The Order of Victory

The Order of Victory (Russian: Орден Победы) was the highest military decoration in the Soviet Union, and one of the rarest orders in the world. The order was awarded only to Generals and Marshals for successfully conducting combat operations involving one or more army groups and resulting in a "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting in a radical change of the situation in favor of the Red Army." In its history, it has been awarded twenty times to thirteen leaders (plus five foreign leaders), with one revocation. Image File history File links OrderOfVictory. ... Image File history File links OrderOfVictory. ... A military decoration is a decoration given to military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. ... For other organizations known as the Red Army, see Red Army (disambiguation). ...

History

The order was proposed by Colonel N. S. Neyelov, who was serving at the Soviet Army Rear headquarters around June of 1943. The original name that Colonel Neyelov suggested was Order for Faithfulness to the Homeland; however, it was given its present name around October of that year.^[1] The order was officially adopted on November 8, 1943. The first awarding of the order was on April 10, 1944 and it was presented to Marshalls Aleksandr Vasilevsky and Georgy Zhukov, and Joseph Stalin as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Armed Forces. The order was also bestowed to top commanders of the Allied forces. Every order was presented during World War II, except for the 1978 award to Leonid Brezhnev. Brezhnev's award was revoked posthumously in 1989 for not meeting the requirements for the award. is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Russian: , September 30, 1895 – December 5, 1977) was a Soviet military commander, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, GCB (Russian: ) (December 1, 1896 [O.S. November 19]–June 18, 1974), was a Soviet military commander who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Nazi occupation, to overrun... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (Russian: , Leonid Ilič Brežnev) December 19, 1906 [O.S. December 19, 1906] – November 10, 1982) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and thus de facto ruler of the USSR) from 1964 to 1982, serving in that position longer than anyone...

Like other orders awarded by Communist nations, the Order of Victory had only one class, and could be awarded more than once to the same individual. In total, the order was presented twenty times to sixteen people (including Brezhnev).

Unlike all other Soviet orders, the Order of Victory had no serial number on it, the number was only mentioned in the award certificate. After a holder of the Order of Victory died, the award, unlike any other Soviet decoration, was to be given back to the state. The awards are now preserved by the Diamond Fund in the Moscow Kremlin. Daffodil Bouquet, eighteenth century, exhibited in Diamond Fund. ...

Construction details

The Order is made out of platinum in the form of a pentangular star with rays between the arms, measuring 72 mm in diameter. The star is studded with 174 diamonds weighing a total of 16 carats (3.2 g), while the arms of the star are made out of synthetic rubies. In the center of the star is a silver medallion, with the Moscow Kremlin wall, the Spasskaya Tower, and Lenin's Mausoleum depicted in gold surrounded by bands of laurel and oak also colored in gold. The laurel and oak are bound with a red banner. The sky in the background is inlayed with blue enamel.^[2] Against the sky, the letters "CCCP" (USSR) appear in gold centered on the top of the medallion, while the word "Победа" (Victory) is displayed on the red banner at the bottom. General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Standard atomic weight 195. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... Ruby is a red gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum in which the color is caused mainly by chromium. ... The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is a historic fortified complex at the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River (to the south), Saint Basils Cathedral (often mistaken by westerners as the Kremlin) and Red Square (to the east) and the Alexander Garden (to the west). ... The following is a list of towers of Moscow Kremlin: Kremlin towers in the 19th century. ... Lenins Tomb, with wall of the Kremlin and the former Soviet Parliament building behind An entrance to Lenins Mausoleum Lenins Mausoleum (Russian: ) (Transliteration: Mavzoley Lenina) also known as Lenins Tomb, situated in Red Square in Moscow, is the mausoleum that serves as the final resting place...

Who the main designer of the order was remains uncertain; however, the current design was chosen by Joseph Stalin on October 20, 1943. Instead of being made at a mint, each Order was made in a jeweler's workshop. is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ribbon

The Order Ribbon.

The ribbons of various Soviet orders have been combined to create the Order Ribbon. The total length of the ribbon is 44 mm and it is mostly worn on the field uniform. ^[3] The following featured orders are depicted on the ribbon (read from outside towards the center): Order of Victory Ribbon File links The following pages link to this file: Order of Victory User:Zscout370/Images Ribbon bar Soviet military awards and decorations Categories: User-created public domain images ... Order of Victory Ribbon File links The following pages link to this file: Order of Victory User:Zscout370/Images Ribbon bar Soviet military awards and decorations Categories: User-created public domain images ...

• Order of Glory (Орден Славы). Orange with black center stripe
• Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Орден Богдана Хмельницкого). Light blue
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (Орден Александра Невского). Dark red
• Order of Kutuzov (Орден Кутузова). Dark blue
• Order of Suvorov (Орден Суворова). Green
• Order of Lenin (Орден Ленина). Red (center section)

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Recipients

Two-time recipients

• Joseph Stalin
• Aleksandr Vasilevsky
• Georgy Zhukov

Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Russian: , September 30, 1895 – December 5, 1977) was a Soviet military commander, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, GCB (Russian: ) (December 1, 1896 [O.S. November 19]–June 18, 1974), was a Soviet military commander who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Nazi occupation, to overrun...

One-time recipients

• Aleksei Antonov
• Leonid Govorov
• Ivan Konev
• Rodion Malinovsky
• Kirill Meretskov
• Konstantin Rokossovsky
• Semyon Timoshenko
• Fyodor Tolbukhin
• Leonid Brezhnev (Awarded in 1978, revoked in 1989)

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Foreign recipients

• Dwight Eisenhower (United States)
• Josip Broz Tito (Yugoslavia)
• Bernard Montgomery (United Kingdom)
• Michal Rola-Zymierski (Poland)
• Michael I of Romania (the last living recipient)

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References

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union

Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the Former Soviet Union that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. ...

External links

• Decorated with the Supreme Military Victory Order
• Order of Victory - 1943
• (Russian) Orders and Medals of the USSR - Order of Victory