Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel. - Page 144

Will · 01-23-2012, 07:39 AM

In an email written to me in response to my question to him on the subject, Oleg Kalugin confirmed that, as a KGB General, he wore the uniform of an army General officer "on special occasions."

deValcourt · 02-05-2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Will

In an email written to me in response to my question to him on the subject, Oleg Kalugin confirmed that, as a KGB General, he wore the uniform of an army General officer "on special occasions."

That is the impression I have gotten from just reading the multitude of posts and outside material on the subject. "Special," "rare" or "especially rare" - like KGB award presentations or other KGB-only ceremonies (of which I can think of at least a half dozen annual functions).

Phillip

Lapa · 02-05-2012, 04:27 AM

Guys,

This is a topic on the same level as the one about the Loch Ness Monster...

I believe that it has been clearly established by now that:
. KGB generals never wore dark-blue piped M54 and later uniforms, they were using red-piped ones.
. Genuine dark-blue piped M54 parade uniforms do exist, but have nothing to do with the KGB. They were designed and used by the MVD following the 1959 reform and up until the 1970 reform, which changed their piping color to red and brick-red.
. Photographic evidence also confirms these facts. I believe that I have posted before in some other thread the pictures below: general A.A. Kurkov's service uniform (displayed in the StP History Museum of the Political Police, on loan from the StP Museum of Political History).

Can we, please, put this one fairytale to rest once and for all and keep going forward, instead of running circles around the same dead horse every so often?

Marc

***CtahhR*** · 02-05-2012, 07:30 AM

So Marc, you're seriously trying to tell me this wasn't a cosmonaut space suit?

GabrielMk3 · 02-05-2012, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CtahhR

So Marc, you're seriously trying to tell me this wasn't a cosmonaut space suit?

I think he really is... :(

slava1stclass · 02-06-2012, 02:27 PM

Gents,

Col Gen Achalov is in the club.

Regards,

slava1stclass

***CtahhR*** · 02-06-2012, 02:32 PM

Impressive!

Did someone forget to say "smile"?

Greg Collins · 02-06-2012, 09:19 PM

Jeez, Guys! I saw the thread title and thought you were discussing crap we could catch back in my Navy days!!! Whew! I had a disturbing regression for a moment. They really need to call that order something else...

Lapa · 02-07-2012, 04:24 AM

Guys,

Let's not forget Agapov.

Marc

slava1stclass · 02-21-2012, 11:44 AM

Gents,

Honors for two unidentified fallen aviators.

Regards,

slava1stclass

01-23-2012, 07:39 AM	#1431
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Re: NKVD-KGB: Rise Through the Ranks In an email written to me in response to my question to him on the subject, Oleg Kalugin confirmed that, as a KGB General, he wore the uniform of an army General officer "on special occasions."

02-05-2012, 07:30 AM	#1434
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: NKVD-KGB: Rise Through the Ranks So Marc, you're seriously trying to tell me this wasn't a cosmonaut space suit? __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

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*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Triple Crabs Impressive! Did someone forget to say "smile"? __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

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Greg Collins Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Virginia Age: 70 Posts: 744	Re: Triple Crabs Jeez, Guys! I saw the thread title and thought you were discussing crap we could catch back in my Navy days!!! Whew! I had a disturbing regression for a moment. They really need to call that order something else... __________________ "We are Marching for the Victory of Communist Labour" V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)

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