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Medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic" established. The author of the image of the medal is Lieutenant Colonel V. Alov with modifications by the artist A. I. Kuznetsov.

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” was awarded to all participants in the defense of the Arctic - military personnel of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops, as well as civilians who were directly involved in the defense. The period of defense of the Soviet Arctic is considered to be June 22, 1941 - November 1944.

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other medals of the USSR, is located after the medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus”.

As of January 1, 1995, the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” was awarded to approximately 353 240 Human.

Regulations on the medal

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is awarded to all participants in the defense of the Arctic - military personnel of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops, as well as civilians who took a direct part in the defense. The period of defense of the Soviet Arctic is considered to be June 22, 1941 - November 1944.

The medals are awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of documents certifying actual participation in the defense of the Arctic, issued by commanders of military units, heads of military medical institutions and the Murmansk regional and city Councils of Working People's Deputies.

Delivery is made:

• persons located in military units of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops - commanders of military units, and persons who retired from the army and navy - regional, city and district military commissars at the place of residence of the recipients;
• persons from the civilian population - participants in the defense of the Soviet Arctic - by the Murmansk regional and city Councils of Workers' Deputies.

In accordance with the Regulations, the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is awarded:

• military personnel and civilians of units, formations and institutions of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops who actually participated in the defense of the Soviet Arctic for at least 6 months;
• military personnel and civilians of units and formations who participated in operations from September 20 to November 1, 1944, regardless of their continued stay in these units and formations;
• workers, employees and other civilians who directly participated in the defense of the Soviet Arctic for at least 6 months.

Participants in the defense of the Soviet Arctic, both military personnel and civilians, who received injuries during the defense or were awarded orders or medals of the USSR during the defense of the Soviet Arctic, were awarded the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” regardless of the period of participation in the defense.

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other medals of the USSR, is located after the medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus”.

Description of the medal

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm.

On the front side of the medal is a chest-length image of a fighter in a short fur coat and a hat with earflaps with a PPSh machine gun. To the left, behind the figure of the fighter, the outlines of a combat ship can be seen. At the top of the medal on both sides of the fighter are silhouettes of airplanes. At the bottom of the medal are images of tanks. Along the circumference of the medal there is an inscription in a frame “FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE SOVIET POLAR REGION.” At the bottom of the frame is a ribbon with a five-pointed star on it. In the center of the star is a hammer and sickle.

On the reverse side of the medal is the inscription “FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND.” Above the inscription is an image of a hammer and sickle.

All inscriptions and images on the medal are convex.

Using an eyelet and a ring, the medal is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a blue silk moiré ribbon 24 mm wide. In the middle of the tape there is a green stripe 6 mm wide. The edges of the ribbon and green stripe are bordered by narrow white stripes.

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Literature

• Volodin A. N., Merlai N. M. USSR medals. - St. Petersburg. : Printing House, 1997. - pp. 94-95. - ISBN 5-7062-0111-0.
• Kolesnikov G. A., Rozhkov A. M. Orders and medals of the USSR. - Mn. : Narodnaya Asveta, 1986. - pp. 81-82.

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Established. The author of the image of the medal is Lieutenant Colonel V. Alov with modifications by the artist A. I. Kuznetsov.

Medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic"
A country	USSR USSR
Type	medal
Who is it awarded to?	to all participants in the defense of the Arctic
Status	not awarded
Statistics
Options	brass circle with a diameter of 32 mm.
Establishment date	December 5, 1944
Number of awards	about 353 240
Sequence
Senior Award	Medal "For the Defense of the Caucasus"
Junior Award	Medal "For victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic" on Wikimedia Commons

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” was awarded to all participants in the defense of the Arctic - military personnel of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops, as well as civilians who were directly involved in the defense. The period of defense of the Soviet Arctic is considered to be June 22, 1941 - November 1944.

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other medals of the USSR, is located after the medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus”.

As of January 1, 1995, the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” was awarded to approximately 353 240 Human.

