Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" | |
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liberation of Prague | |
Presented by | ![]() |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | June 9, 1945 |
Total | ~395,000 |
![]() Ribbon of the Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" |
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The Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" (
Medal Statute
The Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" 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 Prague 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 Prague. 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 Prague" 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 Prague" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim on the
The Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide purple silk
Recipients (partial list)
The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For the Liberation of Prague".
- Marshal of Aviation Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky
- Czechoslovak General Ludvík Svoboda
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich Konev
- Army General Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Konstantinovich Kurkotkin
- Colonel General Pavel Alekseyevich Kurochkin
- Colonel General Leonid Mikhaylovich Sandalov
- Colonel General Aleksandr Ilich Rodimtsev
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Prague Offensive
- Prague
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.