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The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal ...
The Order of Victory was the highest military decoration in the Soviet Armed Forces for World War II service, and one of the rarest in the world due to the small number of recipients. It was established on 8 November 1943 and awarded only to Generals and Marshals for "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting ...
The Order of Victory ( Russian: Орден «Победа», romanized : Orden "Pobeda") was the highest military decoration awarded for World War II service in the Soviet Union, and one of the rarest orders in the world. The order was awarded only to Generals and Marshals for successfully conducting combat operations involving one or more army ...
Order of Glory. Order of Alexander Nevsky. Order of the Patriotic War. Order of the Red Star. Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". Medal "For the Victory over Japan". Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad". Medal "For the Defence of Odessa". Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol".
Awarded to military personnel of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation for 20 years of good service. Type 1 medal (left) was awarded between 1995 and 2009. The type 2 award with new ribbon and reverse has been awarded since 2009. [ 7][ 8][ 4] Medal "For Distinguished Military Service" 2nd Class.
The State Award System of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the Russian Empire re-established after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, the second is from former Soviet orders that were slightly modified and retained post 1991, we also find many completely new awards resembling ...
American Defense Service Medal. Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge. Arctic Star. Army Anti-Aircraft Badge. Army-Navy "E" Award. Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. Atlantic Star. Australia Service Medal 1939–1945.
May 9, 2024 at 7:49 AM. MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II ...