Soviet Campaign Medals

[Dolf]

Someone suggested it (Ed I believe), so here they are.

My Defense of Medals, each with the appropriate Doc.

I believe they are all of the Var 1.

Following the order they are shown on The Guide, so the first one is the Medal for Defense of Leningrad.

Dolf

Edited May 7, 2006 by Dolf

[Dolf]

And the Doc, dated 1945, issued to Semyen Petrovich Dyachenco.

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The Medal for Defense of Odessa.

Notice how worn the ribbon is! Probably the nicest of all Medals I have

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[Dolf]

I know all reverses of these Medals are the same but I can't resist posting this one

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And the Doc, dated 1943, issued to Sergeant 1st rank Maksim Ivanovich Iliyn.

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The Medal for Defense of Sevastopol.

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And the Doc, dated 1943, issued to Comrade Grigoriy Piotrovich Shishko.

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The Medal for Defense of Stalingrad (my very 1st Soviet Medal!).

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And the Doc, dated 1943, issued to Ivan Grigoryevich Chygai.

My favorite Doc

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[Dolf]

The Medal for Defense of Moscow.

Funny, there are some red spots on the ribbon, I always thought it could be blood, althought of course it can also be ketchup...

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And the Doc, dated 1944, issued to Nicolayev Peter Yakovlevich.

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The Medal for Defense of Kiev.

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And the Doc, dated 1962, issued to Ivan Petrovich Pochvin.

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[Dolf]

Medal for Defense of the Caucasus.

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And the Doc, dated 1945, issued to Stepan Alekseyevich Besebin (?).

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The Medal for Defense of the Polar Regions.

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And the Doc, dated 1946, apparently issued to a lady, Olga Nicholaevna Czepuro.

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If someone could help (Rick... ) with more details about the names on the Docs (such as ranks) and/or correct the spelling... that would be greately appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Dolf

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Dolf, for the display.

[Guest Darrell]

That nasty ribbon for the Odessa reeks of battle

[Christophe]

The Medal for Defense of Odessa.

Notice how worn the ribbon is! Probably the nicest of all Medals I have

Dolf

Dolf,

This is for sure a very nice one, with its part of history in itself... The ribbon itself shows some wear that makes it difficult to recognise... A very nice "historical" medal.

Cheers.

Ch.

[Dolf]

That nasty ribbon for the Odessa reeks of battle

Dolf,

This is for sure a very nice one, with its part of history in itself... The ribbon itself shows some wear that makes it difficult to recognise... A very nice "historical" medal.

Cheers.

Ch.

Isn't it beautiful?

Man, this one might have seen some adventure! I just it

Dolf

[Dolf]

Thanks, Dolf, for the display.

I believe you suggested it some time ago, and I agree it's a great idea.

These Medals, either for their Historical value, as well as for their collecting interest are among my favorite

I'm doing the same for the other Campaign Medals (Capture of and Liberation of), I just don't have Docs for those

Dolf

[Riley1965]

Dolf,

Great pics and an excellent post!!!

Doc

[Bryan]

I know all reverses of these Medals are the same but I can't resist posting this one

Wow I like your worn medal Dolf! Would you like to exchange it to me against mine Sebastopol medal?