Description
Researched Soviet Order of the Red Banner #133565
Awarded to Colonel Yevgeny Lazarevich Zbanduto (Евгений Лазаревич Збандуто)
Zbanduto received 4 Red Banners and an Order of Kutuzov among other awards!
Made of solid silver and enamels. Measures 45.77 mm in height, 37.59 mm in width and it weighs 26.0 gram. The serial number and mint mark are located at the 6 o’clock position of its reverse. A makers mark ‘7’ can be found at the center of its reverse.
This original suspension type Order of the Red Banner is in nice condition. The details are crisp and the enamel is problem free apart from a small repair at the top-left side of the large banner. Most of the gold plating is present and the reverse shows a nice light toning to the silver. The connection ring has not been cut and the double sided steel suspension is time period to the award.
Brief, concrete description of his feat of arms or achievements:
“During the preparatory period prior to the operation aimed at defeating the German and Romanian forces in Romania and during the operation itself he was part of the operational group from the Red Army General Staff attached to the representative from the Supreme High Command. All his assignments, both those related to his duties in the group and those related to troop supervision, he carried out skillfully and in a proactive manner, thus contributing to the successful completion of the operation.”
The full translation of the research can be found here: Translation_Zbanduto
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