Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"

The Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (Russian: Медаль «За отличие в охране государственной границы СССР») was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established to recognise outstanding deeds related to state frontier security by members of Soviet Border Troops, servicemen and civilians. == Medal history == The Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" was established on July 13, 1950 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Its statute was amended on two occasions by further decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, firstly on March 18, 1977 and lastly on July 18, 1980.

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