Medal For Bravery

***ANZAC*** · 09-20-2006, 11:02 PM

Can someone please tell me why some Bravery Medals are numbered and others are not?

ANZAC

Lapa · 09-21-2006, 05:55 AM

ANZAC,

Early issues were numbered (up to approximately 3500000), later issues were not numbered.
It seems to me that you desperately need a copy of Paul McDaniel's book!!!

Marc

***ANZAC*** · 09-21-2006, 06:45 PM

All good things come to those who wait my friend! Being down under and all it is not that easy getting those sorts of things and of course our dollar doesn't make it any easier

But, it is coming, hmmm....how do I hide it from my wife..

***desantnik*** · 09-22-2006, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lapa

ANZAC,

Early issues were numbered (up to approximately 3500000), later issues were not numbered.
It seems to me that you desperately need a copy of Paul McDaniel's book!!!

Marc

Actually, numbers higher than 3.628.000 have been observed

Lapa · 09-22-2006, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desantnik

Actually, numbers higher than 3.628.000 have been observed

Paul,

I was giving ANZAC a ballpark estimate from the top of my head. If we want to be accurate, the highest observed number stands presently at 3.658.166

Marc

***desantnik*** · 09-22-2006, 08:44 AM

I too was being general, just a little more specific. Incidentally, I've got that number beat by a couple hundred. If you want, when I get home I'll get the actual serial number. I can't remember, but I may have published the number in Echoes of War as the highest encountered.

***desantnik*** · 10-11-2006, 11:07 PM

Yes, I did include it in Echoes on pg. 145. It's #3.658.492.

January · 12-27-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ANZAC

But, it is coming, hmmm....how do I hide it from my wife..

How could you pass up a Bravery Medal for only ten dollars? That's how much all my medals cost.

EricFG · 04-02-2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ANZAC

Can someone please tell me why some Bravery Medals are numbered and others are not?

ANZAC

I think that back when the medal was initiated (Oct. '38) the Soviet gov't wanted something specific to reward brave soldiers never anticipating they would have millions of brave soldiers less than five years after the fact.

The brave acts they wanted to specifically reward became so commonplace after 3 some-odd million events that they just decided to stop counting.

I guess they were just overwhelmed with numbering Bravery medals and just cut out the labor that was involved with the engraving process.

And they then created newer, serial numbered, awards for greater acts of valor to reward the braver than the brave.

At least that's my take....

***ANZAC*** · 04-02-2007, 11:46 PM

Interesting take Eric, likely you are right though

Having answered that question, my next is.......what would act would have to be conducted to win a bravery medal

I haven't seen any citations on such as yet.

I know there is a set of defined actions for the awarding of Glories, is there such for bravery Medals

Brendan

09-20-2006, 11:02 PM	#1
*ANZAC* Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 762	Medal For Bravery Can someone please tell me why some Bravery Medals are numbered and others are not? ANZAC __________________ "If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there." Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945

04-02-2007, 11:46 PM	#10
*ANZAC* Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 762	Interesting take Eric, likely you are right though Having answered that question, my next is.......what would act would have to be conducted to win a bravery medal I haven't seen any citations on such as yet. I know there is a set of defined actions for the awarding of Glories, is there such for bravery Medals Brendan __________________ "If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there." Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945

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09-21-2006, 05:55 AM	#2
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 47 Posts: 3,453	ANZAC, Early issues were numbered (up to approximately 3500000), later issues were not numbered. It seems to me that you desperately need a copy of Paul McDaniel's book!!! Marc

09-21-2006, 06:45 PM	#3
*ANZAC* Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 762	All good things come to those who wait my friend! Being down under and all it is not that easy getting those sorts of things and of course our dollar doesn't make it any easier But, it is coming, hmmm....how do I hide it from my wife.. __________________ "If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there." Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945

09-22-2006, 08:44 AM	#6
*desantnik* Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,123	I too was being general, just a little more specific. Incidentally, I've got that number beat by a couple hundred. If you want, when I get home I'll get the actual serial number. I can't remember, but I may have published the number in Echoes of War as the highest encountered.

10-11-2006, 11:07 PM	#7
*desantnik* Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,123	Yes, I did include it in Echoes on pg. 145. It's #3.658.492.

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