One of the group of Soviet Union campaign medals, this one was issued to all troops involved in the capture of Budapest in 1945.
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Medal for the Capture of Budapest
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags Hungary, Soviet Union, WW2 on May 2, 2013 by The DudeOrder of the Red Star Type 7, Variant 2
Posted in Valour Medals with tags Soviet Union, WW2 on May 2, 2013 by The DudeThis is a mid-1950’s issue Order of the Red Star from the Soviet Union. It is inscribed 3283313 and has the Moscow Mint mark.
The Commemorative Medal of the Winter War 1939-40
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags Finland, Soviet Union, WW2 on May 2, 2013 by The Dude
This Finland medal is awarded for service in the war against the Soviet Union in 1939 and 1940. The war started out well for Finland when she was able to use her terrain and the Mannerheim Line of fortifications to blunt and in places, slaughter the Soviet invaders. Eventually the weight of numbers told and Finland was forced to seek peace. There are a lot of bars for this medal, mostly regional. Only one bar could be awarded per medal.
Ensconced in the snow, his white camouflage suit rendering him invisible to the invading Soviet soldiers he stalked, Simo Häyhä steadied himself to fire. During the 1939–1940 Winter War, in temperatures as low as –40 °C, the Finnish sniper undertook a killing spree that saw him single-handedly take the lives of at least 700 men in less than 100 days. Over 500 of these he shot using a standard, bolt-action rifle with non-telescopic sights. Is it any wonder he earned the nickname White Death among his enemies? Meet the man who would take Rambo to the cleaners.
Commemorative Medal of the 30th Anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol
Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags Empire of Japan, Mongolia, Soviet Union, WW2 on May 2, 2013 by The Dude
The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol (Mongolian: Халхын голын байлдаан; Russian: бои на реке Халхин-Гол; Chinese: 诺门坎事件; pinyin: Nuò mén kǎn shìjiàn) was the decisive engagement of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia and the Empire of Japan in 1939. The conflict was named after the river Khalkhyn Gol, which passes through the battlefield. In Japan, the decisive battle of the conflict is known as the Nomonhan Incident (ノモンハン事件 Nomonhan jiken) after a nearby village on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria. The battles resulted in total defeat for the Japanese Sixth Army.
This medal marks the 30th anniversary of the battle.
Soviet Moldova 40th Anniversary Table Medal
Posted in Plaques, Table Medals & Awards with tags Moldova, Soviet Union on April 17, 2013 by The DudeThis is an aluminium cast table medal celebrating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Moldava from Nazi Germany. I love the iconography on Soviet stuff.
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