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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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