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Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad". - Bill Garvy - 03-03-2015
[SIZE="3"]Document for the Medal Defense of Leningrad issued to Elena Fedorovna Gavryukova dated December 10th, 1943 by the Executive Committee Leningrad City Deputies of Workers, Serial #X52343.
Document for the Medal Defense of Leningrad, hard-covered variant, issued to Sof’ya Mikhailovna Nikolaevna dated February 16th, 1945 by the Executive Committee Leningrad City Deputies of Workers, Serial #AA56010.[/SIZE]
Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad". - Thor Kruuse - 07-13-2017
Are there any Medals"For Defance of [city]" awarded at 1985+?
Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad". - Bill Garvy - 07-13-2017
Yes, and these are scarce and quite uncommon.
Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad". - CtahhR - 07-13-2017
There are an array of false entries authentic examples of these out there. A quick rationale is if it was awarded post 1950, it almost never would have been awarded by a military unit.
Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad". - CtahhR - 01-21-2020
Here is X07891 issued to Sergeant Nikolaj Petrov Shushunov, Senior Cook of the 635th Zenit Artillery Regiment on 25th September 1943.