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Medal for Valor, Type 2 Var. 3 (unnumbered Cold War version), late 1940s - early
1990s. Unlike the Combat Service Medal, Valor Medal (aka Medal for Bravery) was
never issued simply for length of service. During the 1980s, quite a few of them
were awarded for service in Afghanistan. EXC condition; includes original brass
suspension.
Order of Alexander Nevsky, Type 3, #40236, awarded in Sept. 1944 to a deputy rifle
battalion commander for the Bagration Offensive in Belorussia. Within two weeks in
June - July 1944, his battalion repelled 6 counterattacks, killed 100 German
soldiers, and captured 66 POWs. The order is in outstanding condition.
Comes with archival research.
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 Glory, 2nd cl., #23035, awarded in April 1945 to a Recon Scout Private of
the 2nd Belorussian Front. He killed 30 German soldiers and captured 6 POWs while
operating ahead of the regular infantry during the Red Army Jan. - Feb. 1945
offensives in Pomerania. EXC condition. Comes with archival research.
Badge of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George, 3rd cl., #6128, Early
"Turkish War" Type issued for the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. The
recipient, a sr. warrant officer of the 12th Siberian Rifles, later received a St.
George 2nd cl. for the same conflict. A very rare piece in VF condition.