Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | |
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Type | Service medal |
Awarded for | 25 years service in the Soviet Armed Forces |
Presented by | Soviet Union |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | May 20, 1976 |
Total | ~800,000 |
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (
Medal statute
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was awarded to soldiers of the
The medal was awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR by the
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was worn on the left side of the chest and when in the presence of other Orders and medals of the USSR, was located immediately after the Medal "Veteran of Labour".[1] If worn in the presence of awards of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.[3]
Medal description
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was a 32mm in diameter silver-plated
The medal was secured to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount by a ring through the medal suspension loop. The mount was covered by a 24mm wide grey silk
Recipients (partial list)
The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR".
- Marshal of Aviation Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov
- Major General Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev
- Admiral of the Fleet Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov
- Colonel General Gennady Nikolayevich Troshev
- Army General Viktor Germanovich Kazantsev
- Army General Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky
- Marshal of the Russian Federation Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev
- Army General Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuninsky
- Army General Mukhtar Qapashuly Altynbayev
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan
- Colonel General Georgy Filippovich Baydukov
- Colonel Vladimir Vasilievich Kvachkov
- Lieutenant Colonel Zinoviy Grigor'evich Kolobanov
- Army General Anatoly Mikhaïlovich Kornukov
- Colonel General Mikhail Ivanovich Barsukov
- Colonel Ivan Fedorovich Ladyga
- Army General Semion Pavlovich Ivanov
- Army General Sagadat Kozhahmetovich Nurmagambetov
See also
- Medal "For Impeccable Service"
- Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union
- Badges and Decorations of the Soviet Union
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 20, 1976" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1975-04-25. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-01.