Regulations on the medal

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is awarded to all participants in the defense of the Arctic - military personnel of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops, as well as civilians who took a direct part in the defense. The period of defense of the Soviet Arctic is considered to be June 22, 1941 - November 1944.

The medals are awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of documents certifying actual participation in the defense of the Arctic, issued by commanders of military units, heads of military medical institutions and the Murmansk regional and city Councils of Working People's Deputies.

Delivery is made:

• persons located in military units of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops - commanders of military units, and persons who retired from the army and navy - regional, city and district military commissars at the place of residence of the recipients;
• persons from the civilian population - participants in the defense of the Soviet Arctic - by the Murmansk regional and city Councils of Workers' Deputies.

In accordance with the Regulations, the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is awarded:

• military personnel and civilians of units, formations and institutions of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops who actually participated in the defense of the Soviet Arctic for at least 6 months;
• military personnel and civilians of units and formations who participated in operations from September 20 to November 1, 1944, regardless of their continued stay in these units and formations;
• workers, employees and other civilians who directly participated in the defense of the Soviet Arctic for at least 6 months.

Participants in the defense of the Soviet Arctic, both military personnel and civilians, who received injuries during the defense or were awarded orders or medals of the USSR during the defense of the Soviet Arctic, were awarded the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” regardless of the period of participation in the defense.

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other medals of the USSR, is located after the medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus”.

Description of the medal

The medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm.

The medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic" was awarded to all soldiers of the Red Army, Navy, NKVD, as well as civilians who took a direct part in the defense of the Arctic from the fascist invaders in the period from June 1941 to October 1944.

Dimensions 32 mm.
Materials brass.
Artist V. Alov, A. I. Kuznetsov.
Who is it awarded to? Soldiers of the Red Army, Navy, NKVD, civilians.
Reasons for the award For participation in military operations to defend the Arctic.

Today, prices for a medal for the defense of the Soviet Arctic start from 1,300 rubles.
Price updated as of 06/18/2019

The award was established on December 5, 1944, at the same time the regulations on the medal and its description were approved, and the first awards took place in the same month Medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic". In total, approximately 353,240 people were awarded.

The leaders of the Karelian Front advocated the establishment of this award to reward military and civilians for their services in defensive actions. Of the submitted sketches, the work of the artist Alov won the competition, which, after some modifications by the artist Kuznetsov, acquired its current form. The medal depicts a Red Army soldier in winter clothes, with a Shpagin machine gun, tanks in front of him, a military frigate in the background and planes flying in the sky. The medal is decorated around the circle with the inscription “FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE SOVIET POLAR REGION”; at the bottom there is a ribbon, in the center decorated with a hammer and sickle against the background of a five-pointed star. On the reverse there is an image of a hammer and sickle and an inscription in three lines “FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND”.

Description of other awards of the Second World War of the USSR: Medal for the capture of Budapest for participation in the operation to storm and clear the capital of Hungary from fascist invaders and the medal for the liberation of Prague, which was awarded to participants in the military operations to storm the capital of the Czech Republic - Prague.

The goal of the German command in operations in the north was to capture the major USSR port in Murmansk, as well as the Kirov railway. The offensive was carried out by Army Norway, consisting of 5 German and 2 Finnish divisions, with the support of the German and Northern Norwegian navies.

The main offensive began at the end of June 1941, towards Murmansk, and auxiliary ones, towards Loukhi and Kandalaksha. The battles for the defense of the Soviet Arctic were fought in difficult conditions caused by low temperatures and polar nights. Immediately, Nazi troops managed to force the Red Army to retreat in the Murmansk direction to the line of the Zapadnaya Litsa River; in other directions, significant successes were not achieved. At these lines, the front line stabilized and, despite attempts from both sides, held out until October 1944.

