance, never heard of those, just in case, Airapetyan is a reliable sours but he is still a human. Did this badges exist on official level ?

centaur32 · 04-20-2010, 07:32 AM

Yes, it was official and it is VERY RARE.

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09-15-2002, 10:05 AM	#3
new world Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 1,086	Why didn't they use the traditional Guards badge for him?

09-15-2002, 01:54 PM	#4
Nota Bene Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 2,296	New World, The Navy was developing this badge independently from the Army, and in 1943 they had already replaced it with the standard issue. Alexei

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