{"id":23427,"date":"2020-07-29T14:24:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=soviet-medal-for-the-capture-of-konigsberg-voenkomat-2"},"modified":"2024-02-10T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T14:16:06","slug":"soviet-medal-for-the-capture-of-konigsberg-voenkomat-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=soviet-medal-for-the-capture-of-konigsberg-voenkomat-2","title":{"rendered":"Soviet Medal for the Capture of K\u00f6nigsberg variation 4 ‘Voenkomat’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSoviet medal\u00a0for the Capture of Konigsberg\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Variation 4 ‘Voenkomat’
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Made out of gilded brass. Measures 32.10 mm in width, 37.01 mm in height including its eyelet and weighs 15.9 gram without its suspension.<\/p>\n

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In absolute mint condition with crisp details and full gold plating present. It comes with its time period suspension. Impossible to upgrade!<\/p>\n

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This medal is one of the post-war issues that were awarded by a Voenkomat (Military Commissariat) at the veteran\u2019s place of residence. The reasons for the late issue could vary but in most instances, the Voenkomat medals were \u201ccatch-up\u201d awards to those who had taken part in the battle and then somehow overlooked by the awarding authorities during WW2 and in the immediate post-war years.<\/p>\n

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Awarded\u00a0to Soviet service personnel who took part in the capture of K\u00f6nigsberg between 23 January and 10 April 1945.<\/em><\/p>\n

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