Question: "Order of the Red Star" numbers/time of issue

[militaria.no]

Hello guys,

I have a question regarding the Russian “Order of the Red Star” and their numbers/time of issue. I have some info:

Number 1.555.146 issued 22 February 1945

Number 1.907.249 issued March 1945

I have a few of these and wonder if you can help me to determine month/year of issue. The numbers are:

181.594
365.494
398.485
814.693
843.633

2.979.268
3.361.581

Thank you in advance

[Komandir RKKA]

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[marcotk]

Ultimately, the only way of knowing for sure would be to research them in the Russian Archives.

It really pays off when you are able to know for which particolar deed an award was given rather than just knowing a mere date.

Cheers!

[militaria.no]

Great, thank you for your replies to my post guys. Now I atleast know the year, and this is a very good start

[Tim B.]

I've shown this list before. There is a great article on these; search the internet.
Tim