The Battle of the Caucasus was a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus as part of the Eastern Front of World War II. On 25 July 1942, German troops captured Rostov-on-Don, opening the C
German tanks in formation in a Caucasus valley with infantry in the foreground, September 1942
German gebirgsjäger in the Caucasus, Winter 1942
Some 870,000 Soviet personnel were awarded this Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" from 1 May 1944.
Red Army units enter the liberated city of Mozdok (January 1943).
The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union.
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" (obverse)
Obverse and reverse sides of the Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"