. "The USSR Medal for Battle Merit (Russian: \u041C\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043B\u044C \"\u0417\u0430 \u0431\u043E\u0435\u0432\u044B\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043B\u0443\u0433\u0438\") was a Soviet military medal awarded for \"combat action resulting in a military success\", \"courageous defense of the state borders\", or \"successful military and political training and preparation\".It was created on October 17, 1938 by the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR."@en . .