Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv"
Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Participation in the defence of Kyiv |
Presented by | Soviet Union |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | June 21, 1961 |
Total | 107,540 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" |
Next (lower) | Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" |
The Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" (
Medal Statute
The Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" was awarded to all participants in the defence of the Hero-City of Kyiv - Soviet Army soldiers and troops of the former NKVD, as well as all the workers who participated in the defence of Kyiv in the ranks of the militia, in the construction of fortifications, who worked in factories serving the needs of the front, members of the Kyiv underground and partisans who fought against the enemy near Kyiv.[1]
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 defence of Kyiv. 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, members of the civilian population, participants in the defence of Kyiv received their medal from the Kyiv Oblast and city Soviets. For the defenders who died in battle or prior to the establishment of the medal, it was awarded posthumously to the family.[1]
The Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" 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 Description
The Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim. On its
The Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24 mm wide olive green silk
Recipients (partial list)
The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv".
- Artillery specialist Colonel Ivan Fedorovich Ladyga
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky
- Army General Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuninsky
- Colonel General Aleksandr Ilich Rodimtsev
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Battle of Kyiv (1943)
- Hero City
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 21, 1961" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1961-06-21. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-05.