Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"

The Medal " For the Capture of Vienna (Russian Медаль " За взятие Вены ") was a Soviet award during the Second World War during the Battle of Vienna, which led to the conquest of the city of Vienna by the Red Army. Your donation was made by Joseph Stalin in 1945. The ceremony took place to all those members of the Red Army, who were involved in the occupation of Vienna.

Stylish look and manner

The bronze medal shows on its obverse center, the three-line inscription За взятие Вены. ( For the ingestion of Vienna ) Among them is a left-facing laurel branch with fruit. Above the inscription radiates a Soviet star. The reverse shows the three-line inscription 13 / Апреля / 1945 (13 April 1945), the date of the occupation of Vienna. In a Soviet star is also shown. Was driven medal at the upper left side of the chest Beliehenen of an elongated pentagonal fabric-covered clasp, whose color is light blue with vertical woven navy blue center stripe. The accompanying interim clasp is of the same nature.