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Wiki - Soviet Union - Capture of Budapest medal
Established at the request of the People's Commissariat by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on June 9, 1945 (Gazette of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1945, No. 34).
According to its regulation, it was to be granted to all participants in the seizure and occupation of Budapest - military men of the Red Army, Navy, NKVD and civilians - always with the confirmation of their actual participation, through the lists of military divisions, hospitals...etc.
The German troops concentrated around Budapest amounted to more than 250,000 men, 1 panzer division and a mechanized division, also turned the city into a fortress by building more than 300 fortified points to defend the city. Once the German command rejected the ultimatum of the Soviet command, the Soviet forces began the assault. After fierce combats on February 13 Budapest was occupied by the Soviet army.
The medal for the capture of Budapest was awarded to more than 360,000 people.
Collecting the medal:
There are three variants, the first variant has the ring soldered to the medal, the second variant differs from the first in that the ring and medal are of one piece and that the medal is U-shaped and the third variant is also of one piece but with a round ring.
1st Variant
2nd variant
3rd variant
The award documents:
There are 2 variants.
1st Variant: USSR coat of arms has 11 bands, date begins with 194 printed.
3rd variant: USSR coat of arms has 15 bands, date begins with 19 printed.
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