https://soviet-awards.com/forum/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:55:30 +0000 MyBB https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-Red-Banner-Badge-Of-Honour-Bar Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:25:41 +0000 Jumpmaster]]> https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-Red-Banner-Badge-Of-Honour-Bar As I'm not able to translate the name, I'm asking for any help so I can begin some research requests through the forum. Any name info appreciated. Interested in your thoughts on the bar as well. The combination felt odd to me but it was well less than sum of the parts so it's not going to break my heart if there's something wrong with it. Thanks in advance as always
Anthony

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Anthony

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this group is for sale now. Is it genuine? Can anybody provide some information concerning this guy? Did he exist? Was he really a lieutenant colonel? What did he achieve?

Thank you very much!

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this group is for sale now. Is it genuine? Can anybody provide some information concerning this guy? Did he exist? Was he really a lieutenant colonel? What did he achieve?

Thank you very much!

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The mentioned ORB is a (well done) fake and the group is an assembly of various single awards plus (fake) order book, offered on E*** from Australia (a country, which has become a real platform for bogus documented groups recently...) This group pretends being given to a fighter ace with multiple scores, but archival research revealed that the person, whose name is mentioned in the order book did exist indeed, but in fact was a gunner on a ground attack plane and no pilot at all. This group was offered by different seller`s names from Australia up to now, which also is quite suspicious...

With best regards.]]>
The mentioned ORB is a (well done) fake and the group is an assembly of various single awards plus (fake) order book, offered on E*** from Australia (a country, which has become a real platform for bogus documented groups recently...) This group pretends being given to a fighter ace with multiple scores, but archival research revealed that the person, whose name is mentioned in the order book did exist indeed, but in fact was a gunner on a ground attack plane and no pilot at all. This group was offered by different seller`s names from Australia up to now, which also is quite suspicious...

With best regards.]]> https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-Major-General-Nikolaj-Bunin Sun, 08 Mar 2015 08:17:20 +0000 Al-muell]]> https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-Major-General-Nikolaj-Bunin 1. He got OPW I '85. However, he only Nikolai ******ich Bunin listed with opw'85 on podvig got 2nd class. There's also another guy by that name - efreitor with CSM (could be my guy - he got hisVoG in November 1945 s jr. lt. from an officer school - not impossible for a man to be sent to officer course). Is this doc real?

2.From greatful Afghan people and Warrior-Interationalist. Seem o be filled-in by the same person. Not impossible for a WW2 veteran to be engaged in the afghan conflict (if he was a general), but something feels "not rght" about this two docs.

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  skanowanie0364.jpg (Size: 94.49 KB / Downloads: 16) ]]> 1. He got OPW I '85. However, he only Nikolai ******ich Bunin listed with opw'85 on podvig got 2nd class. There's also another guy by that name - efreitor with CSM (could be my guy - he got hisVoG in November 1945 s jr. lt. from an officer school - not impossible for a man to be sent to officer course). Is this doc real?

2.From greatful Afghan people and Warrior-Interationalist. Seem o be filled-in by the same person. Not impossible for a WW2 veteran to be engaged in the afghan conflict (if he was a general), but something feels "not rght" about this two docs.

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I'm quite new to the medal collections,
and I'd like to hear your opinion about this group of medals

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I'm quite new to the medal collections,
and I'd like to hear your opinion about this group of medals

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Here is the advertisement

"A SCARCE ‘AFGHANISTAN 1987-88’ GALLANTRY Group of Four to CORPORAL Andrei Stepanovich LEBEDEV, Soviet Infantry who fought & was decorated in possibly the last action of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979 - 1988).

ORDER OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR - 2nd CLASS ‘Silver’ - Officially Numbered 6562820 for Gallantry in Action, AFGHANISTAN Government Service Medal, The AFGHAN - SOVIET RED STAR & his Identification Disc - Officially stamped ‘BC CCCP N994653’.

These come with his contemporary Combat Uniform PHOTOGRAPH with light Machine Gun (note the trainers, as their poor quality boots fell apart on campaign) PLUS a file full of contemporary Original & copy photographs of groups & single soldiers, vehicles, Helicopter & "action".

