Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"
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The Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to Red Army personnel who participated in the successful 1945 offensive that captured Vienna from Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet campaign medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
participation in the Vienna offensive of 1945
ⓘ
participation in the capture of Vienna ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
generals
ⓘ
officers ⓘ organizers and leaders of operations for the capture of Vienna ⓘ participants directly involved in the assault on Vienna ⓘ sailors of the Soviet Navy ⓘ sergeants ⓘ soldiers of the Red Army ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Vienna offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfAction | 1945-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstAward | 1945 ⓘ |
| diameter | 32 mm ⓘ |
| eligibility |
NKVD troops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy personnel of the USSR ⓘ Red Army personnel ⓘ Soviet Army personnel ⓘ participants in the capture of Vienna ⓘ |
| established | 1945-06-09 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Patriotic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| locationOfAction |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brass ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
five-pointed star with rays
ⓘ
laurel branches ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | "ЗА ВЗЯТИЕ ВЕНЫ" (For the Capture of Vienna) ⓘ |
| precedence | among campaign medals of the USSR according to official order of wear ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" NERFINISHED ⓘ Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | "9 АПРЕЛЯ 1945" (9 April 1945) ⓘ |
| ribbon | silk moiré ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
black
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | similar to the Ribbon of Saint George with additional stripes ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | pentagonal mount ⓘ |
| wearingOrder | worn on the left side of the chest ⓘ |
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