Austria was accorded full independence on May 15
and date marked on the reverse cartouche
The document is machine-typed on thin paper and measures 204 mm x 292 mm
with a bow on the bottom of the badge
An Austrian Made Pilot's Badge by Brüder Schneider A
Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, I. Class, Type II, c. 1943 visually-hidden Austria was accorded full independence( Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny). Instituted May 20th, 1942. (c. 1943 issue). Of three piece construction of Gold, silver, and gilded silver, consisting of a red enameled five pointed star with Gold straight rays (denoting I. Class) as well as a crossed saber and Mosin rifle in between the arms of the cross, with a central circular red enamelled medallion bearing a crossed Hammer and Sickle insignia in Gold, surrounded by a white enamelled ring inscribed