STADTPLAN von STALINGRAD, City Map of Stalingrad, Wehrmacht situational map w. positions of the 295th and 71st divisions marked up in black pencil, 1942. Map of the Kursk Region on the verso, area of major tank battle on the northern face of the Kursk Bulge. EXC condition.

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 the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, #66094, March 1943 issue to a Guards Major, an ethnic Jew, for the Battle of Stalingrad. He commanded the artillery of a motorized rifle brigade with the 26th Tank Corps that captured Kalach (the loss of this key Don River crossing isolated the German VI Army inside the city). He was wounded while personally leading a Katyusha rocket squadron on 25 Nov. at the conclusion of the first stage of the Soviet Stalingrad counteroffensive. Recommended for the Medal for Valor, he received the Order of the Red Banner instead - a highly unusual case. The order is in Fine condition, an attractive unaltered piece despite some enamel damage. Comes w. archival research.