Veteran badges

[Marcel Banziger]

Thanks Nick! They pour in indeed haha but so far these are still very affordable (inbetween € 5 and € 25) so it doesn't really hit hard financially. Plus, they are fun to collect

[Woolgar]

Thanks Nick! They pour in indeed haha but so farthese are still very affordable (inbetween € 5 and € 25) so it doesn't really hit hard financially. Plus, they are fun to collect

I couldn’t agree more Marcel! Keep ‘em coming ….They are fascinating items

[Watchdog]

Naval Fleet veteran. Don't yet know if this is for submariners only due to the design. Have no info on this badge yet.

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I expect it is specific to the submarine service for the obvious reason but as it commemorates the war as a whole and as you know the inscription refers to the Soviet Navy in general ("Military Maritime Fleet of the USSR" aka the Navy) it seems to be a generic branch of service badge. It would be interesting to know for sure.

Regards

Mark

[Marcel Banziger]

I have not come across this badge anywhere else. But, there were made so many veteran badges that it almost seems an impossible task to collect them all and to know who made them. The majority is also made in limited numbers, usually less than 5000 from what I read somewhere.

[Marcel Banziger]

50 Years Breaking the Leningrad Blockade:

[Woolgar]

Very nice Marcel! I have walked around that Naval monument a few times!
Very apt receiving this one this week as the blockade was lifted on 27th January

Nick

[Marcel Banziger]

Been there as well at the monument though it's almost 10 years ago already. Time to go back since it's a very nice and beautiful city.
And indeed, a very nice coincidence that is now is exactly 78 years since the blockade ended and 79 years since they managed to break the blockade to resupply the city again

[Woolgar]

First one just arrived from Ukraine….a couple more in transit.

I’m pleasantly surprised on the quality of these badges

Nick

[Woolgar]

Next badge arrived this morning….

Veteran of the 54th Army- Defender of Leningrad

Fronts
Volkhov, Leningrad and 3rd Baltic fronts


Combat Operations
1941 Leningrad strategic defensive operation, Tikhvin defensive operation
1942 Luban defensive operation
1944 Leningrad- Novgorod operation
1944 Pskov-Ostrov and Riga operations

Nick

[Woolgar]

This Veteran ‘Frontovik’ badge was already in my collection and I noticed it in Schmitts book.
The central motive statue is in Treptow Park, Berlin.
‘Frontovik’ was an affectionate, reverent name for a GPW veteran similar to the German Landser.
This is the only veteran znachok encountered with a clutch back fastener.
Documents indicate this was awarded in conjunction with the 2000 Victory Day celebration.