In the final battle in the PANSHER VALLEY the Russians were almost overrun, but fought to the death to hold the hilltop positions. Only then did the message arrive, that the war was over.

Medals etc all mounted individually in leatherette & glazed frame.

Awards to NCOs and Private soldiers are very rare. From 1980 to 1991 only 11,331 NCOs & Privates were awarded orders & medals - and 9,572 of them - posthumously. For the same period 66,604 officers were awarded, 672 - posthumously.

A VERY RARE AWARD FOR COURAGE IN THE USSR - AFGHANISTAN WAR."

Hopefully even a beginner will be able the notice that there are some extremely odd things going on here.

Firstly there is no proof at all as to who this photograph is of.

OPW'85s were awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War for "surviving" to the 40th anniversary of victory. They are (almost) only researchable if they have the accompanying document even then NEVER awarded for Afghanistan.

The dog tag is simply a number - without the service record book it could have belonged to anyone (or have been "made up").

The Afghan "Soldier-Internationalist" Medal is unnumbered and may have been issued to anyone (or come from a warehouse). Only the original document could tell.

The "Star" is not an award at all but a post-Soviet Membership Badge. Untraceable but more often than not available to purchase in bulk.


So with c$40 worth of items inside the case why is someone currently bidding to pay c$250 for this? Simple explanation! - LACK OF KNOWLEDGE .

Everyone out there please do not fall for a $200+ fairytale.

This is just one of dozens of examples of fairytales from this dealer alone - there are hundreds out there. Without supporting paperwork see all items in the same box or frame as "Some items in a box/frame" and not a "researched" Hollywood-worthy story of a famous war hero.

In reality many items are sterile and often from unused stockpiles. Even with research most service personnel, decorated or not, lead very normal or mundane lives with only a few quirky, mainly forgotten to the ages tales to tell.

Look at the number of people who served in the forces of the Soviet Union during the war - over 10,000,000. How many are household names? The answer is not 9,999,999.

Buy reality and be sure you are getting the real deal!

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Here is the advertisement

"A SCARCE ‘AFGHANISTAN 1987-88’ GALLANTRY Group of Four to CORPORAL Andrei Stepanovich LEBEDEV, Soviet Infantry who fought & was decorated in possibly the last action of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979 - 1988).

ORDER OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR - 2nd CLASS ‘Silver’ - Officially Numbered 6562820 for Gallantry in Action, AFGHANISTAN Government Service Medal, The AFGHAN - SOVIET RED STAR & his Identification Disc - Officially stamped ‘BC CCCP N994653’.

These come with his contemporary Combat Uniform PHOTOGRAPH with light Machine Gun (note the trainers, as their poor quality boots fell apart on campaign) PLUS a file full of contemporary Original & copy photographs of groups & single soldiers, vehicles, Helicopter & "action".

In the final battle in the PANSHER VALLEY the Russians were almost overrun, but fought to the death to hold the hilltop positions. Only then did the message arrive, that the war was over.

Medals etc all mounted individually in leatherette & glazed frame.

Awards to NCOs and Private soldiers are very rare. From 1980 to 1991 only 11,331 NCOs & Privates were awarded orders & medals - and 9,572 of them - posthumously. For the same period 66,604 officers were awarded, 672 - posthumously.

A VERY RARE AWARD FOR COURAGE IN THE USSR - AFGHANISTAN WAR."

Hopefully even a beginner will be able the notice that there are some extremely odd things going on here.

Firstly there is no proof at all as to who this photograph is of.

OPW'85s were awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War for "surviving" to the 40th anniversary of victory. They are (almost) only researchable if they have the accompanying document even then NEVER awarded for Afghanistan.

The dog tag is simply a number - without the service record book it could have belonged to anyone (or have been "made up").

The Afghan "Soldier-Internationalist" Medal is unnumbered and may have been issued to anyone (or come from a warehouse). Only the original document could tell.

The "Star" is not an award at all but a post-Soviet Membership Badge. Untraceable but more often than not available to purchase in bulk.


