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Medal of Military Merit - Regalia of the Brave

The Medal for Military Merit was one of the first signs of distinction in the Soviet state. It was founded simultaneously with another well-known and similar in the subject medal - For Courage. Their establishment took place in October 1938.

Appearance of the insignia

The medal "For Military Merit", the photo of which is presented in the article, is made in the form of a regular circle, having a diameter of 31-32 mm. The weight of the award is just under 20 grams. The author of the drawing on the obverse and the reverse, artist Sergey Dmitriev, showed the following. The front side of the medal is represented to us by the inscribed letters "USSR" along the circumference of the upper part, which are covered with red ruby enamel. In the middle part, there is a three-line inscription "For Military Merit". Below is a relief drawing of crossed checkers and a bayonet rifle. Along the whole edge on the front side of the award is a slightly convex bezel with a width of 1 mm. On the reverse side, the medal "For Military Merit" is smooth, without any images or inscriptions. Although in the versions of the product made before 1948, its serial number was engraved here, because in the first period of its existence the awards were numbered. The medal "For Military Merit" is made of silver alloy. Ribbon for the award is silk - gray with golden stripes along the edge.

Varieties of the product

In different years the regalia had different features in its execution. There are several of these. First of all, there are two variants of the pads: rectangular and pentagonal.

Rectangular shoe.

In this form, the medal existed from its very foundation, in 1938, until 1943, when the party decree changed its appearance. In its first version, the Medal for Military Merit had a rectangular pendant, which was covered with a red ribbon. To the shoe, on its reverse side, a threaded pin and a clamping nut were mounted there to fix the regalia on the clothes. The serial number in this version was located on the reverse, at the bottom.

Pentagonal shoe.

After the government decree of June 19, 43, the overall appearance of the award was slightly changed: the rectangular shoe became pentagonal, and the fastening of the article was now made using a pin that was located on the back of the shoe.

Documents for the medal

The certificate for the insignia was introduced already in 1939, simultaneously with the document-attachment to the medal "For Courage". However, in the first post-war years, there were changes in the procedure for issuing. First, certificates have changed in design, and most importantly, they have now ceased to be individual.

Reward Provisions

According to the decisions of the Soviet leadership, the medal "For Military Merit" could receive the following distinguished: a) showing direct courage in the defense of state borders of the country; B) soldiers who demonstrated in the battle initiative, skillful and courageous decisions that became the key to the successful performance of the combat mission by the military unit or part; C) those who distinguished themselves by special successes in combat, political training, in mastering new models of military equipment; For other merits, which were shown by the military in the period of their active service.

Award History

The first awarded the medal "For Military Merit" appeared before the Second World War. However, really wide scope of its delivery acquired during the Great Patriotic War and immediately after it. Here, the bill went to millions. In the second half of the 20th century, the regalia again rarely found its heroes.

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