The medal “For the Defense of Moscow” was established by Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 1, 1944 on the establishment of the medal “For the Defense of Moscow” . The author of the medal drawing is artist N. I. Moskalev .
| Medal "For the Defense of Moscow" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| A country |  the USSR | ||
| Type of | medal | ||
| To whom is awarded | to all participants in the defense of Moscow | ||
| Status | not awarded | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Options | 32 mm brass circle | ||
| Established | May 1, 1944 | ||
| First award | July 20, 1944 | ||
| Number of awards | about 1,028,600 | ||
| Precedence | |||
| Senior award | Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad" | ||
| Junior Award | Medal "For the Defense of Odessa" | ||
Content
- 1 Regulation on the medal
- 2 Description of the medal
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Medal Regulation
The medal "For the Defense of Moscow" was awarded to all participants in the defense of Moscow :
- all military personnel and civilian personnel of the Soviet Army and NKVD troops who participated in the defense of Moscow for at least one month during the period from October 19, 1941 to January 25, 1942;
- persons from the civilian population who have been directly involved in the defense of Moscow for at least one month from October 19, 1941 to January 25, 1942;
- military personnel of the Moscow air defense zone and air defense units, as well as civilians, are the most active participants in the defense of Moscow from enemy air attacks from July 22, 1941 to January 25, 1942;
- military personnel and civilians from the population of the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region who took an active part in the construction of defensive lines and structures of the defensive line of the Reserve Front , Mozhaisk , Podolsky Borders and the Moscow Circuit ;
- partisans of the Moscow region and active participants in the defense of the hero city of Tula .
The medal "For the Defense of Moscow" is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other medals of the USSR, is located after the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad" .
The first presentation of the medal "For the Defense of Moscow" took place on July 20, 1944. She was handed to I.V. Stalin along with certificate to her No. 000001.
As of January 1, 1995, the medal "For the Defense of Moscow" awarded approximately 1,028,600 people.
Medal Description
The medal "For the Defense of Moscow" is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm.
On the front side of the coin is the Kremlin wall . Against the backdrop of the Kremlin wall, a T-34 tank with a group of soldiers on it is depicted. On the left side of the coin is the image of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky and on the right side of the coin is a tower.
Above the Kremlin wall you can see the dome of the Government building with a flag, on the flag - a hammer and sickle. Above the dome are silhouettes of airplanes. At the top of the coin around the circumference is the inscription “FOR MOSCOW DEFENSE”. At the bottom of the coin is a laurel wreath around the circumference, at the lower ends of the branches there is a five-pointed asterisk. The front side of the coin is bordered by a convex side.
On the back of the coin is the inscription "FOR OUR SOVIET HOMELAND." A sickle and a hammer are depicted above the inscription.
All inscriptions and images on the medal are convex.
The medal is connected with an eye and a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon 24 mm wide. On the tape are three longitudinal olive strips 5 mm wide each and two red strips 4 mm wide each. The edges of the ribbon are edged with narrow red stripes.
Notes
Literature
- Volodin A.N., Merlai N.M. Medals of the USSR. - SPb. : Printing House, 1997 .-- pp. 82-83. - ISBN 5-7062-0111-0 .
- Kolesnikov G.A., Rozhkov A.M. Orders and medals of the USSR. - Mn. : People's Asveta, 1986. - S. 75-76.