tradition of minting government awards in honor of the glorious victories is not new.Russian soldiers from the eighteenth century, were awarded medals "composed" by Peter the Great himself and dedicated to Victor, won the Swedish War, and then the other battles, sea and land.Sometimes the heroic actions of the brave regiments premium observed signs even when the battle was lost.
The tradition was continued during the Great Patriotic War, as well as after its completion, after World War II did not end in May 1945.Upcoming defeat of Imperial Japan, in which the Soviet Army took an active part, defeating the Kwantung grouping and reaching Korea and China.
early fall of 1944 became apparent hopelessness of Nazi Germany.Supreme Commander IVStalin supported the proposal of the Chief General of the Army rear service Khruleva to develop a sketch of the new coin of the media, which should reward all who contributed to the victorious end of the war coming.He was voted best sketch artists Andrianova IKand Romanov EMMedal "For Victory over Germany" started to be minted at the Mint in June 1945, but then it began awarding the representatives of the High Command, Marshal Tolbukhin, Rokossovskogo generals Berzarina, Purkaeva, Antonova, Zakharova and others.
main design element of the government's awards was the image of the supreme commander.Medal "For Victory over Germany" was in keeping with the spirit of the era.On its obverse the profile of IVStalin marshal's tunic, edged slightly modified quote from his speech on July 3, 1941.In the original radio addresses were the words: "We must win!".After four years of bloody sufferings of defeating the enemy be able to speak as a fait accompli, "We won!".On the reverse side of the side a text of "For the victory over Germany" on the edge, and "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." In the center.
Colors pads awards corresponded heroic Russian symbolism.Orange and black bands were the same as the St. George's tape.
Medal "For Victory over Germany" has become a truly national.In total it was awarded fifteen million people.Among them are the direct participants in hostilities and those who fought in the enemy-occupied territory as part of guerrilla groups, and worked selflessly in the rear.
During the first five and a half years, the medal "For Victory over Germany" was supposed to hand over to the state after the death of the award, but in 1951 it was allowed to keep the family together with the certificate, to the following generations could keep the memory of the heroic past.
After the Soviet collapse in some countries - the former Soviet republics - this award became known as a symbol of the totalitarian era, and even forbade her wearing.However, such an attitude to the people, the victory of fascism, in the twentieth century has become the personification of absolute evil, said the popularity of the policy of European orientation.You can publish a petty law, but it is very hard to ensure its implementation by those who shed blood on the long road to Berlin.And it's not on the front side profile awards.Just remember, for that was given a medal.Victory over Germany will forever remain in people's memory, likes it or not ...
