"FOR VICTORY OVER JAPAN" MEDAL WITH CERTIFICATE AND LETTER OF COMMENDATION FROM STALIN - USSR - 1945-1946
Diameter of the medal: approximately 32 mm.
A set of documents and decorations belonging to a single Red Army soldier—Nikolai Fyodorovich Majboroda.
The set includes:
the Soviet “For Victory over Japan” Medal (“За победу над Японией”), made of brass and suspended from a pentagonal clasp with a distinctive ribbon;
a personalized medal certificate, Series B, No. 374674, issued on April 23, 1946;
a personalized letter of commendation featuring an image of Joseph Stalin, issued for participation in combat operations against Japanese forces in the Far East.
The obverse of the medal features a right-facing profile of Joseph Stalin and the inscription “ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ЯПОНИЕЙ” – “For Victory over Japan.” The reverse bears the date “3 СЕНТЯБРЯ 1945” and a five-pointed star.
The commendation was issued in the name of Nikolai Fyodorovich Mayboroda pursuant to Order No. 372 of August 23, 1945, issued by the Supreme Commander, Generalissimus Stalin. The document expresses gratitude for exemplary combat performance during battles against Japanese forces in the Far East. The document is dated October 9, 1945, and bears the commander’s signature. This is not a personally signed letter from Stalin, but an official commendation form issued pursuant to his order.
The medal was established on September 30, 1945. It was awarded to soldiers and others who participated in operations against Japan during the final stages of World War II. The B.N. Yeltsin Presidential Library
The documents bear clear signs of age and storage—creases, discoloration, tears, and missing sections along the edges of the commendation letter. The medal is covered with a natural patina; the ribbon is intact.
The condition of the item corresponds to the photographic documentation.
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Diameter of the medal: approximately 32 mm.
A set of documents and decorations belonging to a single Red Army soldier—Nikolai Fyodorovich Majboroda.
The set includes:
the Soviet “For Victory over Japan” Medal (“За победу над Японией”), made of brass and suspended from a pentagonal clasp with a distinctive ribbon;
a personalized medal certificate, Series B, No. 374674, issued on April 23, 1946;
a personalized letter of commendation featuring an image of Joseph Stalin, issued for participation in combat operations against Japanese forces in the Far East.
The obverse of the medal features a right-facing profile of Joseph Stalin and the inscription “ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ЯПОНИЕЙ” – “For Victory over Japan.” The reverse bears the date “3 СЕНТЯБРЯ 1945” and a five-pointed star.
The commendation was issued in the name of Nikolai Fyodorovich Mayboroda pursuant to Order No. 372 of August 23, 1945, issued by the Supreme Commander, Generalissimus Stalin. The document expresses gratitude for exemplary combat performance during battles against Japanese forces in the Far East. The document is dated October 9, 1945, and bears the commander’s signature. This is not a personally signed letter from Stalin, but an official commendation form issued pursuant to his order.
The medal was established on September 30, 1945. It was awarded to soldiers and others who participated in operations against Japan during the final stages of World War II. The B.N. Yeltsin Presidential Library
The documents bear clear signs of age and storage—creases, discoloration, tears, and missing sections along the edges of the commendation letter. The medal is covered with a natural patina; the ribbon is intact.
The condition of the item corresponds to the photographic documentation.
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Time, Location
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