Description
MedalĀ for the Defense of Stalingrad variation 1
Awarded to Awarded to Major Grigory Alexandrovich Labintsev (ŠŃŠøŠ³Š¾ŃŠøŠ¹ ŠŠ»ŠµŠŗŃŠ°Š½Š“ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŃ ŠŠ°Š±ŃŠ½ŃŠµŠ²)
Made of brass. Measures 32.18 mm in width, 37.28 mm in height, including the eyelet and it weighs 15.9 grams without its suspension.Ā
This medal is in nice condition with its details mostly visible and medium overall wear. It shows numerous dings and scratches on both sides and a dark patina to the brass. The medal comes with its time period double layer steel suspension and its connection ring has not been cut.
The accompanying document is in used but well-preserved condition. Its document number, L-47440, matches the number found in the Act of Awarding No. 3695, which we located online. Both the physical document and the digital Act No. 3695 bear the signature of Major General of Tank Troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front, M. Shirobokov.
The translation of the act:
ACT No. 3695
On the awarding of the “Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad”
Date: February 1945
Location: Active Army
Issued by:
I, acting commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front, Major General of Tank Troops Mikhail Vasilievich Shirobokov, based on the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 22, 1942, have awarded the Medal “For the Defense of Stalingrad” to the following officer of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front:
Recipient:
Grigory Alexandrovich Labintsev, Rank: Major
Position: Commissar of the 1st Division of the 53rd Reserve Artillery Regiment
Certificate Serial No.: L-47440
Signed by:
Major General of Tank Troops
Commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front
M. Shirobokov
(With an official stamp)
Some information on Major Labintsev can be found here
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