This is a rare find from the battlefield a hard to find medal of Lithuanian war of independence in 1918 which is in semi-relic condition at worst. The badge still retains a lot of original colour but of the ribbon is missing the brass has partly discolored but still has pretty much all of its markings readable it has been nicely cleaned perfect for display The medal was worn by soldier in the 5th Guards Army it was recovered in the area of the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh front. This area was defended by them against the German 2nd SS Panzer corps during the battle part of Operation Citadel the German Kursk offensive in July-August 1943 in Russia.
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