Russia, Soviet Union. A Nkvd Commissioner Of State Security, Third Class Uniform, C. 1940 United Republic of as far back as 1946

as far back as 1946 and into the early 1970s

(3)    Wound Badge in Black with citation dated 8 October 1941

both threaded posts intact

Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon

A second war German medal bar grouping

Russia, Soviet Union. A Nkvd Commissioner Of State Security, Third Class Uniform, C. 1940 United Republic of as far back as 1946This is a rare and exceptionally well preserved Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs ( ) NKVD uniform, consisting of a tunic, trousers, and visor cap. The tunic is constructed of an olive green cotton twill, with a collar trimmed with gold bullion wire piping. The collar is flanked by tabs, constructed of a red cotton twill base trimmed with carmine piping and measuring 30 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), each bearing three gilded magnetic metal stars on top