Standard of the 18th Division of the Russian Army, captured when the division was defeated by a Finnish force north of Lake Ladoga in mid-February. The banner is made of red silk, richly adorned with gold lettering and embroidery. The inscriptions, translated, are “Central Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R.," and “18th Yaroslav Rifle Division.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 11
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54Standard of the 18th Division of the Russian Army, captured when the division was defeated by a Finnish force north of Lake Ladoga in mid-February. The banner is made of red silk, richly adorned with gold lettering and embroidery. The inscriptions, translated, are “Central Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R.," and “18th Yaroslav Rifle Division.” Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 11
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