In the fourth series of the Soviet serial film "The meeting place cannot be changed" there is an episode in which Volodya Sharapov comes to the police holiday with all his awards received during the Great Patriotic War war. The 25-year-old employee of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department, in a predictable way, surprises those present at the event with a glorious combat path. Gleb Zheglov is also pleasantly surprised by this fact, who in a comradely manner makes fun of his young colleague and says: “Sharapov, when you’ve got the same number of hooks for your work at the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department as now, you can assume that you didn’t live your life. in vain. " So, let's see what kind of awards the movie hero had.
Immediately it is worthwhile to excuse that Sharapov's awards in the novel, the original source of the Weiner brothers "Era of Mercy" and in the film adaptation of "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed" are different. The authors of the book described in sufficient detail the entire list of Volodya's distinctive signs in the episode when he put them on his tunic. It told about where and under what circumstances Sharapov received each of the awards. At the same time, there were more awards in the book than in the film. Director Stanislav Sergeevich Govorukhin was clearly modest, although he added another award to the cinema-Sharapov, which he did not have in the book.
Today we will talk strictly about those awards that were on the chest and film incarnations of the book character. Let's start with the yellow (gold) patches that Sharapov wears on the jacket on his left chest almost constantly. These are not awards, but signs of injury. It is clearly seen that Volodya has two gold braids. This means that during the Great Patriotic War he was twice seriously wounded. Now for the awards and badges that can be seen in the fourth movie (the numbers in parentheses are the numbers in the picture).
On Sharapov's right chest
Order of the Red Star(1) - the award was given for military merit, but sometimes for achievements in a peaceful life. The most courageous, persistent, dedicated military and state security employees were awarded the Order of the Red Star. The first edition of the order was established on May 5, 1930.
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree(2) - the award was given to the soldiers of the Red Army, Navy, NKVD and partisan detachments for their displayed valor, fortitude and courage, as well as for their contribution to the successful advancement of military operations. The award was established on May 20, 1942. The second degree in the USSR was received by 5 million 408 thousand people. The first degree - 2 million 54 thousand people.
"Guard"(3) - a distinctive sign for soldiers of the guards units of the Red Army, established on May 21, 1942. The author of the sign is the artist S. AND. Dmitriev. Such badges were assigned to all servicemen of a formation or unit, which was assigned the status of a guard. Often the "Guard" badges were handed over only after the first check in battle.
On the left chest of Sharapov:
Order of the Red Banner(1) - the first order established in the USSR during the Civil War. Awarded to the servicemen of the Red Army for exceptional courage and fortitude shown in the defense of the socialist Fatherland.
Medal of Honor"(2) and (3) - Sharapov has two such awards. An award was given for personal courage and bravery in combat operations. The medal was established on October 17, 1938. For the first time, she was awarded the Soviet border guards, who in 1938 detained a group of Japanese saboteurs at Lake Khasan.
Medal for Military Merit(4) - an award for Soviet servicemen for skillful actions in a combat situation associated with the risk of life. The award was established as the "younger version" of the medal "For Courage" by a decree of October 17, 1938.
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"(5) - an award for military personnel and civilians who took part in the defense of Leningrad and the breakthrough of the German blockade. The medal was instituted on December 22, 1942. It is one of the first Soviet wartime awards along with “For the Defense of Odessa”, “For the Defense of Sevastopol”, “For the Defense of Stalingrad”.
Medal "For the victory over Germany"(6) - an award established on May 9, 1945. It relied on both military personnel and civilians from among the civilian personnel who were somehow involved in the activities of the Red Army at the front and in the rear.
Medal "For the capture of Berlin"(7) - an award established on June 9, 1945. It is one of seven Soviet awards for the capture of enemy cities outside the USSR. Assigned to participants in the Berlin operation. In total, over 1.1 million such awards have been issued.
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"(8) - another award from the series for the capture of enemy cities on June 9, 1945. Awarded to servicemen who took part in the heroic liberation of Prague from the Nazis. A total of 395,000 such awards were awarded.
Order "Virtuti militari"(9) - a Polish award, which Sharapov did not have in the book. The Order for Outstanding Military Merit was established on June 22, 1792. It was assigned to the lower ranks of the army. There is some irony in the fact that for the first time it was awarded to the Polish military for the victory over the Russian troops in the battle of Zelentsy in 1792. In the same year, after the division of the Commonwealth, the award was abolished for political reasons. They returned it only after Poland gained independence in 1919, during the Civil War in Russia. In 1943, this order was awarded, including to the soldiers of the Polish corps who fought under the command of the USSR.
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In conclusion, it should be noted that the filmmakers gave Sharapov several awards for ideological and rental reasons, which he could not have. It is known from the film that Volodya fought on the 1st Ukrainian Front. Therefore, Sharapov would have had "some" problems with awards from the Polish army and awards for Leningrad.
If you want to know even more interesting things about this wonderful Soviet film, then you should definitely read about because of what Fox gesture in "The meeting place cannot be changed" in Belyavsky they recognized a hardened criminal.
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