Another Russian Submarine Incident
It all sounds terribly petty doesn't it...................
During the war Lt Col Oreste Pinto was awarded a French medal. Whilst he could accept it he was not permitted to wear it. When visiting the French HQ in London they queried why he was not wearing their medal. To avoid upsetting the French he wore one set of ribbons away from their HQ and their medal when visiting.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Groups of medals with the WW1 Croix de Guerre turn up reasonably frequently, and they were certainly authorised for wear. Not sure why Yeo Thomas couldnt wear his C de G ribbon - possibly so as not to draw attention to his clandestine operations?
It was the stupidity of the Air Ministry red tape, plus how many would recognise a CdeG? He was a liason between the UK and the Free French but had dropped as we know into France with others to organise the resistance until his capture. He even gave evidence at Nuremberg in defence of Skorzeny.
Apologies thread drift.
See the funerals were held in St Petersburg yesterday................ v sad
