Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad

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The Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Stalingrad during the pivotal 1942–1943 battle on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet award
campaign medal
military decoration
associatedWith Volgograd
surface form: city of Volgograd
awardedFor direct combat operations in the Stalingrad area
organization of the defence of Stalingrad
personal participation in the defence of Stalingrad
work ensuring the defence of Stalingrad
awardedTo Soviet Internal Troops
surface form: NKVD troops

Red Army personnel
Soviet Navy personnel
Soviet civilians
awardingAuthority Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
campaign Battle of Stalingrad
campaignEndDate 1943-02-02
campaignStartDate 1942-07-12
commemorativeEvent Battle of Stalingrad
surface form: Battle of Stalingrad 1942–1943
conflict World War II
surface form: Great Patriotic War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Soviet Union
dateEstablished 1942-12-22
eligibility participants in the defence of Stalingrad
establishedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
historicalSignificance commemorates the defence of Stalingrad
symbol of Soviet resistance on the Eastern Front
languageOfInscription Russian
locationOfAction Stalingrad
Stalingrad area
material brass
namedAfter Stalingrad
obverseDesign group of Red Army soldiers with weapons
obverseInscription "ЗА ОБОРОНУ СТАЛИНГРАДА"
partOf system of Soviet World War II campaign medals
purpose recognition of participation in the defence of Stalingrad
relatedAward Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
Medal for the Defence of Moscow
Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus
reverseDesign five-pointed star and hammer and sickle
reverseInscription "ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ"
ribbonColor olive green
ribbonPattern central red stripe on olive green field
ribbonStripeColor red
shape circular
side Allies of World War II
status no longer awarded
suspension pentagonal mount
theater Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
timePeriodOfServiceRequired during the Battle of Stalingrad

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Soviet system of orders, medals and titles includesMedal Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
Medal for the Defence of Moscow relatedAward Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
Medal for the Defence of Leningrad relatedTo Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad