Description: This exact medal was award for Red Army aviation technitian of first rank Yuri Zaycev and signed by local military administration chief officer in a rank of leutenant-colonelNumber is 0260399 The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (Russian: Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.») was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military participation in the victory of the Soviet armed forces over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War.Medal statuteThe Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was awarded to all military and civilian personnel of the Red Army, of the Navy and of the troops of the NKVD who were directly involved on the different fronts of World War II and ensured victory through their work in the various military districts; to all military and civilian personnel who served during the Great Patriotic War in the ranks of the Red Army, of the Navy or of the NKVD destruction battalions, but who were released from military service due to injury or illness, as well as those transferred by decision of the state or Party organizations to tasks outside of the armed forces.Award of the medal was made on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of documents attesting to actual participation in the Great Patriotic War issued by unit commanders, the chiefs of military medical establishments or the executive committees of regional or city Soviets. Serving military personnel received the medal from their unit commander, retirees from military service received the medal from a regional, municipal or district military commissioner in the recipient's community.The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was worn on the left side of the chest and in the presence of other awards of the USSR, was located immediately after the Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic". If worn in the presence of Orders or medals of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.Medal descriptionThe Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim on both sides. On its obverse, the left profile bust of Joseph Stalin in the uniform of a Marshal of the Soviet Union, along the upper circumference of the medal, the relief inscription "OUR CAUSE IS RIGHTEOUS" (Russian: НАШЕ ДЕЛО ПРАВОЕ; NASHE DELO PRAVOE), along the lower circumference of the medal, the relief inscription "WE ARE VICTORIOUS" (Russian: МЫ ПОБЕДИЛИ; MI POBEDILI). On the reverse, at the bottom, a small five pointed star, along the medal circumference, the relief inscription "FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY" (Russian: «ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ГЕРМАНИЕЙ»; «ZA POBEDU NAD GERMANIEY»), in the center, the relief inscription on three rows "IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941–45 (Russian: «В ВЕЛИКОЙ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЕ 1941—1945 ГГ.»; «V VELIKOY OTECHESTVENNOY VOYNE 1941-1945 GG.»).The Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide silk moiré Ribbon of St. George.Notable recipientsThe individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".Soviets[edit]Politician in charge of the defence of Leningrad, Andrei Alexandrovich ZhdanovMarshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin RokossovskiyPeople's Artist of the USSR Yuri Vladimirovich NikulinTank battalion commander Arseny Nikiforovich SemionovLieutenant Vsevolod Andreevich BazhenovColonel Baurzhan MomyshulyLieutenant Colonel Fatyh Zaripovich SharipovMajor Raul–Yuri Georgievich ErvierReichstag attacker Lieutenant Alexei BerestReichstag flag raiser Sergeant Meliton Varlamovich KantariaReichstag flag raiser Sergeant Mikhail Alekseevich YegorovLieutenant Vasil Uładzimiravič BykaŭAdmiral Filipp Sergeyevich OktyabrskiyCaptain Mariya Ivanivna DolinaMajor Natalya Fyodorovna MeklinArmy General Yakov Grigorevich KreizerAdmiral of the Fleet Alexei Ivanovich SorokinLieutenant General Vasily Mikhaylovich BadanovArtilleryman Rostislav Ivanovich VovkushevskyMarshal of Artillery Vasily Ivanovich KazakovMarshal of the Soviet Union Fyodor Ivanovich TolbukhinLieutenant Colonel Petras CiunisForeign nationals[edit]General in command of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, Ludvík Svoboda (Czechoslovakia)Marshal of Poland Marian "Marek" Spychalski (Poland)General and President Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (Poland)Brigadier General Mieczysław Cygan (Poland)Sailor Asbjørn Edvin Sunde (Norway)General Vasile Atanasiu (Romania)Major Roland Paulze d'Ivoy de la Poype (France)Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Pouyade (France)Joseph Beyrle (United States) It is comes from Kharkiv, key city near Ukraine-Russia border now suffering from strong bombing attacks from russian invaders. I live in this city and now taking a part in defending Ukraine as a member of United Military Forces of Ukraine. FREE shipping Worldvide. Thank You for the attention to my items (please, observe other).Happy bidding and have a nice day!
Price: 33.44 USD
Location: Kharkiv
End Time: 2024-11-09T12:37:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Medal
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Region of Origin: Russia