USSR Soviet 1958 RARE Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces"+document. Lenin

Description: This exact medal was award for Soviet military technician in a rank of lieutenant.Document is signed by unit comander in a rank of colonel The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «40 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on December 18, 1957[1] by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote the fortieth anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Armed Forces. Its statute was later amended by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980.[2]Medal statute[edit]The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and sergeants, petty officers, soldiers and sailors who were members of the Armed Forces of the USSR, of the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or of the Ministry for State Security on 23 February 1958.[1]The medal was awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR by commanders of military units, agencies and institutions.[1]The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was worn on the left side of the chest and when in the presence of other medals of the USSR, it was located immediately after the Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy".If worn in the presence or Orders or medals of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.Medal descriptionThe Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was a 32mm in diameter circular brass medal. On the obverse, the left profile bust of Lenin over an oak branch going halfway up the left circumference of the medal, and a laurel branch going halfway up the right circumference of the medal; at the point where the two branches intertwine, in relief, the prominent number "40". On the reverse, the circular relief inscription along the entire medal's circumference "TO COMMEMORATE THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY" (Russian: «В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ СОРОКОВОЙ ГОДОВЩИНЫ»), in the center, the relief inscription in three rows "ARMED FORCES USSR" (Russian: «ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛ СССР»), below the inscription the dates "1918–1958"; below the dates, a small relief five pointed star.[1]The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide silk moiré grey ribbon with a 2mm red edge stripe on each side and two central 2mm red stripes separated by 2mm.[1]Recipients (partial list)All individuals listed below are recipients of the Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR".Colonel Yuri Alekseyevich GagarinCaptain Vasily Grigoryevich ZaytsevMarshal of the Soviet Union and Defence Minister Kliment Yefremovich VoroshilovArmy General Sagadat NurmagambetovArmy General Mikhail MalininArmy General Sergei ShtemenkoCaptain 1st grade Ivan TravkinLieutenant General Vasily BadanovColonel General Leonid SandalovMarshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr VasilevskyAdmiral Gordey Ivanovich LevchenkoAdmiral of the Fleet Sergey Georgiyevich GorshkovRear Admiral Vladimir Konstantinovich KonovalovAdmiral Arseniy Grigoriyevich GolovkoMarshal of Aviation Alexander Ivanovich PokryshkinMarshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Stepanovich KonevMarshal of the Soviet Union Kirill Afanasievich MeretskovMarshal of the Soviet Union Pavel Fyodorovich BatitskySenior Lieutenant Anna Alexandrovna Timofeyeva-YegorovaMarshal of Armoured Troops Mikhail Efimovich Katukov It is comes from Kharkiv, key city near Ukraine-Russia border now suffering from strong bombing attacks from russian invaders. I live in this city and now taking a part in defending Ukraine as a member of United Military Forces of Ukraine. FREE shipping Worldvide. Thank You for the attention to my items (please, observe other).Happy bidding and have a nice day!

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