Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

For the Mongolian medal, see Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (Mongolia).
Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (obverse)
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCombat action in the battles in the east and in the Pacific
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedSeptember 30, 1945
Total1,831,000
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Reverse of the Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

The Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (Russian: Медаль «За победу над Японией») was a campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on September 30, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[1] to commemorate the Soviet victory over the Empire of Japan in the Soviet–Japanese War at the end of World War II. The medal's statute was later 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 September 30, 1945" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1945-09-30. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  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 2012-03-06.