Badge in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of Victory over Germany, aluminum version, 1970 issue. This badge awarded to all surviving Soviet WW2 veterans had a significance of a jubilee medal. In excellent condition.

Commemorative Medal of the Soviet War Veterans Committee, 1975 issue. Features a Latin "V" for Victory, possibly an indication that some of these medals were intended for foreign veterans invited to the Soviet Union for the 30th anniversary of Victory in Europe. In very fine to excellent condition.

Jubilee Badge in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Soviet War Veterans Committee, 1981 issue. A nicely made medal in brass and lacquer by the Leningrad Mint. In excellent condition. This relatively uncommon award was issued mostly to VIP veterans, not rank and file.

SKVV (Soviet War Veterans Committee) Badge for 35th Anniversary of Victory over Germany, 1980 issue. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the Volkhov Front "In Commemoration of the Defense of Leningrad", circa 1970s issue with early version of the maker mark. Very Fine to Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the WW2 Steppe / Second Ukrainian Front (Army Group), 1970s-80s issue. Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 1st Guards Army, Poltava Experimental Dinamo Factory version featuring Order of the Patriotic War on the suspension. An attractive badge in excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 1st Shock Army, 1971-72 jubilee issue in commemoration of the defeat of the Germans at Moscow. Features rectangular suspension in brass and inscription on the reverse. In very fine to excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 2nd Shock Army, circa 1970s - 1980s. Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 4th Shock Army. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 5th Guards Order of Red Banner Tank Army.

Badge of a Veteran of the 9th Army, circa late 1970s. Made in heavy brass unlike most other veteran badges.

Badge of a Veteran of the 10th Guards Army, circa 1970s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 11th Guards Army, circa 1970s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 18th Army, by Moscow mint, in brass and enamel, circa 1970s. During WW2, future Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev served in this army - which may explain why its veteran's badge is so much nicer that nearly all the others.

Badge of a Veteran of the 21st Army, Jubilee Issue in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary and 2nd Formation of the Army, 1983. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 27th Army. In very good condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 30-10 Guards Army. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 33rd Army, circa early 1970s. Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 39th Army, circa 1975 issue. A very distinguished unit that fought in numerous battles from Moscow to Koenigsberg and Port Arthur. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 52nd Army. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 53rd Army. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 56th Army, circa 1970s-80s. An attractive badge in excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 60th Army. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 67th Army, circa 1970s - 80s. In excellent condition.

50th Anniversary of the 1st Guards Mechanized Corps, commemorative veteran badge, circa 1970s, brass, paint.

Veteran Badge in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 4th Guards Tank Corps / Kantemirovskaya Guards Tank Division, 1972 issue. An attractive badge made by the Moscow Mint. One of the most illustrious WW2 Soviet tank units, the 4th Tank Corps played an important role in the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk as well as offensives in Ukraine, Poland and Germany. After the war it was reduced in size to a tank division but retained all the honorifics and awards of the original unit.

Veteran's Badge in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the 10th Dnieper Tank Corps, 1982 Issue.

Badge of a Veteran of the 25th Tank Corps, circa 1970s - 80s.

Veteran badge of the 1st Guards Proletarian Moscow - Minsk Motorized Rifle Division, Special Issue in Commemoration of the 50th Jubilee of the Unit, 1976. Issued to a former serviceman of the premier Guards rifle unit in the Soviet military and also one of the most illustrious: the division had as many as four high decorations including Orders of Lenin, Red Banner, Suvorov 1st cl. and Kutuzov 1st cl. In excellent condition.

Veteran Badge in Commemoration of the 55th Anniversary of 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, 1981 issue. This premier Soviet Guards division was among the most distinguished and highly decorated of all Soviet infantry units of the Patriotic War, the first to be elevated to Guards status for heroism of their troops in 1941. It received a total of four decorations and three honorific titles. Its 55th anniversary coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Guards and 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Moscow - both events mentioned on the reverse of its veteran's badge. A very interesting and colorful piece.

Badge of a Veteran of the 4th Guards Rifle Division, circa 1970s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 13th Kiev Artillery Division, circa 1980s. In excellent condition. This illustrious WW2 unit was awarded with as many as three high decorations depicted on its badge - an unusually large number!

Badge of a Veteran of the 22nd Krasnodar - Harbin 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (known as 22nd Rifle Division during WW2), issued in 1988 in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the unit. The division performed exceptionally well in the Manchurian offensive against Japan in August 1945 and was instrumental in the capture of Harbin.

Badge of a Veteran of the 27th Guards Rifle Division.

