On February 29, Head of State Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No. 75 on the establishment of a commemorative medal “80 years of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.” This was reported by the Presidential press service.
The document also approved the regulations on the anniversary medal, its description and a sample certificate for it.
On the front side there is a figure of a private of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in summer uniform with a Shpagin submachine gun in his hands, to the right is a figure of a partisan with a Degtyarev light machine gun. To the right of the figures are the years “1944” and “2024”, one below the other, above is an image of a fireworks display. At the bottom is the Order of the Patriotic War, golden in color, located on a wreath of oak leaves.
On the reverse side of the medal there is the inscription “80 years of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders”, around which there is a laurel half-wreath entwined with a ribbon, and on it is a five-pointed gold-colored star.
The anniversary medal will be awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, former prisoners of fascist camps, prisons, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the fascists and their allies during the Second World War, foreign citizens and stateless persons who permanently reside outside of Belarus and directly received participation in the fighting for the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
The medal will also be awarded to military personnel of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations of Belarus, government officials and other persons who have made a significant contribution to the heroic and patriotic education of the country's citizens, perpetuating the memory of the dead, organizing events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Germans. fascist invaders.
Source: Belta.by
