Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"
| Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" | |
|---|---|
Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" (obverse) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Participation in the capture of Vienna |
| Presented by | Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | June 9, 1945 |
| Total | 277,380 |
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" | |
The Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" (Russian: Медаль «За взятие Вены») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 9, 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 reward the participants of the battles for the capture of the city of Vienna from the armed forces of Nazi Germany. The medal's statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.