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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 ...
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 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.
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]
After the end of the war in 1945, Chepelev demobilized with the rank of sergeant major or Starshina and returned to Voronezh. He worked as a factory mechanic at the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. [3] On 11 March 1985, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class on the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II. [6]
According to World War II veteran Pyotr Demidov, she was crushed under the tracks of a Soviet tank whose driver could not see the accompanying people in the darkness. [1] According to another version, it was a German self-propelled artillery vehicle. [3] She was buried in Labes, today in Poland, near the monument to William I. [1]
Major Urazovsky was a cavalier of three Orders of the Red Banner, of the Order of Alexander Nevsky, and of the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class. He was also awarded the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad", the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" and the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".