Medal "For the capture of Vienna"
The medal "For the capture of Vienna" ( Russian Медаль "За взятие Вены" ) was a Soviet award during the Second World War in the course of the Battle of Vienna , which led to the conquest of Vienna by the Red Army . It was founded by Josef Stalin in 1945. The award was made to all those members of the Red Army who were involved in the capture of Vienna.
Appearance and wearing style
The bronze-colored medal shows the three-line inscription За взятие Вены (For the capture of Vienna) in the center of its obverse . Below is a laurel branch with fruits pointing to the left. A Soviet star shines above the inscription . The reverse bears the three-line inscription 13 / Апреля / 1945 (April 13, 1945), the date of the occupation of Vienna. A Soviet star is also shown above. The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest of the borrower on an elongated pentagonal fabric-covered clasp, the basic color of which is light blue with a vertically woven navy blue central stripe. The associated interim brace is of the same quality.
literature
- Dietrich Herfurth: Military Awards of the USSR. Recordings by Jean Molitor. Military publishing house of the GDR, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-327-00294-0 .
Web links
- Медаль "За взятие Вены" - award, description, images of the medal and award certificates (Russian)