Medal for the Liberation of Korea

Medal for the Liberation of Korea
Medal for the Liberation of Korea
Awarded forSoviet military personnel who have contributed to the liberation of Korea from Japanese occupation
Presented byNorth Korea North Korea
EligibilityAwarded to soldiers of the Red Army who participated in the war against Japan and its satellites, during the Soviet–Japanese War
StatusNo longer awarded
Established1948
Total10,000
Ribbon bar of the Medal for the Liberation of Korea

The Medal for the Liberation of Korea (Korean: 조선 1945.8.15) (Russian: Медаль «За освобождение Кореи»), a.k.a. Korea 15.8.1945, was a medal awarded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.