Medal for the Defense of the East

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military award
gptkbp:associatedWith Eastern_Front_battles
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Soviet_government
civilians
military personnel
defense_of_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:built 1945
gptkbp:colors golden
gptkbp:criteria active service
service_in_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:design circular medal
gptkbp:dimensions 32 mm diameter
gptkbp:discontinued 1991
gptkbp:established gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1945
unknown
gptkbp:historicalContext Soviet_military_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medal for the Defense of the East
gptkbp:inscription For_the_Defense_of_the_East
gptkbp:material brass
gptkbp:predecessor Medal for Courage
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Taman_Peninsula
gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Caucasus
Operation Bagration
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
Battle of the Dnieper
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:ribbon red and green
gptkbp:significance recognition of bravery
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Medal_for_the_Defense_of_Leningrad
gptkbp:suspension ring
gptkbp:symbolism defense and valor
gptkbp:type campaign medal
gptkbp:weight 16 grams