The Medal “For the Defence of Odessa” was established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to reward the participants of the defence of the port city of Odessa from the Axis armed forces of Romania and Nazi Germany.
The Medal “For the Defence of Odessa” was awarded to all participants in the defence of Odessa – soldiers of the Red Army, Navy and troops of the NKVD, as well as persons from the civilian population who took part in the defence of Odessa during its siege by German and Romanian forces.
