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Battle of STALINGRAD
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STADTPLAN von STALINGRAD, City Map of Stalingrad, Wehrmacht situational map
w. positions of the 295th and 71st divisions marked up in black pencil, 1942. Map
of the Kursk Region on the verso, area of major tank battle on the northern face
of the Kursk Bulge. EXC condition.
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad, Variation 1, 1940s. F/VF condition, an
attractive example showing moderate wear. Includes original WW2 suspension with
new ribbon.
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad, Var. 2 ("Voenkomat" post-war issue), in
excellent condition.
Certificate for a Defense of Stalingrad Medal, March 1945. Hand-signed by
an Armored Corps Major General, commander of the Poltava Tank School. The
recipient fought at Stalingrad as an infantry private of the 65th Army during the
defensive phase of the battle. The document is in good condition.
Temporary Duplicate Award Document for a Defense of Stalingrad Medal, Aug. 1943
issue to a Sergeant of the 40th Guards Tank Regiment. Extremely rare early
certificate in good condition.
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad Award Document to a Spetsnaz Combat Engineers
Major, Nov. 1943. Note the relatively early date of issue. VG condition. Comes
with a copy of the recipient's award commendation for the Order of the Red Star.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #62397, awarded to a Naval
Infantry Battalion Commander for the Battle of Stalingrad. He showed
outstanding leadership and personal courage over the course of Operation Koltso
("Ring"), the final stage of the battle. At the time, his Naval
Rifle Brigade was a part of the 64th Army which captured Field Marshal Paulus,
commander of the German VI Army. Earlier, the recipient was awarded with an Order
of the Red Star for capturing an advantageous position with his naval battalion
and killing some 300-350 Germans in hand-to-hand combat in a single engagement in
mid-September 1942, during the most difficult period of the defensive phase of the
Battle of Stalingrad. In VF condition, outstanding for an early screw back
version. 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.
M 1898/30 Mosin-Nagant Socket Bayonet with Retaining Mechanism, late 1930s - 1945.
Shows stamped maker marks. In superb unissued condition, retaining its
original blueing and free of rust of wear.
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.
Collection of 53 letters from a Wehrmacht soldier with the 297th Infantry Division,
destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad, 1940-41. EXC condition.
Soviet Information Bureau Daily War Communique, Soviet
Stalingrad counteroffensive.
Stalingraders, Stories of the Residents about the Heroic Defense, richly illustrated, Russian text, 1950. VG/EXC condition.