Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Soviet state award commemorative medal

The Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was a Soviet commemorative state award issued in 1965 to honor veterans and participants on the 20th anniversary of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" canonical	2
"XX лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг."	1

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Target entity: Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Context triple: [Soviet system of orders, medals and titles, includesMedal, Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"]

A. Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
The Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and partisans who contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
B. Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
The Medal for the Defence of Leningrad was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense and siege endurance of Leningrad.
C. Medal for the Defence of Moscow
The Medal for the Defence of Moscow was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Moscow against German forces.
D. Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
The Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Stalingrad during the pivotal 1942–1943 battle on the Eastern Front.
E. Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star was a Soviet military decoration awarded for exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union, particularly for bravery and leadership in combat.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Target entity description: The Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was a Soviet commemorative state award issued in 1965 to honor veterans and participants on the 20th anniversary of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

A. Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
The Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and partisans who contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
B. Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
The Medal for the Defence of Leningrad was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense and siege endurance of Leningrad.
C. Medal for the Defence of Moscow
The Medal for the Defence of Moscow was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Moscow against German forces.
D. Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
The Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Stalingrad during the pivotal 1942–1943 battle on the Eastern Front.
E. Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star was a Soviet military decoration awarded for exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union, particularly for bravery and leadership in combat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet state award ⓘ commemorative medal ⓘ
anniversary	20th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
associatedIdeology	Soviet patriotism ⓘ Soviet victory cult of the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
awardedFor	contribution to victory over Nazi Germany ⓘ participation in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ
awardedTo	partisans of the Great Patriotic War ⓘ veterans of NKVD troops ⓘ veterans of the Red Army ⓘ veterans of the Soviet Navy ⓘ workers decorated with wartime orders and medals for labor during the war ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Soviet military commissariats ⓘ Soviet ministries and departments ⓘ
category	Soviet jubilee medals ⓘ
commemoratedEvent	Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ defeat of Nazi Germany ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
dateOfVictoryCommemorated	1945 ⓘ
eligibility	Soviet home front workers ⓘ Soviet military personnel ⓘ Soviet partisans ⓘ Soviet underground fighters ⓘ
established	1965 ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War era Soviet Union
inscriptionLanguageScript	Cyrillic ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Russian ⓘ
material	gilded brass ⓘ
obverseDepiction	bust of Joseph Stalin ⓘ bust of Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
precedence	worn after wartime combat medals of the USSR ⓘ
presentedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
purpose	commemorate the 20th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
relatedAward	Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ⓘ Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ surface form: Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
reverseInscription	Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: "XX лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг."
ribbonColor	red ⓘ
ribbonPattern	Georgian (St. George) style stripes ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor	black ⓘ orange ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
suspension	pentagonal mount ⓘ
timePeriodOfAwarding	1965 and subsequent years after establishment ⓘ
war	World War II ⓘ surface form: Great Patriotic War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
wearingOrder	worn on the left side of the chest ⓘ

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Soviet system of orders, medals and titles → includesMedal → Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ⓘ

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → reverseInscription → Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: "XX лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг."

Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → relatedTo → Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ⓘ

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