During this period, the main theater of military operations in the Soviet Arctic was the Barents and White Seas as well as the Arctic Ocean. The main characters were North Sea sailors, who, during the years of defense of the Soviet Arctic, were able to conduct 78 convoys with a total number of about 1,400 ships to the northern ports of the USSR. The most tragic of which was convoy PQ-17, in which out of 35 cargo ships, only 13 managed to reach the ports; in addition, one rescue ship and a squadron tanker were lost.

The offensive operation in the Soviet Arctic began on October 7, 1944, the attack was carried out in the direction of Luostari - Petsamo. By October 22, the Red Army troops were able to drive the enemy out of the territory of the USSR, and by November 1, the Petsamo region was completely liberated from the German invaders. To reward all military and civilians who participated in these heroic actions, a Medal for the Defense of the Soviet Arctic established on December 5, 1944.

In the history of the Second World War, the defense of the Arctic in the initial period of the war is very different from the confrontation with the enemy of our troops in other places on the front. In the North, unlike other border regions, the Red Army troops gave up only a very small territory to the enemies. Our troops actively defended here, sometimes even counterattacking.

Beginning of the war

The idea of ​​​​establishing a medal was submitted by intelligence officers of the Karelian Front. Several sketches were submitted to the competition commission for consideration, the best of which was recognized as the sketch made by Lieutenant Colonel Alov. The front-line military council supported the idea. The sketch was sent to Moscow. The author's initial sketch was finalized by the artist Kuznetsov, and the award acquired its final form.

Both military and civilians who contributed to the fight for the Soviet Arctic received a medal for the defense of the Arctic. The list of awardees totaled 353,240 people.

Award rules

The defense of the Arctic lasted from the beginning of the war until the end of October 1944. All active participants in significant events - soldiers, sailors, civilians - were nominated for the award. In order for a person to be awarded this medal, documents were needed that could confirm his participation in the defense of the region. The necessary certificates had to be issued by unit commanders, management of medical institutions, and executive branch employees.

The right to the award was given to military and civilian employees of all branches of the military who actively participated in the defense for at least six months, who took part in special operations that were carried out in the fall of 1944 (in this case, the period of participation no longer mattered), as well as to civilians who defended the Arctic not less than six months using the methods available to them. People awarded the medal for the defense of the Arctic could be both military and civilian. Thus, this medal was received by Valentin Pluchek, a famous director who directed the drama theater in this territory during the war years. He was also awarded for the defense of the Arctic for the story “Far in the North,” written on the Karelian Front.

Right to present the medal

The Medal for the Defense of the Arctic, the list of recipients of which contains the names of brave and courageous people, is a high assessment of the contribution of the soldiers and residents of this territory to the victory over the enemy. According to the regulations on the establishment of the award, which was approved by the country's leadership, it could be presented by unit commanders to Red Army soldiers, sailors, and serving in security agencies. For those who had already terminated their service in the army or navy for a variety of reasons, including reaching retirement age, the medal could be awarded by the authority in their place of residence. Councils of deputies of the city of Murmansk and the Murmansk region were authorized to present this state award to civilians. Persons awarded the medal “For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic” could be both military people (for example, the famous savior of the Chelyuskinites, pilot Lyapidevsky) and civilians.

Exterior design

The medal for the defense of the Arctic was made of brass. Its diameter is 3.2 centimeters. The obverse of the medal is decorated with an image of a soldier showing his right shoulder extended forward and his head turned slightly to the right. The soldier is equipped for winter: a hat with earflaps with a red star, a sheepskin coat. In his hands he has his usual weapon - a PPSh assault rifle. In the left field of the medal one can see a fragment of a naval vessel; at the top there are flying airplanes on both sides. Below, in the foreground, tanks are visible. In addition, on the obverse there is the name of the award, running along the circumference from left to right. In the space between the first and last word of the inscription there is a ribbon, above which the coat of arms of the USSR is depicted in the center.

On the reverse side of the medal, the motto is written in three lines: “For our Soviet Motherland.” The Soviet coat of arms is visible above these words.

The silk ribbon is 2.4 cm wide and its color is blue. In the middle there is a green stripe 6 mm wide, dividing the field into equal parts.