Document and Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines

**Bill Garvy** · 05-17-2013, 10:40 PM

As discussed on the The Soviet Military Awards Page the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines was, "Established 10th September, 1947. Awarded to workers, technicians, and engineers for outstanding performance of duties; high production; and meritorious service in reconstructing the Donbass coal mines. During the Great Patriotic War, Donbass - the heart of the USSR's coal-mining industry - was occupied by German troops and almost completely destroyed. This restoration was done mainly by German POWs. The medal was awarded only to the Russian supervisors and machine operators. Rebuilt were 129 main pits; 889 smaller pits; 300 mine head-frames were rebuilt and newly constructed; and 700 lifting machines were put into operation. It is made of brass. Approximately 46,000 were issued."

- Document for the Medal and Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Ivan Potapovich Polishchuk on August 22, 1948 issued by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Sverdlovsk Raion, Serial #074577.

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**Bill Garvy** · 06-20-2013, 11:45 PM

Documents group to Private Iosef Pavlovich Suptelya

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines dated August 24th, 1948, and signed by the Chairman of the Stalino Regional Council of Deputies, now Donetsk, Ukraine, Serial #009476

- Document for the Medal for Victory over Germany dated February 23rd, 1946 and signed by Captain of Kirov District Regional Military Commissariat.

- German Labor Card (?)

**Bill Garvy** · 06-23-2013, 03:39 PM

Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines. . .

**Bill Garvy** · 07-05-2013, 01:02 AM

This particular example of the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines came with the wrong ribbon, a Victory over Germany ribbon, which greatly effected negotiations, but I was able to replace it with a correct ribbon, and this is the finished product. . .

**Bill Garvy** · 08-09-2013, 09:42 PM

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Andrey Ivanovich Gamza on August 26th, 1948, and signed by the Chairman of the Stalino (Donetsk Region, Ukraine) Regional Council of Deputies, Serial #012411.

Recent additions. . .

**Bill Garvy** · 08-14-2013, 07:37 PM

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Nikolai Stepanovich Morozov on August, 28th, 1948 by the Executive Committee of Bokovo-Antratsyt Regional House of Deputies, Voroshylovograd, Serial #079390. (In 1962 Bokovo-Antratsyt region was renamed Antratsyt, and Voroshylovograd is now Luhansk.)

**douglas2496** · 08-14-2013, 07:44 PM

Most interesting.

**Bill Garvy** · 08-21-2013, 06:05 PM

- Documentl for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Vasiliy Lavrentievich Zorya on October 30th, 1951 by the Chairman of Executive Comitee of Klimovski Regional District Council of Voroshilovograd, now Luhansk, Ukraine, Serial #067083.

**Bill Garvy** · 09-22-2013, 02:37 PM

Unissued document & medal, although I have no way of telling with any degree of scientific certainty they are indeed a set, it is fortuitous to obtain a blank (unfolded) document and such a pristine example of this medal. . .