Back "Yaponiya üzərində qələbəyə görə" medalı Azerbaijani «Японияны еңгән өсөн» миҙалы Bashkir Медаль «За перамогу над Японіяй» Byelorussian Medalla per la victòria sobre el Japó Catalan Medaile Za vítězství nad Japonskem Czech Medaille „Für den Sieg über Japan“ German Medalla por la Victoria sobre Japón Spanish مدال «برای پیروزی بر ژاپن» Persian Médaille pour la victoire sur le Japon French Japán Legyőzéséért emlékérem Hungarian
| Medal "For the Victory over Japan" | |
|---|---|
 Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (obverse) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Combat action in the battles in the east and in the Pacific |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | September 30, 1945 |
| Total | 1,831,000 |
 Ribbon of the Medal "For the Victory over Japan" | |
The Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (Russian: Медаль «За победу над Японией») was a campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on September 30, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[1] to commemorate the Soviet victory over the Empire of Japan in the Soviet–Japanese War at the end of World War II. The medal's statute was later amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 2523-X.[2]
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 30, 1945" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1945-09-30. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-06.