A round medal with a Belgium Lion (a lion rampant with protracted claws and its tongue stuck out) on its obverse dated 1940-1945. The medal is decorated with laurel branches. The reverse side is marked by an expression written in French and Flemish, saying, “le Front de l'Indépendance à ses milices / het Onafhankelijkheidsfront aan zijn milities”. The medal is connected to a metal ring with a moiré ribbon with longitudinal green, white and Belgium flag coloured stripes on the sides.
Commemorative medal “Independent Front to its militiamen. 1940 – 1945” (Le Front de l’Indépendance à ses milices)
Belgium ,
15.05.1965
МЗСБ КП 8905/1 П 930
92 х 36 х 3 mm; Medaille: Ø 36 х 2 mm
metal, moire, stamping, weaving
A gift from the veterans of Belgium partisans - participants of the International meeting of anti-fascists and veterans of World War II in Moscow.
See also
Dish (tray)
Egypt ,
December 1962
Dish (tray)
A gift from the governorate of Alexandria to the delegation of Volgograd, December 1962
United Arab Republic (Egypt), Alexandria. It is decorated with a concentric ornament and on the outside of the bottom there is a gift inscription made in Arabic and three brand marks
Note to the ring presented to the people of Stalingrad by Sidney Kramer, the member of the American youth delegation. Stalingrad
USA ,
22.09.1951
Note to the ring presented to the people of Stalingrad by Sidney Kramer, the member of the American youth delegation. Stalingrad
The text written in blue ink on one side of a page torn out of a notebook reads [translation]: “My wife gave me this ring the day I joined the United States Army in 1942. I wish to gift this ring to the people of Stalingrad to remind that many young Americans live today thanks to the sacrifices made by the defenders of Stalingrad. / Sidney Kramer / September 22, 1951”.