Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

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Soviet medal campaign medal military decoration

The Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and partisans who contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.

Aliases (1)

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet medal → campaign medal → military decoration →
approximateNumberAwarded	14000000 →
associatedEvent	defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 →
associatedIdeology	Soviet patriotism →
awardedFor	military service against Germany on the Eastern Front → participation in the Great Patriotic War → victory over Nazi Germany →
awardedTo	NKVD troops → Red Army personnel → Soviet Navy personnel → Soviet partisans →
awardingAuthority	Soviet military commissariats → Soviet unit commanders →
campaign	Eastern Front of World War II →
campaignType	victory medal →
conflict	Great Patriotic War → World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
dateEstablished	1945-05-09 →
eligibility	all ranks → both men and women →
establishedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
front	Eastern Front →
historicalEra	Soviet era →
languageOfInscription	Russian →
legalAct	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 9 May 1945 →
material	brass →
namedAfter	victory over Germany →
obverseDepicts	bust of Joseph Stalin →
obverseInscription	OUR CAUSE IS JUST → WE HAVE WON →
presentedBy	Soviet Armed Forces → Soviet partisan commands →
relatedAward	Medal for the Victory over Japan → Order of the Patriotic War →
reverseFeature	five-pointed star →
reverseInscription	FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941–1945 →
ribbonColor	yellow →
ribbonPattern	black edge stripes → central black stripe →
ribbonStripeColor	black →
shape	circular →
status	no longer awarded →
suspension	pentagonal mount →
theater	European theater of World War II →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ("Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"") → Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 →	relatedAward
Soviet system of orders, medals and titles →	includesMedal