Database of decorations and medals of the Soviet Union

1- Medal for the defense of Stalingrad

Instituted at the request of the People's Commissariat by Decree on December 22 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Gazette of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1942, No. 47).

According to its regulation, it had to be granted to all defenders of the city - soldiers 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 defense of Stalingrad lasted between July 12, 1942 until November 19, 1942, occupying a preeminent place in the history of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet troops found themselves outnumbered both numerically and technically by General's 6th German Army Paulus. More than 140 days of furious urban combats and bombings could not with the extreme resistance of the defenders of the city, on November 19, 1942 the Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive that ended with the 6th Army encircled and defeated. On May 1, 1945 the city of Stalingrad received the title of "Hero City".

The Stalingrad Defense Medal Approximately 760,000 people were awarded.

Collect the medal:

There are two variants, the first variant, which began to be awarded during the war, has the ring welded to the medal, the second variant, which was awarded later to those who had not received the medal at the time, differs from the first in that the ring and the medal are of a single piece.

Medal for the defense of Stalingrad - Variants and Documents

1ª variant

2ª variant