Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"

Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" (obverse)
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forParticipation in the defence of Sevastopol
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedDecember 22, 1942
Total52,540
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
Precedence
Next (higher)Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
Next (lower)Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Reverse of the Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"

The Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" (Russian: Медаль «За оборону Севастополя») 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][2] to reward the participants of the defence of the port city of Sevastopol against the armed forces of Nazi Germany and Romania. The medal's statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.[3]

  1. ^ 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 Сталинграда» от 22 декабря 1942 года // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1942. — 30 декабря (№ 47 (206)). — С. 1.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.