| Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" | |
|---|---|
 Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" (obverse) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Participation in the defence of Odessa |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | December 22, 1942 |
| Total | 38,000 |
 Ribbon of the Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" |
| Next (lower) | Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" |
The Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" (Russian: Медаль «За оборону Одессы»; Ukrainian: Медаль «За оборону Одеси», romanized: Medal «Za oboronu Odesy») 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 Odessa from the Axis armed forces of Romania and Nazi Germany. 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.