Soviet Bravery & Good Conduct Military Medals
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Medal for Valor, Type 1 Var. 3, #124132, December 1942 award to a 20-year-old
female paramedic of a rifle regiment of the Northwestern Front deployed at
Staraya Russa. During her first five months of service with this unit, she
provided life-saving medical care to a large number of wounded and sick soldiers
directly on the front line. On one occasion, she under heavy enemy fire removed 2
seriously wounded enlisted men from a destroyed dugout and carried them to safety
at severe risk to her own life. The medal is in VF condition, above average for
its type. Comes with archival research. An extraordinary early WW2 award to a
woman combatant.
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.
Medal for Combat Service, Type 1, Var. 1 (with engraved
serial
number, small suspension and "Mondvor" screw plate), #20763,
awarded in March 1942 to a Partisan Platoon
Commander.
In November - December 1941, when the Soviet partisan
movement
was still in its infancy, he led a number of bold strikes on
enemy garrisons in his native Stalino (Donetsk) region of
eastern Ukraine. During the Soviet general offensive in
January 1942, he provided substantial support to the regular
Red Army units by conducting reconnaissance in the same area
and finding a route of advance for the Soviet tanks. A
highly
uncommon award commendation! The medal includes original
Variation 1 suspension and screw plate and aside from the
missing back plate, is in excellent condition. Comes with
archival research.
Medal for Combat Service, Type 1 Var. 3, #138944, Battle of Stalingrad award to a
machine gun squad leader of the 24th Army, Don Front. On 21 January
1943, during the final stage of the battle, he destroyed with the fire of his
machine gun 3 German weapon nests and 23 soldiers while storming a height north of
the Gumrak airfield. The recipient proved to be a real war hero: later during the
Patriotic War, he also earned two Orders of the Red Star and two Orders of Glory -
an extraordinary number of combat decorations for an Infantry NCO! The medal is in
fine to very fine condition and includes original Type 1 suspension (albeit with
reduced screw post). 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.