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Order of the Patriotic War depicted on a 1943 postage stamp. The Order of the Patriotic War (Russian: Орден Отечественной войны, romanized: Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds in the Eastern Front of World War II, known as the Great ...
The Order of the Patriotic War was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the Great Patriotic War. In 1985 during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, it was decided that all surviving veterans of the war would be awarded either 2nd or first ...
The Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War" was awarded in two classes. The medal first class was awarded to partisans, to leaders and organizers of partisan units, for outstanding achievements in organizing the guerrilla movement, for bravery, heroism and outstanding achievements displayed in the partisan struggle in the occupied territories of our Soviet Motherland far behind the Nazi lines.
1st class (2) Order of the Patriotic War , 1st class Viktor Kirillovich Baranov ( Russian : Виктор Кириллович Баранов ; 11 June 1901 – 26 July 1970) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union .
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (2) Order of the Red Star Viktor Ilyich Baranov ( Russian : Ви́ктор Ильи́ч Бара́нов ; 4 January 1906 – 26 October 1996) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union .
On 21 August 1964, Kokkinaki was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his achievements as a test and fighter pilot. Other decorations included two Orders of the Red Banner, three Orders of Lenin, three Orders of the Patriotic War first class, two Orders of the Red Star and the title Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR. [1]
The brigade was reequipped with the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in 1985. On 5 April, it was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class. It fought in Operation Magistral from December 1987 to January 1988. [6] In June 1988, the brigade crossed the border back into Turkmenistan during the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st & 2nd class Order of the Red Star Aleksandra Grigoryevna Samusenko ( Russian : Александра Григорьевна Самусенко , Ukrainian : Олександра Григорівна Самусенко , Oleksandra Hryhorivna Samusenko; 1922 – 3 March 1945) was a Soviet T-34 tank commander and a ...