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Instituted by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 1, 1944 (Gazette of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1944, No. 25).
According to its regulation, it was to be granted to all participants in the defense of the Caucasus - servicemen of the Red Army, Navy, NKVD and civilians - always with the confirmation of their actual participation, through the lists of military divisions, hospitals...etc.
Within the Edelweiss operation the German command led part of Army Group A to occupy the Caucasus and part of the Transcaucasus region in July 1942, the German troops greatly outnumbered the Soviet troops both in men and armament, however the Soviet troops stopped the German offensive and maintained the defense of the Caucasus until October 1943.
The medal for the defense of the Caucasus was awarded to 870,000 people.
Collecting the medal:
There are three variants
1st Variant:
2nd Variant:
3rd Variant:
The award documents:
There are 3 variants, within the second variant, we have 9 sub-variants:
1st Variant: in the USSR coat of arms there are 10 bands and the date is printed as 194
2nd Variant: on the USSR coat of arms there are 10 bands and the date is printed as 194, but it is granted by civilian bodies, thus there are 9 subvariants.
3rd variant: on the USSR coat of arms there are 15 stripes and the date is printed as 194
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