So with c$40 worth of items inside the case why is someone currently bidding to pay c$250 for this? Simple explanation! - LACK OF KNOWLEDGE .

Everyone out there please do not fall for a $200+ fairytale.

This is just one of dozens of examples of fairytales from this dealer alone - there are hundreds out there. Without supporting paperwork see all items in the same box or frame as "Some items in a box/frame" and not a "researched" Hollywood-worthy story of a famous war hero.

In reality many items are sterile and often from unused stockpiles. Even with research most service personnel, decorated or not, lead very normal or mundane lives with only a few quirky, mainly forgotten to the ages tales to tell.

Look at the number of people who served in the forces of the Soviet Union during the war - over 10,000,000. How many are household names? The answer is not 9,999,999.

Buy reality and be sure you are getting the real deal!

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recently sold at $ 7700.
I hope that none of you have won this auction.
Regards.

Soviet Russian order medal group Nakhimov, Red Banner, Red Star | eBay

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recently sold at $ 7700.
I hope that none of you have won this auction.
Regards.

Soviet Russian order medal group Nakhimov, Red Banner, Red Star | eBay

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This group recently sold on the well-known auction site. It was offered by the same person who is offering the Glory I with s/n 2174 as seen in the Glory thread. Although he wanted $11,000.00 for the group, he accepted a best offer in the $6,600.00-$8,000.00 range.

Regards,

slava1stclass

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This group recently sold on the well-known auction site. It was offered by the same person who is offering the Glory I with s/n 2174 as seen in the Glory thread. Although he wanted $11,000.00 for the group, he accepted a best offer in the $6,600.00-$8,000.00 range.

Regards,

slava1stclass

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Any help is much appreciated!

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Any help is much appreciated!

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Currently on the well-known auction site. I'll let the forum's experts speak to the orders'/medals' authenticity. The group as a whole is contrived. The photo in the Ordenskaya Knizhka is that of a documented Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory who was an aviator and not an infantryman. He is not the person whose name appears on the OK.

Regards,

slava1stclass

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Currently on the well-known auction site. I'll let the forum's experts speak to the orders'/medals' authenticity. The group as a whole is contrived. The photo in the Ordenskaya Knizhka is that of a documented Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory who was an aviator and not an infantryman. He is not the person whose name appears on the OK.

Regards,

slava1stclass

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Without award documents...

Hero 695
Lenin order 17414 (screw)
Red Banner 17854 (screw)
Red Banner "2" 2nd award 728 (screw)
Alexander Nevsky 872 (remade with a screw)
Great Motherland War 1st grade 157180

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Thanks a lot!

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Without award documents...

Hero 695
Lenin order 17414 (screw)
Red Banner 17854 (screw)
Red Banner "2" 2nd award 728 (screw)
Alexander Nevsky 872 (remade with a screw)
Great Motherland War 1st grade 157180

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Thanks a lot!

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  DSC_0864.jpg (Size: 47.33 KB / Downloads: 42) ]]> https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-More-treasures-from-Lithuania-balticcollections Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:45:45 +0000 AlexF.]]> https://soviet-awards.com/forum/Thread-More-treasures-from-Lithuania-balticcollections From the worlds' biggest auction site ... In addition to the previous post ...
Fresh from Panevezys, Lithuania :mad:
Rare documented group of duplicates with hand-engraved serial numbers and cyrillic "D" on all items. Of course, nevsky is a fake, the rest is just authentic, but mutilated pieces. Somebody shelled out over $1600 for this pile of silver, well, if these were all kosher, it would've been a deal of a year, but ...
Hope the buyer is not a forum member, getting refund from Lithuania is troublesome. :cool:
Enjoy the scans... :laff

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Fresh from Panevezys, Lithuania :mad:
Rare documented group of duplicates with hand-engraved serial numbers and cyrillic "D" on all items. Of course, nevsky is a fake, the rest is just authentic, but mutilated pieces. Somebody shelled out over $1600 for this pile of silver, well, if these were all kosher, it would've been a deal of a year, but ...
Hope the buyer is not a forum member, getting refund from Lithuania is troublesome. :cool:
Enjoy the scans... :laff

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