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| General Description : | Created on 21 June 1961 and awarded 107,540 Awarded to all Soviet military and civilians who participated in the defence of Kiev between 7 July and 26 September 1941. The Battle of Kiev was the German name for the operation that resulted in a very large encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Kiev during World War II. It is considered the largest encirclement of troops in history. The operation continued from 23 August-26 September 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa. In Soviet military history it is referred to as the Kiev Defensive Operation (Киевская оборонительная операция), with somewhat different dating of 7 July-26 September 1941. |
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