Original Soviet WWII Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns It is embossed / cast

It is embossed / cast with landscape scenes on both sides

This disrupted the German evacuation and enabled Allied ground forces to capture German troops and equipment

Definitely a lucrative business for bored Marines

though it definitely shows overall wear

Mosby's Raids: During the time of existence of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry

Original Soviet WWII Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns It is embossed / castOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to reward the participants of the defence of the port city of Odessa from the Axis armed forces of Romania and Germany. The medal's statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.