Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"

Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (obverse)
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forParticipation in the Battle of Berlin
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedJune 9, 1945
Totalca. 1,100,000
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Reverse of the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Marshal of Poland Marian Spychalski, a recipient of the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"

The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (Russian: Медаль «За взятие Берлина») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 9, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] to satisfy the petition of the People's Commissariat for Defense of the Soviet Union. The medal's statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.[2]

  1. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 9, 1945" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1945-06-09. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-07.