Soviet Russian WWII Hero of Soviet Union Star Medal #6467 For Sale
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Soviet Russian WWII Hero of Soviet Union Star Medal #6467:
$7499.99
Soviet Russian WWII Hero of Soviet Union Star Medal #646723K Gold. Type 2. Serial number: #6467. Good vintage condition on a star, despite some trivial scratches on reverse.Awarded to Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel at the time of awarding) Lipachev P.P., commander of 848th Rifle Regiment (51st Army, 4th Ukrainian front), for successful attack and capture of famous landmark \"Sapun-gora\" (the Sapun mountain), while liberating Sevastopol in 1944. During the attacks, he displayed not only commanding skills, but also his personal bravery by personally leading the attacks numerous times! His regiment was one of the first to enter city of Sevastopol...
Titles of Distinction
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of Socialist Labor
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of USSR
- Dist. Military Pilot USSR
- Dist. Military Navigator USSR
- Dist. Test Pilot USSR
- Dist. Test Navigator USSR
- Distinguished Pilot USSR
- Dist. Navigator USSR
Orders of Distinction
- Order of Lenin
- Order of October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Suvorov
- Order of Ushakov
- Order of Kutuzov
- Order of Nakhimov
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of the Patriotic War
- Order of Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship
- Order of the Red Star
- Order Service to Motherland
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Order of Honor
- Order of Personal Courage
- Order of Glory
- Order of Labor Glory
- Order of Mother Heroine
- Order of Maternal Glory