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

  

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.

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.

That provides the following information. A list of award recipients, the names and serial numbers of the awards presented, and the serial numbers of the accompanying order/medal booklets. 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. Snippets of pages from a multi-page file and redacted (award serial numbers for other recipients have been blurred out).

Professional English translation available if requested before receipt of item. As seen in the images!

The serial number of the award is authentic and matches the serial number shown in the archival documents. If you require confirmation in advance, please send me a message, and I will gladly provide images. 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. I will answer all coherent, respectful inquiries to the best of my ability. Please see my other listings. Lots of excellent Soviet medals! Many additional high quality pieces available that are not yet listed.