Stalingrad (now Volgograd) was a major milestone in the great Patriotic war. Victory here meant an almost automatic advantage in the fight. Hitler understood very well the importance of the city and desperately fought for it. However, the Soviet troops passed the town, and despite the exhausting months of fighting, still held their ground and drove the enemy. The heroic defense of the city was immortalized in the state award, which is called – medal "For the defense of Stalingrad».
The battle of Stalingrad is rightly called by historians one of the most important battles in the great Patriotic war. It was a fierce battle for every inch of land, not only every street but every house. The result of the stoic endurance of Soviet troops in the fighting – the liberation of the city from enemy invaders and the capture of the sixth army, General Friedrich Paulus that was a real blow to Hitler.
The Supreme leadership of the USSR in December 1942, made the decision to celebrate state award the heroism of the defenders of the city and established a medal «For the defense of Stalingrad».
In our days, awards of the great Patriotic war are particularly popular among collectors. Functioning mass of black markets that sell the medals to these certificates confirming the award. Although a series of other awards one of the most important – medal "For the defense of Stalingrad”, its price varies from $ 20 to $ 100.
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Medal «For the defense of Stalingrad”, a photo of which is presented in the article has a standard for such awards, the form and the size. The diameter of the badge, made of brass, is 3.2 cm. The obverse shows a group of red Army soldiers with long rifles in their hands. Right above them is fluttering battle flag. Left on the ground the tanks and flying the aircraft. In the upper part of the coin above the fighters in the center is a five-pointed star, which divides a semi-circle engraved inscription «For the defense of Stalingrad». On the reverse the inscription “For our Soviet Motherland”. On these words shows a hammer and sickle. Any medal inscriptions and images in relief.
The Pentagonal pad, to which is attached a medal «For the defense of Stalingrad” with rings and eyelets. Covered with moire ribbon olive green with a red line in the middle lengthwise. The medal is worn on the left. If you have a reward "For the defense of Sevastopol», is after it.
The distinction established at the initiative of the people's Commissariat of defense of the USSR, as well as for the defense of Sevastopol, Odessa, Leningrad. November 24, Stalin issued a decree on the development of the project medals. Thumbnail creation was entrusted to the artist Nicholas Moskaleva, who began making medals in the 1930s.
Among others, he was author of medals «For the defense of Moscow», «For the defense of Leningrad”, “For the defense of Sevastopol», «For the defence of Sevastopol», «For the defense of the Caucasus" and others.
It Should be noted that the rotor with great respect the memory of those heroic events. They are a modern way immortalized medal «For the defense of Stalingrad” in the photo that on the wall mounted on the building of one of the units.
In total, medal «For the defense of Stalingrad” as of early 1995 was about seven hundred and sixty thousand people. During the war and after its end according to the distinction awarded to all participants of the defense of the city, which lasted from July to November 1942. They were soldiers of all kinds of troops of the red Army and served in the Navy and the NKVD. In addition to these awards was awarded to all civilians who actively participated in the defense of the most important object.
Note, However, that in those years there was a lot missing, killed and buried hastily. In modern history, many search teams finds the fallen heroes, there are other attempts to find as many of those who fought. Medal «For the defense of Stalingrad”, and many other awards, continues to find its heroes.
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