| Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | |
|---|---|
 Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (obverse) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Participation in the defence of Leningrad |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | December 22, 1942 |
| Total | 1,470,000 |
 Ribbon of the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Medal "For the Salvation of the Drowning" |
| Next (lower) | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" |
The Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (Russian: Медаль «За оборону Ленинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] to recognise the valour and hard work of the Soviet civilian and military defenders of Leningrad during the 872-day siege of the city by the German armed forces between September 8, 1941 and January 27, 1944. The medal's statute was later amended by Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on March 8, 1945.[2] and again one last time on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.[3][4]
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 22, 1942" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1942-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 8, 1945" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1945-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "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 2012-03-03.
- ^ Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР «Об учреждении медалей «За оборону Ленинграда», «За оборону Одессы», «За оборону Севастополя» и «За оборону Сталинграда» и награждении этими медалями участников обороны Ленинграда, Одессы, Севастополя и Стадинграда» от 22 декабря 1942 года // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1942. — 30 декабря (№ 47 (206)). — С. 1.