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№ 570

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15 March 2023

Hammer Price:
£1,500

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of Glory, Third Class, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘366081’; Order of Alexander Nevsky, 2nd type, silver, gilt, and red enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘12147’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-back suspension, this a good-quality copy; Order of the Red Banner, 2nd type, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘47137’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-back suspension; Order of the Badge of Honour, 4th type, the reverse officially numbered ‘901601’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark; Order of the Red Banner of Labour, 6th type, the reverse officially numbered ‘733486’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark; Order of the October Revolution, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘41143’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark; Order of Friendship, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘28542’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark; Order of Labour Glory, Third Class (2), silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, the reverses officially numbered ‘137097’ and ‘341382’; together with various Soviet Union medals ands badges and an Award Booklet, generally very fine and better (lot) £300-£400

Order of Glory Third Class Badge no. 366081 awarded to Grigorii Semenovich Bashin.

The original Citation, dated 6 May 1945, states: ‘Bashin, Grigorii Semenovich, Guards Corporal, Gunner, 76-mm Gun Battery, 99th
Guards Infantry Regiment, the 31st Guards Infantry Division, born 1902, in the Red Army since 25 August 1941, during the Patriotic War was severely wounded on 16 December 1942 and was lightly wounded on 5 February 1942; 6 March 1943; and 12 November 1943.
On the night of 6-7 April 1945, during the combat for the Koenigsberg brewery, under enemy fire destroyed two enemy machine-gun emplacements and killed 13 enemy troops, contributed to the taking of the brewery.’


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