Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade"
Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" | |
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liberation of Belgrade | |
Presented by | Soviet Union |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | June 9, 1945 |
Total | ~70,000 |
The Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" (
Medal Statute
The Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" was awarded to soldiers of the Red Army, Navy, and troops of the NKVD, direct participants of the heroic assault and liberation of the city of Belgrade as well as to the organizers and leaders of combat operations in the capture of this city.[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 liberation of Belgrade. 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.[1]
The Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" 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 Liberation of Belgrade" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim on the
The Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide green silk
Recipients (partial list)
The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade".
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov
- Sapper Vladimir Fedorovich Chekalov
- Army General Semion Pavlovich Ivanov
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Belgrade Offensive
- Belgrade
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 9, 1945" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1945-06-09. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-08.