Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for the Liberation of Belgrade, with Budapest Liberation Date United Republic of 36cm in length (or 14

36cm in length (or 14 ½ inches)30mm tall

Faithful Service Cross – unmarked

He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserve

on loop for suspension from a silver chain with functioning clasp

he applied for a War Service Gratuity but at the time of his application

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Medal for the Liberation of Belgrade, with Budapest Liberation Date United Republic of 36cm in length (or 14( ). Constructed of brass, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to an aluminum pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon and at the top by a five pointed star, surrounding a central inscription of , the reverse bearing a raised date of 13 1945 (13 FEBRUARY 1945, the date of the liberation of Budapest, typically applied to