The Zimovniki Museum of Local History houses the Medal of Zhukov, the state award, which was established in May 1994 to commemorate the centenary of the Soviet commander Georgy Zhukov.
The medal had a diameter of 3.2 centimeters and was made of brass and silver. On the obverse, there is a portrait of Marshall Zhukov wearing a military uniform and orders, above it, there is the inscription “Georgy Zhukov”, and below there are laurel and oak branches. On the reverse, there is the same foliage pattern and the numbers “1886–1986”, these are the years of the commander’s life. The medal was designed by the People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Valery Balabanov.
The medal is attached to a pentagonal suspension device, covered with a silk ribbon. One half was red and the other half had black and orange alternating stripes. Each medal got a certificate with the recipient’s name and the date recorded in it.
The medal was a tribute to Georgy Zhukov for his military victories. During the Great Patriotic War, the commander worked at leading positions: at first, he headed the General Staff and was responsible for strategic planning of acting on the offensive, then he became a commander of the front and after that, he was transferred to the Stavka. The next stage of the military career for Zhukov was the post of deputy supreme commander.
After the end of the war, Georgy Zhukov continued his military career. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, commanded the Odessa and then the Ural Military Districts. The commander received several state awards. He was awarded the Order of Victory twice and received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union four times.
The medal was awarded to soldiers of the Red Army, the Navy, the troops of the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), as well as partisans, members of the underground “for courage, persistence, and bravery shown in combat operations with the Nazi invaders, the Japanese militarists”.
The Medal of Zhukov from the Zimovniki Museum of Local History belonged to a resident of the Zimovniki village, a participant of the Great Patriotic War, Philipp Timoshenko. He fought as a member of the 9th Guards Rifle Brigade at the Transcaucasian Front.
The medal had a diameter of 3.2 centimeters and was made of brass and silver. On the obverse, there is a portrait of Marshall Zhukov wearing a military uniform and orders, above it, there is the inscription “Georgy Zhukov”, and below there are laurel and oak branches. On the reverse, there is the same foliage pattern and the numbers “1886–1986”, these are the years of the commander’s life. The medal was designed by the People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Valery Balabanov.
The medal is attached to a pentagonal suspension device, covered with a silk ribbon. One half was red and the other half had black and orange alternating stripes. Each medal got a certificate with the recipient’s name and the date recorded in it.
The medal was a tribute to Georgy Zhukov for his military victories. During the Great Patriotic War, the commander worked at leading positions: at first, he headed the General Staff and was responsible for strategic planning of acting on the offensive, then he became a commander of the front and after that, he was transferred to the Stavka. The next stage of the military career for Zhukov was the post of deputy supreme commander.
After the end of the war, Georgy Zhukov continued his military career. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, commanded the Odessa and then the Ural Military Districts. The commander received several state awards. He was awarded the Order of Victory twice and received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union four times.
The medal was awarded to soldiers of the Red Army, the Navy, the troops of the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), as well as partisans, members of the underground “for courage, persistence, and bravery shown in combat operations with the Nazi invaders, the Japanese militarists”.
The Medal of Zhukov from the Zimovniki Museum of Local History belonged to a resident of the Zimovniki village, a participant of the Great Patriotic War, Philipp Timoshenko. He fought as a member of the 9th Guards Rifle Brigade at the Transcaucasian Front.
