Battle of STALINGRAD
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Order of the Patriotic War 1st cl., Type 1, Var. 2 (w. stick-pin), #5221, April
1943 issue to a
AAA squadron commander for shooting down 6 and damaging 2 German airplanes, most
of them during the Battle of Stalingrad. His task was mainly
protecting the railways bringing vital supplies to Stalingrad from the north. VF
to EXC condition, very rare for this version of the order. Comes with archival
research.
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3, #67423, Nov. 1942 award for the Soviet
Counteroffensive at Stalingrad to a corporal, a
120-mm mortar crew commander of the 21st Army, Stalingrad Front. With his crew, he
killed a large number of enemy soldiers and greatly helped the advance of his unit
in the first days of the Operation
Uran . He had also been awarded with a Medal for Combat Service in the
first
weeks of the Battle of Stalingrad (both of his decorations are among the earliest
awarded for that battle.) The order is in Fine condition and comes with archival
research.
Medal for Combat Service, Type 1 Var. 3, #234594, awarded in January 1943 to a 19-
year-old Recon Scout of the 189th Tank Regiment, Don Front, for the Battle of
Stalingrad. Later, he got promoted to Guards Sr. Sgt., received two more
decorations for bravery, and was put in command of an armored personnel carrier.
The medal is in VF condition, a well-preserved attractive example showing a great
amount of character. Comes with archival research.
Documented Group of 2 Decorations to a political officer including a Medal for
Combat Service Type 1 for the Battle of Stalingrad and a relatively early Order of
the Red Star. In November 1942, he served with the famous 5th Tank Army that
captured the vital Don River crossing at Kalach thus trapping the German VI Army.
Both decorations are in excellent condition. Comes with a copy of the award
commendations.