Which Red Army soldiers always filled out ‘death medallions’?
Which Red Army soldiers always filled out ‘death medallions’?
The identification medallion of a serviceman, which was most often called ‘death medallion’ was introduced in the Red Army back in 1925. During the Great Patriotic War, it was considered bad luck to fill death medallions, so many Red Army soldiers left them simply empty. However, among the soldiers of the Red Army, there was such a category of soldiers who filled in the death medallions almost always. Here is what veteran of the Great Patriotic War Vasily Ustimenko recalls about it. In the army you do everything by order. - We were given paper, chemical pencils, and the whole platoon sat and wrote. Many older men realised that the probability of dying in battle was high. It's better for your family if they send you a funeral than to be listed as missing. Besides, pension and benefits. The older men, unlike the younger ones, always thought about it, that's why they filled in the medallions.
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