Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A Border Incident War Medal, C.1940 Newly Listed Kietz was promoted one last

Kietz was promoted one last time on October 1

Sewn in place above the left breast pocket is a group of eleven awards

with one larger diamond in the centre and sixteen inset smaller diamonds forming the cannon's wheel

the chinstrap wrests upon the protruding black vulcanfibre visor

in 1996 the BAE gained the status of a full arm within the army recognizing its vital role in the Cenepa conflict of 1995

Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A Border Incident War Medal, C.1940 Newly Listed Kietz was promoted one lastInstituted in 1940. In bronze gilt, measuring 30. 2 mm in diameter, spotting, light contact, lightly soiled original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident, a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria. The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan