Soviet Russian Order of the Red Banner NKVD Colonel Oblast Chief Siberia 1946

Description: Soviet Russian USSR medal Order of the Red Banner with serial number in the 250-300 thousand range, awarded in 1946 for 20 years of long service in the Militia / NKVD to a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Militia / NKVD / MVD, Chief of the MVD for the Tyumen Oblast in Siberia! The recipient joined the NKVD in 1928 after serving three years in a Red Army cavalry regiment. During WWII he rose in rank from Jr. Lieutenant to Captain and ended his career in 1956 as a Lt. Colonel. In addition to the present Red Banner, he also earned the Order of the Red Star and Order of Lenin and the Medal for Victory over Germany. The Tyumen Oblast became an industrial center for evacuated enterprises during WWII. It had its share of GULAG camps, POW forced labor camps, and other dark history. For example, during Stalin's deportation of ethnic minorities, tens of thousands of these oppressed peoples, especially Kalmyks, were sent to the Tyumen region. No doubt this award's recipient had a hand in many of these activities. One could speculate that the recipient's retirement to the reserves in 1956, nominally for health reasons, actually corresponded with De-Stalinization. The recipient’s complete Service Record from the Ministry of Defense archives is included! The research supporting the identification of the recipient by award serial number (not pictured in listing) is a redacted excerpt of an archival document (apparently from a “closed” archive) that provides the following information:1) a list of award recipients, the names and serial numbers of the awards presented, and the serial numbers of the accompanying order/medal booklets2) the date of awarding3) the awarding authority – both the body that authorized the award and the government official empowered to physically present the awards To reiterate – the archival document is excerpted (i.e. snippets of pages from a multi-page file) and redacted (award serial numbers for other recipients have been blurred out). That is what I received with the awards, and that is what I am passing on. Professional English translation available if requested before receipt of item. Condition is outstanding, as seen in the images! The serial number of the award is authentic and matches the serial number shown in the archival documents, obviously! If you require confirmation in advance, please send me a message, and I will gladly provide images. Over time, I have found that redacting award serial numbers in certain listings (particularly of researched awards) has acted a simple and effective filter to sort good customers from troublesome eBay hooligans. Reasonable, rational collectors who are genuinely interested in the history represented by an award will make the effort to reach out and will quickly find that everything is in order. No returns. All questions in advance. I will answer all coherent, respectful inquiries to the best of my ability. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE only through eBay’s Global Shipping Program (GSP). With this program: once the item is delivered to the address to which eBay directs me to ship, all responsibility for final safe delivery of the item to the buyer becomes eBay’s. I am categorically not responsible for any problems that arise once the item is in eBay’s possession. Note: combined shipping is not available through the GSP. If you wish to combine shipping, you must contact me in advance to make arrangements. Buyers from any country in the exclusion list must always contact me in advance of purchase. I will not accept purchases from buyers with shipping addresses in these countries without advance notice. If you contact me, as I am requesting of you, you will likely find your purchase approved. Shipping will then be through the GSP. Please see my other listings. Lots of excellent Soviet medals! Many additional high quality pieces available that are not yet listed. Please inquire. Thank you!

Price: 600 USD

Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-03-02T02:39:21.000Z

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