Soviet Spanish Civil War Veteran badges

***desantnik*** · 09-15-2007, 10:45 AM

These badges are exceedingly rare, awarded to surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War. If memory serves me correctly, the silver badge was awarded at the 30th anniversary of the war (1966-69) and the gold was obviously for the 50th (late 80's).

I have a JOMSA article somewhere listing the number of recipients and each badge was somewhere in the hundreds. Not hard to imagine the low number of people surviving the Spanish Civil War itself, purges, and Patriotic War, let alone 50 years.

kameli · 09-16-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by desantnik

These badges are exceedingly rare, awarded to surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War. If memory serves me correctly, the silver badge was awarded at the 30th anniversary of the war (1966-69) and the gold was obviously for the 50th (late 80's)

Do you know were these badges awarded also to foreigners? I mean other than Soviets.

/Jussi-Pekka

medals73 · 09-16-2007, 05:05 PM

Yes, I have one (30th, documented) to a German (East German, of course, by the time he got it).

kameli · 09-18-2007, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by medals73

Yes, I have one (30th, documented) to a German (East German, of course, by the time he got it).

Thank You for the information!

Could you show the pic of document, please?

Regards,
Jussi-Pekka

medals73 · 09-18-2007, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kameli

Thank You for the information!

Could you show the pic of document, please?

Regards,
Jussi-Pekka

They are up on another forum. PM sent.

Lapa · 09-18-2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by medals73

They are up on another forum. PM sent.

Medals73,

It would be nice for most of us to see them here, if at all possible.

Marc

kameli · 09-18-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by medals73

They are up on another forum. PM sent.

Thanks!

/Jussi-Pekka

***desantnik*** · 09-21-2007, 04:44 PM

I found the article by the late Professor Victorov-Orlov in JOMSA volume 52 #6 - The Badges of the Soviet Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. For the 30th reunion in 1966 there were 478 veterans still living and in 1986, for the 50th reunion - only 98.

medals73 · 09-21-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by desantnik

I found the article by the late Professor Victorov-Orlov in JOMSA volume 52 #6 - The Badges of the Soviet Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. For the 30th reunion in 1966 there were 478 veterans still living and in 1986, for the 50th reunion - only 98.

That's a nice article. Wish we had learned any more since then!

charlet · 10-21-2007, 03:07 PM

hello gentlemen, I picked up this piece today in Paris.. what are yours opinions please?

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