Medal for the Defence of Odessa
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The Medal for the Defense of Odessa (Медаль «За оборону Одессы») was established on December 22, 1942. It was awarded to all servicemen of the Soviet Army, Navy, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and civil citizens who took part in the defense of Odessa
during its siege by the Germans in 1941.
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
during its siege by the Germans in 1941.