Jubilee Medal 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR

Awarded to

• all marshals, generals, officers, cadets, and volunteer enlisted men serving in the military of the Soviet Union and in Soviet state security organs.
• All servicemen placed into the reserve or retired after twenty or more years in uniform
• All those awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union or all three classes of the Order of Glory
• All combat veterans, including Civil War and World War II partisans
• all those awarded an order or medal for individual service, bravery or achievement regardless of length of service