Public organizations for the search for missing soldiers in the war are gaining momentum. And often during excavations they have to face difficulties in identifying one or another person. However, even if the soldier did not have documents with him, but there was an order or a medal, then you can find out from them who exactly its owner is.
You will need
- Medal;
- computer with internet access
Instruction manual
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Before you try to determine who exactly belongs to this award, carefully examine it. First, you need to decide which particular medal is in front of you. Then find her identification number. It is by him that you will determine the owner of the order. To get started, try using the Internet. To search for a person by his reward go to the website: www.antikwar.com . Here you will get all the information about the surname, name and patronymic of the veteran. You can also find out where he was called from and to which part. Of course, here you can find out exactly what merit he received this medal. However, you cannot get his address. So if you want to return the award to its rightful owner, then using this site is unlikely to succeed.
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If you were able to identify a person by number, then now you need to deal with his searches through other competent authorities. So, for example, you can try to send inquiries to all the main departments of the registry office of the country. At least one of them should have some information either about the veteran himself or about his descendants.
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You can also send a request to all organizations that are associated with the military - veteran organizations, headquarters, etc. They can also be collected information about soldiers serving during the Great Patriotic War.
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Alternatively, you can search for the owner through the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It is only necessary to make a request to the department for accounting for registered awards, indicating the order number. For each medal with a number, a registration card with the name of the holder was mandatory issued. However, be prepared for the fact that such a request will either be processed for a long time or will be rejected altogether because you have nothing to do with the veteran - the owner of the medal.
note
Be prepared for the fact that if you bring a medal to the military enlistment office, they may be required to give it to them for further search.
Useful advice
Remember that you can only find a person by order or medal if you have a unique reward identification number. In all other cases, this occupation is unpromising.
