BEYOND SALTY Order of the Red Star #1529161

**robin morley** · 04-02-2012, 05:54 PM

Hi, Guards badge is ww2 vintage, Post ww2 they had a line of tassels on the bottom edge of the flag. From what I understand just serving with a Guards unit did not automatically entitle you to the Guards badge you also had to show dynamism, political zeal and good comradeship throughout training orfor deeds that did not warrant a medal.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 04-02-2012 05:54 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Auke** · 04-02-2012, 06:18 PM

Your Guards Badge is an original wartime piece. It's actually one of the slightly more uncommon variations.

As far as I know, every member of a guards unit received the badge (if a division or brigade was granted the title, every subordinate unit and their men were also elevated to guards status; in formations that were granted the guards status (corps and armies) only the command and staff officers received the badge).

**GIZMO8Z** · 04-02-2012, 07:24 PM

Thanks for the reponses, all!

Do you think my tank driver would have worn a badge like this?

If anyone knows where I can get a screw back for it, please let me know!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 04-02-2012, 07:26 PM

Hi Joe, yes he would have.

Cheers, Ade.

**GIZMO8Z** · 04-02-2012, 07:31 PM

Thanks, Ade!

As both the Guards badge and ORS came from the same vendor... I guess there is a small chance that they come from the same vet grouping!

**Auke** · 04-03-2012, 12:01 AM

Yes, he would have worn such a badge.

There is indeed a very small chance that they both belonged to the same vet... It happened to me with this group for example: https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/order...avelyev-23282/
All three awards came from the same seller, but only after researching them did I find out that they had belonged to the same person. A great surprise.