Finland. An Air-Raid Precautions Award Medal 1953 with Case GTRexclude Upper Burma" and was only

Upper Burma" and was only one of two awards for these operations

and recognized by an armband with the letter 'V'

Compounding this lack of cohesion and local trust was the clear fact that Ironside needed the Russian population to join the Expedition

Latin cross with concave arms in bronze and blue

Finland. An Air-Raid Precautions Award Medal 1953 with Case GTRexclude Upper Burma" and was onlyBronze gilt, obverse illustrating an artillery bomb overlaying crossed cannons, inscribed "Ilmatorjunta" below, flanked by rows of leafing on either side, all on an intricate patterned background, reverse engraved "LK EV. TRANDEN" over the date "6. 12. 1953" (December 6, 1953), 60. 7 mm x 97. 3 mm x 6. 3 mm in height, gilt wear evident on the reverse, light contact, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, recessed medal bed, light