WWII Era Soviet Flags? Where are they?

[saar]

WW2 and earlier era flags are no longer that easy to obtain. In the years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union there was a flood of all sorts of material including earlier items. Most of the flags I saw for sale were political or labor related and not military.

However, Russian collectors soon began buying anything of interest back again and the flow of items essentially slowed to a trickle.

Actually military unit flags of the period were always rare although they still sometimes turn up.

Very true.

[KLMKsunbunny]

Thanks guys..!

[Sturmmann]

Here are 2 pre war (or July 1941 latest) manufactured Soviet flags. Both were found about a decade ago from Estonia near a place where Red army had it's army base from 1939 until July / August 1941.

[Sturmmann]

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[Gaspare]

Many are in the old museums.. Each republic of the former Soviet Union [15 ] had a Museum of the Patriotic War [WWII]. I've seen one. They had a few WW2 flags I'd say 10 or so... I'm sure each museum had a few. Where they are now,,,who knows..

I had 2 for 20 years. Just sold them to a big Russian based dealer 2 years ago at the MAX.. Think though he had them sold before he got home! I got a fair price for them and I'm sure he did too!

They are still out there as we see occasionally here..... Happy Hunting guys