Russia, Soviet Union. A Nakhimov Medal Newly Listed with solid plate on reverse

with solid plate on reverse (hollow center)

Joseph Russell Krenek

one slider on the strap with its ends stitched together

3rd Parachute Battalion Cap Badge (in silvered bronze

Russia, Soviet Union. A Nakhimov Medal Newly Listed with solid plate on reverse( ). Instituted in 1944. In bronze, numbered on the edge, measuring 35. 7 in diameter, light contact and surface wear, original ribbon, mounted to a five sided brass suspension with pinback, better than very fine. Footnote: The Nakhimov Medal was a Soviet military award created on March 3, 1944 by decision of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, to reward distinction in the defence of the socialist homeland and to actively recognize successful combat