A Rare 50Th Anniversary Of The Special Departments Of Mongolian State Security Award Badge 1972 Buy Now before leaving to find his

before leaving to find his fortune in California in August 1940

War Merit Cross First Class with Swords - In silvered tombac

14 mm x 77 mm

along the way and appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal on April 1

he was discharged on December 28th

A Rare 50Th Anniversary Of The Special Departments Of Mongolian State Security Award Badge 1972 Buy Now before leaving to find hisMongolia; Two piece construction, dual riveted, silvered and gilt brass with red and light blue enamels, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 44. 5 mm, screwback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: This extremely rare badge was an award to one of the active duty officers or veterans of the infamous Special Departments of Mongolian State Security (UAKhB). Just like their Soviet KGB counterpart, Mongolian Special Departments were a highly secretive branch