Medal for the Defence of Moscow
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The Medal for the Defence of Moscow was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Moscow against German forces.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
defence of Moscow against German forces
ⓘ
participation in the defence of Moscow ⓘ |
| awardingCriteria |
direct participation in combat operations near Moscow
ⓘ
service in units defending Moscow ⓘ work in fortification and defence construction around Moscow ⓘ |
| campaign | Battle of Moscow ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1944-05-01 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
NKVD troops
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army personnel
Soviet Navy personnel ⓘ Soviet civilians ⓘ participants in the defence of Moscow ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| locationOfCampaign |
Moscow Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow region
|
| material | brass ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle of Moscow
ⓘ
surface form:
defence of Moscow
|
| obverseDesign |
Towers of the Moscow Kremlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Kremlin wall and Spasskaya Tower
Red Army soldiers ⓘ aircraft ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| place | Moscow ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet state authorities ⓘ |
| region |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| relatedAward |
Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
ⓘ
Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad ⓘ Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ Medal for the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription "For Our Soviet Motherland" in Russian ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
green
ⓘ
red stripe ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| suspension | pentagonal mount ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| type | campaign medal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
|
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