Certificate for a Defense of Stalingrad Medal, May 1946. Hand-signed by Hero of the Soviet Union Maj. General Filippov, the famous hero of Stalingrad who led the tank column that captured the key bridge in Kalach thus trapping the German VI Army in the Stalingrad pocket. The document was issued to a highly decorated medical officer in a Guards mechanized division who served under Filippov's command after the war. The document is in very good condition, far better than the average. Comes with a copy of the article about Filippov in the official Soviet-era catalog Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Temporary Duplicate Document for a Defense of Stalingrad Medal, Aug. 1943 issue to Sergeant of the 40th Guards Tank Regiment. Extremely rare early certificate in good condition.

Award Document for a Defense of Polar Region Medal, awarded to a Sgt. Major serving with the Reconnaissance Department of the HQ, Coastal Group of Soviet Troops (in the Far East). Hand- signed by the department commander who would later become a GRU General. The document was issued on 30 July 1945, just days before the planned Soviet attack on Japan. An early type certificate printed on paper of thinner, glossier stock. In good to very good condition.

Documents for Medals for the Defense of Odessa and Sevastopol, awarded to a Navy Petty Officer. Both certificates were issued on the same day in March 1944 and are in outstanding condition. A very uncommon group to an unlikely survivor of two early WW2 campaigns.

Document for a Medal for the Defense of Odessa, awarded in September 1944 to a Sergeant Major. The recipient was studying at an officer school at the time, but the available archival document shows that he took part in the defense of Odessa as a reconnaissance squad leader. His regiment was successfully evacuated from Odessa at the end of the siege. Later that year, it took part in the amphibious landing in Crimea and in 1942-43, in the battle of Stalingrad (as part of the 64th Army). The document is good condition. Comes with a copy of the award decree for the Defense of Odessa Medal.

Medal for the Defense of Sevastopol, Var. 2, circa 1950s "Voenkomat" sub-variation with Flat Eyelet. Excellent condition. This version of the Sevastopol Medal is extremely scarce!

Partisan Medal, 1st cl., variation without the raised border on the obverse and with the "snub-nosed" portrait of Lenin, circa 1940s. Very fine to excellent condition.

Partisan Medal, 2nd cl., 1940s-50s. Variation with raised border around the edge of the obverse and "snub-nosed" portrait of Lenin. In excellent condition, a superb example with beautifully preserved details and mint luster. Comes on a WW2 suspension with nicely preserved old ribbon.

Award Document for a Medal for Victory over Germany, awarded on 9 May 1946 (first anniversary of the V-Day as celebrated in the USSR) to a Sergeant in Romanian Army. The document was issued by the Allied Control Committee in Romania and has facsimile signature of the Deputy Chairman of the Committee Tank Corps Col. General Susaykov. An exceptionally rare and interesting document, despite its far less than perfect condition!

Document for Victory over Germany Medal, early type with red leatherette cover. Hand-signed by a Lieutenant General, Chief of the Main Communication Center of the Narkomat of Defense. The document was issued on 23 June 1945, likely for the Victory Parade in Moscow that took place on the following day. Extremely uncommon piece in excellent condition.