Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | |
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Type | State Commemorative Medal |
Awarded for | World War 2 service[1] |
Presented by | Russian Federation Ukraine Belarus Kazakhstan |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign nationals[1] |
Status | No longer awarded[2] |
Established | March 4, 2009[3] |
The Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (
Medal statute
The Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" is awarded to soldiers and civilian employees of the Armed Forces of the
Presidential Decree 1099 of September 7, 2010[2] removed the Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" from the list of state awards of the Russian Federation. It is no longer awarded.
Medal description
The Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" is a 32mm in diameter red brass circular medal. Its obverse bears the relief image of the Order of Glory, between the two lower rays of the star, the numbers "1945 – 2010." On the reverse, the relief inscription in seven lines "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945." (Russian: "65 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941 – 1945 гг.").[1]
The medal is suspended by a ring through the award's suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered with an overlapping 24mm wide silk
Notable recipients (partial list)
The individuals below were all recipients of the Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".[4]
- President of Serbia Boris Tadić
- Actress Elina Avraamovna Bystritskaya
- Ex labour camp inmate, founding member of the Russian Guild of Heraldic Artists, Yevgeny Ilyich Ukhnalyov
- Politician Vladimir Ivanovich Dolgikh
- Artillery officer Colonel Ivan Fedorovich Ladyga
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Petrov
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov
- Geologist and politician, former deputy of the legislative assembly of Leningrad Marina Yevgenyevna Salye
- World War 2 combat medic, Marines Chief Petty Officer Ekaterina Illarionovna Mikhailova-Demina
- Veteran of the Defence of Moscow, Vladimir Dolgikh
- Veteran of the capture of Vienna Captain 1st grade Timofey Manaenkov
- Veteran of the defence of Sevastopol Major General Alexei Elagin
- Veteran of the battle of Kursk Major General Ivan Sluhay
- Veteran of the capture of Königsberg Colonel General Vasily Reshetnikov
- Veteran of the defence of Smolensk Vasilio Gorlanova
- Veteran of the liberation of Leningrad and of the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade Nikolay Gorbachev
- Veteran of the defence of the Caucasus Nadezhda Popova
Gallery of the first award ceremony
A selection of photos of the first award ceremony held at the
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Chief Petty OfficerEkaterina Mikhailova-Demina
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Major General Alexei Elagin
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Major General Ivan Sluhay
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Captain 1st grade Timofey Manaenkov
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Colonel General Vasily Reshetnikov
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
References
- ^ a b c d e "Statute of the Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 4, 2009 No 238" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "List of recipients of the Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Kremlin. December 4, 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-09.[permanent dead link]