A set of interesting Combat Hero Medals

[GeroiCCCP]

This is a very interesting set. Notice that the medals are numbered 2270 and 2279. The medals are only 9 numbers apart!  № 2270 belonged to a Soviet fighter ace named Shalva Kiriya who shot down 28 enemy planes. № 2279 belonged to Major Pavel Bilanov, an Ossetian, who took his infantry unit and crossed the Dniester, and established a bridgehead. The owner of this set told me that there is a collector here in the US who owns № 2277. It was quite a thrill to see something like this!!!

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2016 by GeroiCCCP
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[USSR]

Even though their design is simple, I really like these stars! They are of great historical value as well because of the amount of information which is available about the awardees and their deeds.