Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus, I Class With Swords, C.1925 Auction and went operational in the

and went operational in the following month with sorties to Hamburg and Essen

The design was inspired by the national flag of the Qing Empire which features a blue five-clawed dragon chasing a red sun on a yellow background

he was awarded the Defence Medal

surrounded by a Latvian ornament

circumscribed by a ring of red enamel bearing the inscription V

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus, I Class With Swords, C.1925 Auction and went operational in the( , 2 ). Instituted in 1765. Type II (1856 1917). Of French manufacture, in silver gilt, a red enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and fanned arches in each knee, crossed swords through the center of the cross, with superimposed double headed eagle on top of each sword section between the arms, the obverse medallion features a hand painted red monogram of Saint Stanislaus, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath highlighted in green enamels,