Instituted by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on June 9, 1945, it was awarded to all defenders of Moscow, both civilian and military, who took part in the liberation of Warsaw between January 14 and 17, 1945.

 

 

During the powerful offensive a large number of Soviet forces were concentrated on a very narrow front, German troops were also mobilized in a 500km zone with seven fortified lines to stop the advance of the Red Army. On January 12 the offensive began, on the night of January 17 the 1st Polish Army crossed the Vistula Warsaw was liberated.

 

 

The medal was designed by the painter A. I. Kuznetsov, has a diameter of 32 mm, is made of brass.

 

The Warsaw liberation medal was awarded to approximately 700,000 people.

 

 

 

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 one piece and that the medal is U-shaped, the third variant is one piece but its ring is round and with rounded edges.