Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"

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The Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of the city of Odessa against Axis forces in 1941.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet medal
military decoration
approximateNumberAwarded about 38,000
awardedFor participation in the defence of Odessa
awardingCriteria direct participation in the defence of Odessa
organization or leadership of the defence of Odessa
work ensuring the defence of Odessa
campaign defence of Odessa NERFINISHED
conflict Great Patriotic War NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Soviet Union
dateEstablished December 22, 1942
eligibility NKVD troops
Red Army personnel
Soviet Navy personnel
Soviet civilians
partisans
underground fighters
establishedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED
historicalEra Soviet era
languageOfInscription Russian
legalAmendment statute clarified and amended by later decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
legalBasis Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 22, 1942 NERFINISHED
material brass
namedAfter Odessa NERFINISHED
obverseDesign inscription "FOR THE DEFENCE OF ODESSA" in Russian
relief image of a Soviet sailor and soldier with rifles
placeOfAction Odessa NERFINISHED
Ukrainian SSR NERFINISHED
precedence worn after the Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" in the order of Soviet campaign medals
presenter Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR NERFINISHED
relatedAward Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" NERFINISHED
Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" NERFINISHED
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" NERFINISHED
reverseDesign hammer and sickle emblem
inscription "FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND" in Russian
ribbonColor olive green
ribbonPattern olive green ribbon with blue edge stripes
ribbonStripeColor blue
shape circular
status no longer awarded
timePeriod World War II
typeOfAward campaign medal for city defence
wearingOrder worn on the left side of the chest
yearOfEvent 1941

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Lyudmila Pavlichenko awardReceived Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"