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$2,600.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 3 Var. 2 "Large Mondvor" version,
#7671, circa early 1940. This is almost for sure an award for
the "Winter War" against Finland. An outstanding,
excellent example - extremely uncommon among the
Soviet
military decorations of pre-Patriotic War vintage.
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$1,200.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4, Var. 1, Sub-var. 1,
#11664, awarded in April 1940 to an artillery NCO
for the "Winter War" against Finland. An extremely
interesting early piece with the serial number below the
standard range for the Type 4 "Monetnyi Dvor". In excellent
condition, superb for any Red Star of pre-Patriotic War
period, and includes original silver screw plate. Comes with
basic archival research.
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$440.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4, Var. 1,
#22137, extremely early, October 1941 issue to a
pilot and political commissar of a long range bomber
regiment. The recipient later became a major general, and
after his retirement in 1959 worked as senior advisor of the
Soviet War Veterans Committee. Beautiful and scarce piece in
very fine condition. Comes with archival research.
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$390.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3, #47709, October 1942
issue to a mortar company commander. Awarded for
actions in the late spring - summer 1942 on the Volkhov
Front.
The order is in very fine condition and comes with archival
research.
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$390.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var 3, #54679, awarded in July
1942 to chief engineer of a transport aviation unit. He
supervising repairs and maintenance of American-made C-47
aircraft that flew vital supplies into the besieged Leningrad
during the most critical period in late 1941, when the
city was completely blockaded by the Germans. Later, he also
made big contribution to bringing troops and ammunition to
the
frontlines as well as supplying partisans of the Leningrad
area deep in the enemy rear. The order is a very attractive
early piece in excellent condition. Comes with archival
research.
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$350.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (with a screw post
base),
#89040, awarded in October 1942 to a Naval Infantry Recon
Scout. He repeatedly distinguished himself in raids
behind
the enemy lines during the defense of Novorossiysk. The
order
is in very fine condition and comes with archival research.
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$295.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (with a screw post
base),
#89588, December 1942 issue. Awarded to a Guards Sr. Sergeant
of a Katyusha multiple rocket launcher unit (codenamed
"guards mortars") for action against Finnish troops in
Karelia. On 11 November 1942, he repaired several breaks in
the telephone line to his unit's command post under artillery
fire - and thus made a decisive contribution to repulsing an
enemy attack. The Order of the Red Star remained his only
decoration of the Patriotic War, at least as of 1946. The
order is in very fine to excellent condition, and includes
original silver screw plate. Comes with archival research.
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$340.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (with a screw post
base),
#94296, awarded in January 1943 to the chief of radio
communications of a Cavalry Division, Western Front. The
award
was primarily for maintaining a radio link between the
division and its 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps during the
cavalry raid of the German rear area near Rzhev in August
1942. In very fine to excellent condition. Comes with
archival research.
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$105.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 4 ("MZPP"),
#2254218, circa 1946-47. Relatively scarce version in very
fine to excellent condition.
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$150.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 5, #2797001,
circa 1947-48 issue. Scarce version with "Attached
Bayonet". In excellent condition.
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$245.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-variation 5
(scarce
version with "Attached Bayonet"), #2802783, with a document.
Awarded in April 1945 to a Guards Combat Engineer Private for
clearing mines and street barricades during the storming of
Vienna. The order is in very fine to excellent condition,
attractive piece free of any significant flaws. The order
booklet is in excellent condition and shows no other
decorations. Comes with archival research. A very uncommon
award for the urban combat inside the Austrian capital (and
Hitler's hometown prior to WW1).
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$80.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 2, Sub-var. 2, #3319064, circa 1954-55 issue. In outstanding condition.
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$1,200.00 |
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 2, #3395921, with a
document, issued for
playing active role in crushing the Hungarian revolution
in
1956. The award recipient, deputy commander of a
mechanized regiment, led a successful armored attack on an
airfield near Budapest as well as the capture of key
installations in the town of Mosonmagyaróvár near Austrian
border. This scarce award is a vivid reminder of one of the
pivotal events of the Cold War. Comes with archival research.
Both the award and the document are in near mint condition.
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$195.00 |
Order of the Red Star, duplicate issue, #2562280.
Featuring a serial number stamped in small font, this is a
scarce official replacement award in exchange for a lost or
severely damaged WW2 era original. In excellent condition.
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$6,500.00 |
Order of the Red Star, counterfeit manufactured in Germany,
#505342, circa 1943. This professionally made copy of the
Order of the Red Star was intended specifically for Nazi
infiltrators masquerading as Red Army servicemen. A
documentary proof of existence of such counterfeits - along
with photos - was found in recently declassified NKVD
archives. Extremely rare piece.
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$59.00 |
"The Order of the Red Star" Subtitled "The History of
Institution of the Award and the Evolution of Its Badge".
Durov, Strekalov, C. 2008, Moscow, Russian text, large format,
334 pp. Another landmark reference that is required reading
for serious collectors!
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