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Autographs
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Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Bagramyan, Twice Hero
of the Soviet Union and Commander of the Voroshilov General
Staff Academy from 1956 to 1958, typed document signed. This
1957 document is an evaluation of an Armored Corps General who
was about to complete an advanced course of studies at the
academy. Although the review submitted by the chief of the
study program contained some rather negative points, Bagramyan
recommended to keep the general in his previous capacity of a
mechanized division commander. The document is in excellent
condition.
Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasiliy Chuikov, Chief of
the Soviet Army Ground Forces, printed document signed. The
document is an Honor Certificate for the 1960-1961 Academic
Year awarded to the Suvorov Military School in Kiev.
Chuikov is the WW 2 Soviet hero most frequently associated the
battle for Stalingrad and the capture of Berlin. Measuring
nearly 12" x 15", this very large and ornate certificate is
exceptionally uncommon being awarded to an institution rather
than an individual. In very good to excellent condition.
Air Force Colonel General Goryunov, Commander of the
69th Air Army, typed document signed and dated 9 May 1945. A
recommendation for promotion of a subordinate officer which
includes the officer's photo.
Colonel General Andrey Grechko (promoted Marshal of the
Soviet Union in 1955), Commander of the Kiev Military
District, document signed with hand-written resolution by
Grechko on New Year's Eve, 31 December 1952. For several years
in the 60s, he commanded all armed forces of the Warsaw Pact
forces before becoming USSR Defense Minister in 1967.
Air Force Col. General Ivan Kozhedub (later promoted to
Air Force Marshal), letter signed, June 1972. Kozhedub was the
Top Allied Fighter Ace of WWII. The letter is addressed
to one of the leaders of the Soviet space program
congratulating him on successful completion of two key lunar
missions. One of these was Luna 16 spacecraft which was
the first to return a sample of lunar soil to Earth, while the
other, Luna 17, landed the famous moon rover
Lunokhod 1. The document is exceptionally interesting
not only as an autograph of the top allied air ace of WW2 but
also from the standpoint of history of space exploration.
Vice Admiral Filipp Oktyabrsky, Commander of the Black
Sea Fleet, typed document signed during the siege of
Sevastopol on 29 January 1942. Earlier, Oktyabrsky had been in
charge of defense of Odessa, and later in the war, organized
amphibious landings at Kerch and Feodosiya. A very
interesting and uncommon document from the early period of the
war.
Iona Yakir, Commander of the Ukrainian Military
District, typed document signed, January 1930. Yakir was
certainly one of the most brutal Red Army commanders during
the Civil War. Later an inspired military theorist who
eventually became one of the highest ranking victims of
Stalin's purge of the Soviet military in 1937.
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, First Deputy
to Stalin in WW 2, printed document signed and dated on 15
February 1953 while Commander of the Ural Military District.
The autograph is from the period of Zhukov's virtual "internal
exile" when Stalin sought to ensure that Zhukov and the other
prominent WW 2 generals would never pose a threat to his hold
on power (this period of obscurity would soon end with the
death of Stalin and Zhukov's playing a pivotal role in the
ensued power struggle and removal of Beria). The document is a
very ornate honorary certificate issued to a junior sergeant
for winning a second prize in weightlifting at the annual
sports competition in the military district. This certificate
is far less common that the typical promotional or award
documents signed by Marshal Zhukov.