Set of ID documents and awards documents belonged to one person, Estonian. Very interesting set! The set consists of:
- Soldier ID book, published in 1940, and issued to the Estonian soldier in 1942.
- ww2 Red Army ID, dated 1945
- postwar Military ID, in Russian and Estonian languages, dated 1946.
- ww2 award ID, dated 1946
- 8 certificates to different medals from period 1946-1985.
At the very beginning of the war the person started his service as a member of a destruction battalion in Estonia and then he was evacuated to Siberia (Russia), after that continued his service at the front line in signal corp. in rifle reg. and later as a musician in front music corp. Was wounded in 1944, Has few military awards issued during ww2 and also many postwar medals. Read here about destructions battalions in Estonia and other soviet republics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_battalions
Good condition of all docs! Very rare set!
Set of ID documents and awards documents belonged to one person, Estonian. Very interesting set! The set consists of:
- Soldier ID book, published in 1940, and issued to the Estonian soldier in 1942.
- ww2 Red Army ID, dated 1945
- postwar Military ID, in Russian and Estonian languages, dated 1946.
- ww2 award ID, dated 1946
- 8 certificates to different medals from period 1946-1985.
At the very beginning of the war the person started his service as a member of a destruction battalion in Estonia and then he was evacuated to Siberia (Russia), after that continued his service at the front line in signal corp. in rifle reg. and later as a musician in front music corp. Was wounded in 1944, Has few military awards issued during ww2 and also many postwar medals. Read here about destructions battalions in Estonia and other soviet republics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_battalions
Good condition of all docs! Very rare set!