Originally Posted by Sloniksp

I have seen many many of these standards first hand in many Russian Museums in both Moscow and St. Petersburg ( just to name a few ) not a single one looked like it was suffering from rust. In fact they along with all of the other WW2 trophies from the magnificent 3rd Reich are taken care of quite well in Russia and are on display for all to see

Russia paid for these trophies with more blood, I understand why she does not just hand them out.....