Soviet World War II campaign medals

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Soviet World War II campaign medals were state decorations awarded by the USSR to recognize military and civilian contributions and participation in key operations and fronts during the Great Patriotic War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign medal
military decoration
state award
alsoKnownAs Soviet World War II campaign medals
surface form: Soviet Great Patriotic War campaign medals
awardedFor civilian contributions to war efforts in specific regions
military merit in designated operations
participation in specific World War II campaigns
awardingBody Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
chronology instituted between 1942 and 1945
collectibleStatus sought by military history collectors
conflict Eastern Front of World War II
surface form: Great Patriotic War

World War II
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
culturalRole symbols of participation in the Great Patriotic War
designFeature Soviet symbols such as star, hammer and sickle
dates of campaigns or liberation
inscriptions naming specific campaigns or cities
eligibility Soviet civilians
Soviet military personnel
Soviet partisans
some foreign military personnel
hasComponent medal pendant
ribbon
suspension mount
historicalSignificance commemorate key defensive operations of the USSR
commemorate key offensive operations and city liberations
includes Medal for the Capture of Berlin
surface form: Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"

Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"
Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"
Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
surface form: Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"

Medal for the Defence of Moscow
surface form: Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"

Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
surface form: Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"

Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus
surface form: Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"

Medal for the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic
surface form: Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"

Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade"
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Medal "For the Liberation of Seoul"
Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw
surface form: Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
legalBasis decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
material non-precious metal alloys
partOf Soviet awards system
precedence worn after Soviet orders and some higher medals
relatedTo Soviet World War II campaign medals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Soviet World War II orders

Soviet World War II service medals
status no longer awarded
timePeriod 1941–1945
typicalShape circular
wearingOrder worn on the left side of the chest

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Soviet World War II campaign medals alsoKnownAs Soviet World War II campaign medals
this entity surface form: Soviet Great Patriotic War campaign medals
Soviet World War II campaign medals relatedTo Soviet World War II campaign medals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Soviet World War II orders