“Warrior-Internationalist” - a badge for rewarding servicemen of the Armed Forces of the USSR ( USSR Armed Forces ), established on December 28, 1988 , for participating in the fulfillment of an international duty.
| Badge "To the Warrior-Internationalist" | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| A country |  the USSR | |
| Type of | Chest sign | |
| To whom is awarded |  | |
| Who is handed | Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR | |
| Award Basis | service in China, Spain, Mongolia, Korea, Cuba, Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, Vietnam, Syria, Angola, Ethiopia and Afghanistan | |
| Status | not awarded | |
| Statistics | ||
| Established | December 28, 1988 [2] | |
History
Before the official award was issued to soldiers-internationalists in the USSR , several unofficial signs appeared for participating in the fulfillment of an international duty, but their rewarding was fragmented, there was no centralized system for rewarding people who performed international duties in the USSR. Therefore, the question soon arose of creating an official award in the Union for this category of persons.
On December 28, 1988, the badge appeared the badge of the established form along with the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to the soldier-internationalist. "
1. Establish a Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to a soldier - internationalist.
2. Awarded with a Certificate of Honor to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR a soldier - an internationalist of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the USSR for fulfilling the international duty in the Republic of Afghanistan from 01.12.1979.
3. Persons awarded the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to an internationalist warrior shall be awarded the badge of the established form.- Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 9964-XI "On the Establishment of the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR to the soldier-internationalist"
The badge and diploma were awarded to servicemen who participated in the following military conflicts :
- Korea
- 1950-1953: war between the northern ( DPRK ) and southern ( Republic of Korea ) Korean states. Soviet pilots fought on the side of the northerners.
- Algeria :
- 1962-1964
- Egypt :
- October 1962 - March 1963;
- June 1967;
- 1968
- March 1969 - July 1972;
- October 1973 - March 1974;
- June 1974 - February 1975 (personnel of minesweepers of the Black Sea and Pacific Fleets who participated in the clearance of the Suez Canal zone)
- Yemen Arab Republic :
- October 1962 - March 1963;
- November 1967 - December 1969
- Vietnam :
- January 1961 - December 1974, including personnel of the Pacific Fleet reconnaissance ships, solving combat service tasks in the South China Sea
- Syria :
- June 1967;
- March - July 1970;
- September - November 1972;
- October 1973
- Angola :
- November 1975 - November 1992
- Mozambique :
- 1967-1969 years;
- November 1975 - November 1979;
- March 1984 - August 1988
- Ethiopia :
- December 1977 - November 1990;
- Afghanistan :
- April 1978 - February 15, 1989
- Cambodia :
- April - December 1970
- Bangladesh :
- 1972-1973 (personnel of the ships and auxiliary vessels of the Navy of the USSR )
- Laos :
- January 1960 - December 1963;
- August 1964 - November 1968;
- November 1969 - December 1970
- Syria and Lebanon :
- June 1982
March 3, 1989 began the replication of the mark. It was made at the Leningrad Mint . A total of 505,083 marks were issued.
Description
The author of the drawing of the sign is the artist A. B. Zhuk [3] .
Sign Description:
A round laurel wreath on which a red five-pointed star with a white fringing is superimposed. Three radially directed golden risks are located on its rays. In the center, against the background of a blue globe with a grid of meridians and parallels, a handshake is depicted. Around the globe is a red belt with the inscription: to an internationalist warrior. Below is a small shield with a convex inscription: "USSR" . With the help of an eye and a ring, the sign is attached to a rectangular block, which has a bottom cut for tightening with a red moiré tape 24 mm wide. All details, inscriptions, collars and bezels of the sign are golden.
- The official description of the badge “To the Warrior-Internationalist” - Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 28, 1988 No. 9965-XI.
The sign was made of brass . Size - 65 x 42 mm .
Wear Order
- The breastplate of the “Warrior-Internationalist” was worn and worn on the ceremonial and everyday military uniform on the right side, and placed at distances established by the instructions for wearing the uniform.
- Mounting - pin, on the block.
See also
- Internationalist warriors
- International debt
Notes
- ↑ Girchenko Yu. V. Establishment of the Certificate and Badge for the “Warrior-Internationalist”
- ↑ Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N 9964-XI "On the Establishment of the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR to an internationalist warrior"
- ↑ Breastplate “To the Warrior-Internationalist” // Website of the Udmurt branch of the International Union of Collectors
Literature
- Domank A. S. Signs of military prowess. - M.: Publishing House - DOSAAF USSR, 1990.
- Tsareva T. B. All awards of the Second World War. Orders, medals, badges. - Rostov-on-Don: Vladis, 2010 .-- 512 p. - (Historical Library). - 2,500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9567-0859-0 .
Links
- Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On Veterans”
- REWARDS: Medals of the Afghan war (Brother, 2007 - No. 2, P.6)