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Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, First Deputy to Stalin in WW2, typed document signed, 9 Dec. 1947, while Commander of the Odessa Military District and during the period of his virtual "internal exile" when Stalin sought to insure that Zhukov, four times Hero of the Soviet Union and recipient of two Orders of Victory, and other victorious Soviet WW2 generals would ever pose a threat to his hold on power. Officer promotional evaluation. EXC condition.
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd cl, Type 2, early "Starback" variation
(Krasnokamsk Mint), #65161, Feb. 1944 issue to the Chief of Artillery of a rifle
regiment. During Operation Iskra ("Spark") which broke the siege of
Leningrad, he reconnoitered German positions and personally commanded one of the
squadrons, wiping out enemy weapon emplacements and personnel. A beautiful and
uncommon piece in VF / EXC condition; includes original silver screw plate. Comes
with archival research.
Military ID Card of a Military Medical Doctor, 1st cl. (equiv. rank of Colonel) of 55th Army, Leningrad Front, c. early 1942. The original owner, an ethnic Jew, served at the front for the entire duration of the war. Comes with a copy of his WW2 award commendations from the Russian archives. Missing the photo, otherwise in excellent condition.
Medal for the Defense of Odessa Award Document issued in Oct. 1944 to a retired Army officer. Interestingly, it states the rank he had at the time of his discharge from the military in 1942, long obsolete by 1944. In fair to good condition, will display nicely despite the damage along the fold lines.
Medal for 20th Anniversary of RKKA on Type 1 rectangular suspension, 1938. In
excellent condition; includes intact original suspension, complete with the old
ribbon, back plate with all of its 4 "teeth" intact, and "Mondvor" screw
plate with extremely low serial number 1872. This medal is very rare in as
good a condition as this example and with all parts of its original suspension
included!
Badge to a Hero of the Revolutionary Movement of 1917- 1919, two-layer version in
copper and white metal. Awarded to one of the most active participants of the
revolution and early part of the Russian Civil War. VF Condition, far better than
the average for this badge. Comes with a scarce period screw plate.
Army enlisted man belt in genuine leather, c. 1970s - early 1980s. Fits up to 42"
waist, easily adjustable to smaller sizes. This "Deluxe" model was issued to EM
and NCOs serving in elite "showcase" units or deployed abroad in Warsaw Pact
countries such as East Germany. Far scarcer than the standard issue Soviet EM /
NCO belts in cheap ersatz leather. EXC condition.
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. In excellent condition and includes
original suspension in brass.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #28633, awarded in May 1942
to an infantry sergeant, 43rd Army, Western Front, initially recommended for
the Order of Lenin for exceptional bravery in a battle west of Moscow. He
climbed into a Soviet KV tank immobilized and abandoned in no man's land, and put
its cannon to good use disabling a German panzer and destroying two weapon nests.
On two other occasions, he laid a telephone wire "under a hail of bullets"
providing a vital link between the regiment's command post and forward battalions.
VF condition, better than the average for a 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.