USSR Soviet Medal Veteran's kit, Japan, Warsaw, Caucasus, Victory over Germany

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Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (
obverse
)
Awarded by
Soviet Union
Type
Campaign medal
Eligibility
Citizens of the Soviet Union
Awarded for
Service in the Soviet armed forces during World War II
Status
No longer awarded
Statistics
Established
May 9, 1945
Total awarded
14,933,000
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Reverse
of the Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
The Medal of St. George shares the same design principle as the "Victory Over Germany" medal, which features the face of
Tsar Nicholas II
, instead of
Joseph Stalin
The
Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
(
Russian
:
медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»
) was a
military decoration
of the
Soviet Union
established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
to denote military participation in the victory of the Soviet armed forces over
Nazi Germany
in the
Great Patriotic War
.
Medal statute
The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was awarded to all military and civilian personnel of the
Red Army
, of the
Navy
and of the troops of the
NKVD
who were directly involved on the different fronts of World War II and ensured victory through their work in the various military districts; to all military and civilian personnel who served during the Great Patriotic War in the ranks of the
Red Army
, of the
Navy
or of the troops of the
NKVD
, but who were released from military service due to injury or illness, as well as those transferred by decision of the state or
Party organizations
to tasks outside of the armed forces.
Award of the medal was made on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of documents attesting to actual participation in the Great Patriotic War issued by unit commanders, the chiefs of military medical establishments or the executive committees of regional or city Soviets. Serving military personnel received the medal from their unit commander, retirees from military service received the medal from a regional, municipal or district military commissioner in the recipient's community.
The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was worn on the left side of the chest and in the presence of other awards of the USSR, was located immediately after the
Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"
. If worn in the presence of Orders or medals of the
Russian Federation
, the latter have precedence.
Medal description
The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim on both sides. On its obverse, the left profile bust of
Joseph Stalin
in the uniform of a
Marshal of the Soviet Union
, along the upper circumference of the medal, the relief inscription "OUR CAUSE IS RIGHTEOUS" (
Russian
:
НАШЕ ДЕЛО ПРАВОЕ; NASHE DELO PRAVOE
), along the lower circumference of the medal, the relief inscription "WE ARE VICTORIOUS" (
Russian
:
МЫ ПОБЕДИЛИ; MI POBEDILI
). On the reverse, at the bottom, a small five pointed star, along the medal circumference, the relief inscription "FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY" (
Russian
:
«ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ГЕРМАНИЕЙ»; «ZA POBEDU NAD GERMANIEY»
), in the center, the relief inscription on three rows "IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941–45 (
Russian
:
«В ВЕЛИКОЙ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЕ 1941—1945 ГГ.»; «V VELIKOY OTECHECTVENNOY VOYNE 1941-1945 GG.»
).
The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide silk
moiré
Ribbon of St. George
.
Notable recipients
The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
Soviets
Politician in charge of the defence of Leningrad, Andrei Alexandrovich Zhdanov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovskiy
People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin