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    A new member to the family....

    Hello gentlemen,

    Today a new member to my Red Star family arrived. It's a nicely marked star with number 320337, dating this to 1944. I can't explain why but I feel attracted to these beautifully made stars. This one is in a worn and a bit dirty condition, nothing distracting really. Hope you guys like it as much as I do

    The other stars shown are all dated 1944 except for one which is a 1945 dated star.





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    Hi Marcel

    Nice collection

    Cheers Thomas

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      #3
      Thanks Thomas One can never have enough stars I think hehe

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        #4
        lovely awards..! Have you had them researched..?

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          #5
          Not yet. I have the address from Auke who does this research and it is in the planning of getting these researched.

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            #6
            great looking star

            Soviet awards never cease to fascinate me. the heroism for which many of them were awarded is mind boggling, knowing how poorly equipped were some of their recipients, especially early on in the war...

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              #7
              Awesome star! That is a really low number... are you sure it is as late as 1944? If so, it was before the change to make them long service awards. It amazing how that decision (to award orders for long service) really demeaned their prestige value!

              Are you going to have it researched?

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                #8
                Thanks a lot guys! According to lists I've seen this is an early 1944 awarded badge yes and I also think it is indeed from before these became long service awards.
                I do plan to have these researched so I will have definite answers on them in the future. The history attached to such an award does bring these back to life I think and that is what makes this hobby so interesting

                My other stars are numbered:
                466.774 (1944)
                563.101 (1944)
                618.065 (1944)
                2.564.587 (1945)

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                  #9
                  Moscow Mint , possibility that this Red star is Awarded end 43.

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                    #10
                    You think late '43? I usually use the list on this page:

                    http://soviet-awards.com/digest/redstar/RedStar5.htm

                    But if there's more accurate lists than I am very interested to see

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Marcel Banziger View Post
                      Thanks Thomas One can never have enough stars I think hehe
                      Good old Memories.
                      About 20 Years ago I bought a Shopping Bag with 150 of them from a polish guy for 2.50 Marks ea. About 1.25 Euros today, but sadly they're all gone for some years.
                      Not to add, that all were originals and not these lousy copies they sell these days.

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                        #12
                        I wish I collected these 20 years ago already hahaha

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Marcel Banziger View Post
                          You think late '43? I usually use the list on this page:

                          http://soviet-awards.com/digest/redstar/RedStar5.htm

                          But if there's more accurate lists than I am very interested to see
                          MMD published jointly two series
                          Yours curved up mint mark is in the first series .

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Marcel Banziger View Post

                            But if there's more accurate lists than I am very interested to see
                            I use Paul Schmitt's book 'Echoes Of War' and the Soviet Screwbacks website: http://www.odysseus1.freeyellow.com/
                            Thanks,
                            Eric Gaumann

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                              Thanks a lot. Will search for the book and at first glance the website is very interesting! Cheers!

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