WWII Soviet Medal Group Archive Amputation Leg Wounded Radioman Hero Badge For Sale

His Elite Combat Unit & Tragic Battlefield Narrative
The Unit: Born in 1923 in Belarus, Shumay served as a Red Army frontline combat radioman in the 1108th Rifle Regiment, 331st Rifle Division (3rd Belorussian Front). Radiomen carried heavy equipment on their backs and had to maintain vital communication links right on the cutting edge of the assault into Germany.
The Sacrifice at Goldap (October 22, 1944): During the ferocious, meat-grinder battles pushing across the border into Goldap, East Prussia, Shumay was caught in a brutal German artillery counter-barrage. A heavy shell fragment tore directly through his right leg.
The War is Over: He was rushed to a field hospital where doctors had to perform a high amputation of his right thigh stump to save his life. The war ended right there for him. He returned home to Orsha, Belarus, as a severely disabled veteran (Group 2 invalid) and took up work as a post-war communications bookkeeper.
The Awards: Because of his extreme sacrifice, his hometown draft board petitioned the military command after the war, securing him Four Frontline Combat Decorations in the official master archives: the elite Medal "For Courage", dual Medals "For Battle Merit", and dual Victory over Germany Medals. Decades later, he was elevated to the highest possible veteran rank, receiving the prestigious silver-and-enamel Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class for his lifelong sacrifice.
This estate lot features a beautifully complete, 100% authentic multi-document personal archive paired with one physical decoration belonging to a single verified Soviet World War II combat casualty hero, Nikolai Efimovich Shumay (Шумай Николай
Ефимович).
The Physical Award: Includes his original physical Ukrainian Commemorative Badge "50 Years of the Liberation of Ukraine" (1994). This heavy brass badge features gorgeous blue-and-gold hot enamel accenting a laurel wreath, wheat ears, and crossed bayonets. It remains in spectacular
condition with a crisp mounting pin.
The Five Matching Award Booklets: A flawless chronological paper trail tracking his life as an honored veteran over several decades:
1968 Certificate: 50 Years of the USSR Armed Forces Medal (Issued in Orsha, Belarus)
1975 Certificate: 30 Years of WWII Victory Medal (Issued during his relocation to Ukraine)
1979 Certificate: 60 Years of the USSR Armed Forces Medal (Orsha, Belarus)
1985 Certificate: 40 Years of WWII Victory Medal (Features dual Orsha and Kalach regional stamps)
1988 Certificate: 70 Years of the USSR Armed Forces Medal (Features dual Orsha and Kalach regional stamps)This archive is a deeply personal piece of history tracing a combat radioman who paid the ultimate physical price on the battlefields of East Prussia.