Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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The Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" is a Soviet commemorative state award issued in 1985 to honor veterans and participants on the 40th anniversary of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet state award
commemorative medal
alsoKnownAs Jubilee Medal "40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Юбилейная медаль «40 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.»
anniversaryNumber 40
awardedFor contribution to victory in the Great Patriotic War
military service during the Great Patriotic War
participation in combat operations against Nazi Germany
service in partisan units during the Great Patriotic War
service in the Soviet Armed Forces during the Great Patriotic War
awardingBody Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet government
awardSystem Soviet awards and decorations system
category jubilee medal
commemorates 40th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War
Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany
conflictCommemorated Eastern Front of World War II
World War II
countryOfOrigin Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 1985
eligibility Soviet military personnel who served during the Great Patriotic War
Soviet partisans and underground fighters of the Great Patriotic War
foreign nationals who fought in Soviet military formations in the Great Patriotic War
home front workers of the Great Patriotic War
establishedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
field military history
hasInscription "1941–1945"
"40 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне"
hasSymbol Order of the Patriotic War star motif
historicalEra late Soviet period
languageOfInscription Russian
medalMaterial non-precious metal
purpose to commemorate the 40th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany
to honor participants in the Great Patriotic War
to honor veterans of the Great Patriotic War
regionOfUse USSR NERFINISHED
relatedAward Jubilee Medal "Fifty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
ribbonColors black
green
orange
red
ribbonType silk moiré ribbon
shape circular
status no longer awarded
timePeriodCommemoratedEnd 1945
timePeriodCommemoratedStart 1941
wearingMethod suspended from a pentagonal mount

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ("Юбилейная медаль «40 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.»")
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ("Jubilee Medal "40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"")
alsoKnownAs
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (""40 лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне"")
hasInscription
Soviet system of orders, medals and titles
includesMedal
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
relatedTo

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