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USSR Soviet Union. Medal of the 60th Anniversary of the Red Army 1918-1978. Awarded 1979.
The medal «60th Anniversary of the Red Army of the USSR» was established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 28, 1978, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR.
The medal was established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 28, 1978, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR.
The Jubilee Medal “60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR” is awarded to:
Officers, non-commissioned officers, midshipmen, and long-serving military personnel who, on February 23, 1978, were on active military service in the Soviet Army, Navy, troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, and KGB troops and corps under the USSR Council of Ministers;
Former Red Guards, military personnel who participated in military operations to defend the Soviet Motherland in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR, and partisans of the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945;
Persons discharged from active military service to the reserves or retired, who served in the Soviet Army, Navy, troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, KGB troops and corps under the USSR Council of Ministers for 20 or more calendar years, or who were decorated during their active military service with the Order of the USSR or the medals «For Courage,» «Ushakov,» «For Military Merit,» «Nakhimov,» «For Distinction in the Protection of the USSR State Border,» or «For Distinction in Military Service.»
Soviet Military Medal
