LITHUANIA: MEDAL OF JANUARY 13

Four Norwegians have received  the Medal of January 13 ( Sausio 13-osios atminimo medalis).
Leon Bodd, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Ingvald Godal and Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld.

The medal was introduced in memory of the events that took place in Vilnius, January 13, 1991,
when the Russian army attacked those who demonstrated against the Russian occupation of Lithuania. The Medal is given to those who have fought for an independent Lithuania from September to December 1991.