A Fun Ribbon Rack

[NavyFCO]

Here's a fun one that just came in on a uniform today. As far as I can tell, it's a 100% legit rack, on a late 1960's/70's Engineer General Major's jacket. At first I thought "how could it be?" but the more I look at it, the more "stranger than fiction" it becomes. What are your thoughts? Rick, where are you???

--Dave

[seb16trs]

hello Dave, very curious set...the guy was clearly involved in the GPW in 41-45...but no red star, nor red banner or other for a commanding officer...
The lenin should have been granted after the war, such as the amazing 3 orders of honnor...denoting an intense civilian activity in connexion with military duties?
The Service to Motherland 3rd (+service awards) would make me think to a junior officer during WW2, doing a long post-war career...
- An officer teaching in academies and universities (general engeneer as you stated)?
-A researcher working both for both military design offices and universitaries laboratories?
very curious!

[NavyFCO]

Seb-

Great points you bring up! The thing that makes me scratch my head is that he was awarded the entire series of Irreproachable Service medals - something that was pretty much an impossibility for a GPW veteran. This fellow served at Stalingrad (1942/early 43) so he would have at least had a Military Merit for 10 years in 1951/52. Instead, he received the 3rd Class Irreproachable Service for 10 years service in 1958+, indicating to me that he served in the GPW (perhaps as enlisted?) and then served again as an officer, but with several years gap in service.

The other interesting thing is his entire lack of Red Stars, Red Banners, etc. I would have almost thought this rack belonged to a civilian, but I have never found a Homeland 3rd awarded to a civilian before - so I'm pretty firm in the thought that he was military (plus the presence of the Veteran of Military medal and the lack of Veteran of Labor medal also helps). What's also interesting is that he has three Badges of Honor... But no Red Banners of Labor. In the awarding hierarchy, the RBL was the "more significant" version of the Badge of Honor, and since he had three Orders of Lenin, he did something impressive enough to get those - but not enough to get the RBL!

And then include the foreign (Mongolian, I believe) awards, though they'd be appropriate for someone who did something notable during the fighting with Japan (as he was there...) Very strange indeed...

--Dave

[ChristerD]

Foreign Awards on ribbon Bar

Hi dave, the last 5 Awards are indeed Mongolian!

First The Order of Suche Bator, then a medal 30 year ann of Battle of khalkin Gol (1961) , medal 50 year Revolution (1971), medal Mongolian Army 50 Year? (1971) or 50 year Khalkin Gol (1989) and last medal 30 year Victory over Japan(1975)

Very Nice bar !


Best regards Christer