Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of the Patriotic War, Second Class badge (4), 1st type, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘17654’, with riband suspension; 2nd type, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘591352’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-back suspension; 3rd 1985 type (2), silver, gold, and enamel, the reverses officially numbered ‘2782570’ and ‘4533207’, both with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-back suspension, the first cleaned, generally very fine and better (4) £200-£240

Order of the Patriotic War Second Class Badge no. 17654 awarded to Mikhail Petrovich Maryigin.

The original citation, dated 6 August 1943, states: ‘Maryigin, Mikhail Petrovich, Junior Lieutenant, Pilot, 673rd Assault Airforces
Regiment, 266th Assault Airforces Division, born 1920, has been participating in the Great Patriotic war since 20 February 1943 in the 266th Assault Airforces Division on the North-Western and Voronezhsky fronts. During this period accomplished 20 successful combat flights to destroy enemy troops and hardware. 30 vehicles with troops and cargo, 11 tanks, 2 artillery batteries on combat positions, over 250 German soldiers and officers were destroyed, 6 anti-aircraft artillery positions were suppressed.’

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