Order of the Red Star
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Order of the Red Star, Type 2, Var. 2 (early transitional variation without a
mint mark and with single-tier screw post base), #1770, circa 1936. This is
the more rare of the two "no mint mark" sub-variations and in general, one of
the rarest of all Soviet awards : fewer than 165 of these were ever made. Very
fine to excellent condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #580790, awarded on 9 May 1944 to a company commander for leading an infantry assault and defending his hard-won position during the offensive that lifted the siege of Leningrad. During the previous month, he was also awarded with an Order of the Red Banner for another exceptionally bold assault that resulted in the capture of 8 concrete pillboxes, a large number of weapons, and 30 POWs. The order is a nice early piece in excellent condition. Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 4 ("MZPP"), #2090049, circa early
to mid-1945. A relatively scarce version produced by the Moscow Platinpribor
Factory (MZPP). This pieceis particularly interesting: it has a factory flaw, a
missing part of the center medallion border. In very fine condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 1, #3115622, c. 1952. Uncommon version
featuring a narrow 20-mm medallion unique to this version of the order. This
specimen is especially interesting: its serial number is slightly outside the
range for its version shown in the Strekalov reference guide. In excellent
condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 2, #3395921, with a
document, issued for
playing active role in crushing the Hungarian revolution
in
1956. The award recipient, deputy commander of a
mechanized regiment, led a successful armored attack on an
airfield near Budapest as well as the capture of key
installations in the town of Mosonmagyaróvár near Austrian
border. This scarce award is a vivid reminder of one of the
pivotal events of the Cold War. Comes with archival research.
Both the award and the document are in near mint condition.