Medals of soldiers-internationalists: in modern Russia and in the Soviet Union

A badge of distinction "The Soldier-Internationalist" was awarded to servicemen of the USSR Armed Forces for assistance to the peoples of the fraternal republics and states. The tradition of awarding this medal is supported by modern Russia.

Medal to the warrior-internationalist of the USSR

This breastplate was established on December 28, 1988. It was intended for servicemen of the USSR Armed Forces, awarded with the Diploma "For the performance of the international duty", which was presented by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the state.

Medals soldier-internationalists minted at the Leningrad Mint of brass. Their release began in March 1989. A total of 505,083 awards were made.

Participation in military conflicts

The medal "Warrior-Internationalist" was awarded to participants of military operations in:

• Korea (on the side of the North Koreans) - 1950-1953;
• Algeria - 1962-1964;
• Egypt - a number of armed conflicts in the period 1962-1975;
• The Yemen Arab Republic - two conflicts between 1962-1969;
• Vietnam - 1961-1974;
• Syria - armed assistance in the time interval of 1967-1973;
• Angola - 1975-1992;
• Mozambique - 1967-1988;
• Ethiopia - 1977-1990;
• Afghanistan - 1978-1989;
• Cambodia - 1970;
• Bangladesh - 1972-1973;
• Laos - a series of conflicts between 1960-1970;
• Lebanon and Syria - 1982

Description of the appearance

Medals soldier-internationalists were minted according to the drawing of AB Zhuk. The award was attached to a shoe wrapped in scarlet moire ribbon.

She was in the form of a red five-pointed star onlocated on the background of a laurel wreath. In the center there is a symbolic blue globe, and on its background - a strong handshake. A two-dimensional image of the planet is enveloped by a golden ribbon with the inscription "Warrior-Internationalist". In the lower half of it there was a shield with the text "USSR".

Awards to Russian soldiers-internationalists

Also there are the following medals of soldiers-internationalists:

1. "Memory of soldiers of local conflicts" (RF). Two-sided sign: on one side there is a man and woman on the background of the globe, on the second - schematic mountains and the emblem of the Airborne Forces. Local conflicts include Dagestan (1999) and Ossetian-Ingush (1992).
2. Award of the Russian Federation "For participation in the peacekeeping mission inNagorno Karabakh. "The medal was issued to peacekeepers who settled the conflict in the late eighties, on one side of it the words" The law. Excerpt. Honor ", on the other - a schematic map of the area, an anti-aircraft installation and a tank.
3. Award "For participation in military operations in Tajikistan." On the front side there are mountains, a helicopter, an armored personnel carrier, 7 asterisks located in an arc. On the back - the inscription "Tajikistan" and the date of the conflict.

Awards to participants of the military operation in the DRA

For the Soviet participants in the war in Afghanistan, the following memorable signs were minted:

1. "Veteran Internationalist Airborne." A reward for paratroopers participating in a military operation in the DRA. On one side is the airborne emblem on the background of a red five-pointed star, on the other - the phrase "No one but us!".
2. A medal with the title "Veteran of the war in Afghanistan". The red five-pointed star, in the center of which is a schematic map of the DRA, framed by a ribbon with the inscription "Veteran of the Afghan War". Under it - the years of military operations.
3. The Order is called "Afghan Glory." First of all, it was intended for those serving in the USSV in Afghanistan. This is a silvery five-pointed star, in the center of which the flags of the USSR and the DRA, the inscription "Afghan glory." On the back - "Participant of the war in Afghanistan."
4. The award "15 years of the withdrawal of Soviet troops fromAfghanistan. "On the front side of the memorial sign is a border pillar, an armored personnel carrier with military men, a bridge across the Amu Darya, on the rear - the date of withdrawal of troops.
5. "For courage and courage." On the front side - mountains and two military helicopters, on the back - a cartridge and a tulip, which is a symbol of the war in the Republic of Afghanistan.
6. Reward for veterans "15 years of withdrawal of Soviettroops from the DRA. "She was given the participants of the military operations in Afghanistan, who invested a lot of energy in the development of the movement of the veterans of this war.The image on it is similar to that described in paragraph 4.
7. "Decade of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan" - was given to Belarusian citizens who participated in the war. The officer and the rank-and-file are depicted on the background of mountains, flying helicopters and dates of military conflict.
8. Medal of Honor". It was presented with a special courage in the military operation. It depicts a tank, military aircraft, a mountain range, an inscription in the dialect of Pashto "For Courage".
9. Order of the State of Afghanistan "Star" of threedegrees. The award was awarded for inimitable courage, the conduct of operations, as a result of which the enemy was defeated, the activities to significantly increase the combat capability of the Armed Forces of the country. The star of the third degree has a silvery surface, the 1st is golden, and the 2nd is combined. In its center is the coat of arms of the Republic of Afghanistan.
10. Medal "To the soldier-internationalist from gratefulthe Afghan people. "In the foreground, the flags of the USSR and the DRA, the mountains, the sun, the laurel branch, the inscription in Russian and Pashto on the reverse side, the veterans themselves called the reward" Thank you for going. "

Medals soldier-internationalists are represented in a wide variety. The overwhelming part of them is intended for veterans of the Afghan war.