This is a rare find from the battlefield in this condition which is a near complete Russian 1943 issue Soviet Guards Guardia enamel badge issued for being a excellent soldier.The badge it is in nice relic condition with original paintwork remains and some original colours. The badge is near complete and has been well cleaned it is only lightly rusty but solid and is perfect for display and a rare one for the collection. The badge was recovered near the river Oder river on the Seelow Heights the April 1945 battlefield. The badge comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.
This is a rare find from the battlefield in this condition which is a near complete Russian 1943 issue Soviet Guards Guardia enamel badge issued for being a excellent soldier.The badge it is in nice relic condition with original paintwork remains and some original colours. The badge is near complete and has been well cleaned it is only lightly rusty but solid and is perfect for display and a rare one for the collection. The badge was recovered near the river Oder river on the Seelow Heights the April 1945 battlefield. The badge comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.
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