Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal for the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines, c. 1947 United Republic of Panzer EM/NCO’s M43 Trapezoid Style

Panzer EM/NCO’s M43 Trapezoid Style Cap Insignia - of late War period manufactured

Later in 1941 he was engaged in fighting in Kiestinki in Finland

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that he had eight months previous military service with the 171st Battalion

which increased to 5 or 6 as her stern settled down

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal for the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines, c. 1947 United Republic of Panzer EM/NCO’s M43 Trapezoid Style( ). Instituted September 10th, 1947. A circular gilded brass medal, the obverse with an image of a restored mine with a leftward facing helmeted miner carrying a jackhammer on his right shoulder, circumscribed For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines with a five pointed star and laurels at the base, the reverse bears the Hammer and Sickle over the inscription Labour in the USSR A Matter of Honour in Russian script, suspended from a pentagonal