Badge of a Veteran of the 37th Rifle Division, circa 1970s - 80s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 47th Guards Rifle Division, circa 1970s - 80s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 64th Rifle Division. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 76th Order of Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division, 1970s-80s.

Badge of a Veteran of the 82nd Rifle Division / 3rd Guards Order of Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division, circa 1980s. In 1939, this unit fought in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and in 1941 greatly distinguished itself in the Battle of Moscow and was elevated to Guards.

Badge in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 86th Order of the Red Banner Nikolaev Guards Rifle Division, 1983 Issue.

Badge of a Veteran of the 94th Guards Order of Suvorov Red Banner Rifle Division.

Badge of a Veteran of the 151st Rifle Division. Large and impressive badge in excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 157th Neman Rifle Division. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 171st Idritsa - Berlin Rifle Division, Special 1972 Issue in Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev. Excellent condition. The unit is famous for storming the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin.

Badge of a Veteran of 202nd Korsun Shevchenkovskiy Rifle Division, circa 1970s - 80s. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 217th Rifle Division. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 220th Rifle Division. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 269th Rifle Division, circa 1970s - 80s. In excellent condition.

Veteran's Badge in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 283rd Rifle Division.

Badge of a Veteran of the 318th Naval Infantry Division, 1970s-80s. Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 332nd Rifle Division, circa 1970s - 80s. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 363rd Rifle Division. In excellent condition.

Badge in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 104th Super Heavy Howitzer Brigade, 1973 issue. Nicely made piece by the Leningrad Mint. The brigade was a highly decorated unit that played an important role in the Battle of Kursk, Bagration Offensive in Belorussia, and the Battle of Berlin. It received the honorific title of "Prazhskiy" for its role in the capture of the Praga neighborhood of Warsaw (not to be confused with the Czech capital which is homophonic in Russian language.) After the war, it was transformed into 232nd Rocket Artillery Brigade.

Badge of a Veteran of the 254th "Aleksandr Matrosov" Guards Rifle Regiment. Relatively uncommon veteran's badge of a unit smaller than a division or brigade. The regiment was named after its famous serviceman who willingly sacrificed himself to save his comrades.

Medal (Award Badge) to a Citizen of the Blockaded Leningrad, 1989 issue. This special award was issued exclusively to the survivors of the blockade who had spent no less than 4 month in the city during the siege and had not received a Medal for the Defense of Leningrad. An extremely well-made medal in brass and enamels by the Leningrad Mint. Excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of Nevskaya Dubrovka, circa early 1970s issue. The Nevskaya Dubrovka was a key Soviet stronghold on the bank of the Neva River that was a scene of exceptionally bloody fighting for much of the Nazi siege of Leningrad. This relatively early veteran's badge was probably made by the Lenemalyer Factory. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of Combat on the Neva Bridgehead, circa late 1960s - early 70s. Issued to one of the surviving participants of enormously costly and largely unsuccessful Soviet efforts to break the blockade of Leningrad by storming across the Neva and dislodging the Germans from the Sinyavino Heights (on the so-called Mga Bottleneck.)

Veteran's Badge in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Breakout from the Oranienbaum Beachhead (during the Operation Neva which lifted the siege of Leningrad), 1974 issue. Large size medallion shows a map of the operation. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Veteran of the 1941 Defense of Gangut (Hanko), #426, circa late 1960s - early 70s. The stubborn defense of this isolated Soviet naval base in Finland in the early months of the Barbarossa became legendary. Although a large part of its beleaguered garrison was successfully evacuated in the end, not many of them survived the war and even fewer lived to 1960s to receive the veteran's badge. Unlike the more common unnumbered issues, serial numbered badges were awarded exclusively to the direct participants of the battle and are quite rare.

Badge of a Participant of the Military Parade on the Red Square in Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1987 issue. The 1987 event was the last "jubilee" parade held before the breakup of the USSR in 1991. In excellent condition.

Badge of a Participant of the 105th Military Parade on the Red Square in Moscow, Smaller Version, November 1977 issue. Very fine condition.

Badge of a Participant of the Military Parade in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Victory over Germany, 1985 issue. In excellent condition.

Badge in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Volga Military District, 1978 issue.

Badge in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Siberian Military District, 1979 Issue.

Military Exercise Cartpatians-77 (Carpathian Military District), participant's badge, 1977. An interesting and uncommon badge in excellent condition.

Badge of a Patriotic War Veteran Serviceman of Armored Trains, circa 1980s. A large and impressive-looking badge.

Veteran's Badge "Yelnya, the Birthplace of the Soviet Guards", circa 1970s-80s. An interesting badge to a veteran of one of the first Soviet Guards units.

Partisan of Kalinin Region, Veteran's Badge, circa 1970s-80s. Excellent condition.