Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", obverse

Caption

Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (instituted 22 December 1942), obverse. According to the roster, Ivan Nikolaevich Koloushin (269th Guards Rifle Regiment) took part in the defence of Leningrad; the roster does not name this medal for him — the image is for illustration only [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 183].

Photo: Anastasiya Lvova / Wikimedia Commons

Who, where, when

Places

• St Petersburg

Date

1942–1945

Details

Kind

Award

Held by

Wikimedia Commons (фото Anastasiya Lvova)

Sources

• S001 A.B. Kalaushin’s roster Kalaushiny (philippov.spb.ru, version 03.02 of 13 July 2025)

Source page

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81.jpg

Rights

public domain

Credit line

Photo: Anastasiya Lvova / Wikimedia Commons

Size

2029 × 3434

Class

for comparison

Where it is used

• Chapter 9. The Great Patriotic War

How to cite

“Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", obverse” — The Kalaushins: a family chronicle, archive. https://kalaushin.com/en/arkhiv/royal-images-commons-medal-za-oboronu-leningrada-avers/