Description
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad
Variation 3 ‘Voenkomat’
Made of gilded brass. It measures 32.02 mm in width, 37.02 mm in height including the eyelet and it weighs 15.8 grams without its suspension.Â
In nice condition with light to medium overall wear and most details still visible. Both sides show a fair amount of its original luster and relatively few dings and scratches. Its brass suspension is time period to the medal and its connection ring has not been cut.
This medal is one of the post-war issues that were awarded by a Voenkomat (Military Commissariat) at the veteran’s place of residence. The reasons for the late issue could vary but in most instances, the Voenkomat medals were “catch-up” awards to those who had taken part in the battle and then somehow overlooked by the awarding authorities during WW2 and in the immediate post-war years.
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