Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"
| Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" | |
|---|---|
Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" (obverse) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Participation in the capture of Budapest |
| Presented by | Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | 9 June 1945 |
| Total | 362,050 |
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" | |
The Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" (Russian: Медаль «За взятие Будапешта») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on 9 June 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to satisfy the petition of the People's Commissariat for Defense of the Soviet Union to recognise and reward the participants of the battle for the capture of the city of Budapest from the armed forces of Nazi Germany. The medal's statute was amended on 18 July 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.