The Civil Guard Cross of Merit with Sword (Blue Cross) With Award Document.Republic of Finland. The original name of the award in Finnish is Sininen Risti. The cross was established by the Freedom Warrior Association (Vapaussoturi) on January 9, 1967. Awarded to veterans of the Finnish Civil Guard (Suojeluskunta) for participating in combat operations against Soviet Russia from February 27 to May 16, 1918, against the USSR from December 8, 1939 to March 13, 1940 (the Winter War), and from June 25, 1941 to September 19, 1944 (the Continuation War). Careful Packing and Shipping from JMEDALS -Jerusalem I'm do not Combine Shipping Good luck!