Russia, Soviet Union. A Pair of Awards for Distinction United Republic of 2 mm (w) x 40

2 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) chromed hanger with blue enamels and a lacquered finish

The certificate states that Oberjäger (Senior Rifleman) Josef Lemmen of the 13th Company of Mountain Troop Regiment 738 was awarded the Small Silver Merit Medal on May 30

Martha Raye

Footnote: The Union Philanthropique des Oeuvres Françaises was founded in Paris in 1937

the maple leaf sewn in place to a large blue felt "T" base

Russia, Soviet Union. A Pair of Awards for Distinction United Republic of 2 mm (w) x 40A pair of awards for distinction, including: 1 A Medal for Battle Merit, constructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal aluminum backplate with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of (FOR BATTLE MERIT), topped by a red enameled inscription of (USSR) and situated above crossed rifles, the reverse stamped with an award number of 2471877, measuring 32.