Medal for the Liberation of Korea | |
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Awarded for | Soviet military personnel who have contributed to the liberation of Korea from Japanese occupation |
Presented by | North Korea |
Eligibility | Awarded to soldiers of the Red Army who participated in the war against Japan and its satellites, during the Soviet–Japanese War |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 1948 |
Total | 10,000 |
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.