Medal for Battle Merit
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The Medal for Battle Merit was a Soviet military decoration awarded to service members for courage, combat distinction, and exemplary performance in defense-related duties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| approximateNumberAwarded | over 5,000,000 ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
combat distinction
ⓘ
courage in battle ⓘ exemplary performance in defense-related duties ⓘ exemplary performance in military duties ⓘ long and irreproachable military service ⓘ maintaining high combat readiness ⓘ skillful leadership in combat ⓘ successful military operations ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
peace time
ⓘ
war time ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Soviet Air Force personnel
ⓘ
Soviet Army personnel ⓘ Soviet Navy personnel ⓘ enlisted personnel ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ officers ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
ⓘ
Soviet military command ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1938-10-17 ⓘ |
| discontinuedWith | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| eligibility |
other Soviet security and defense services
ⓘ
personnel of internal troops of the USSR ⓘ personnel of the Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
crossed rifle and sword on obverse
ⓘ
five-pointed star on obverse ⓘ |
| hasInscription | "FOR BATTLE MERIT" (Russian: «ЗА БОЕВЫЕ ЗАСЛУГИ») on obverse ⓘ |
| hasSerialNumber | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet awards system ⓘ |
| precedenceOver | Medal "For Military Merit" (Russian Federation) ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain with serial number ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | grey ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | central yellow stripe with yellow edge stripes on grey field ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| type | single-class medal ⓘ |
| wearsOn | left side of the chest ⓘ |
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