Order of St. George
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The Order of St. George is a prestigious Russian military order of chivalry historically awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of St. George canonical | 20 |
| Order of St. George, 1st class | 6 |
| Order of St. George, 2nd class | 3 |
| Order of Saint George | 2 |
| Order of St. George, 3rd class | 2 |
| Order of St. George, 4th class | 2 |
| Order of St George | 1 |
| Орден Святого Георгия | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
black and orange ribbon
ⓘ
gold ⓘ white ⓘ |
| awardFor |
exceptional bravery in combat
ⓘ
outstanding military leadership ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
President of Russia
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Ministry of Defence
|
| centralImage |
Saint George and the Dragon
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George slaying the dragon
|
| conferredFor |
personal courage
ⓘ
successful military operations ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| eligibility |
military personnel
ⓘ
officers ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Catherine II of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Catherine the Great
|
| gradeCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
badge of the Order of St. George
ⓘ
ribbon of the Order of St. George ⓘ star of the Order of St. George ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Order of St. George
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
Order of St. George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. George, 2nd class
Order of St. George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. George, 3rd class
Order of St. George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. George, 4th class
|
| highestClass | 1st class ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| inception | 1769-11-26 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| lowestClass | 4th class ⓘ |
| motto | За службу и храбрость ⓘ |
| mottoInEnglish | For Service and Bravery ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
|
| notableRecipient |
Alexander Suvorov
ⓘ
Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ |
| officialNameInRussian |
Order of St. George
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Орден Святого Георгия
|
| precedence | one of the highest military decorations of Russia ⓘ |
| reinstatedIn | 2000 ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | Russian military honors system ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Russian Orthodox tradition ⓘ |
| religiousSymbolism |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian martyr Saint George
|
| ribbonColor | black and orange ⓘ |
| ribbonName | St. George ribbon ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbol | white cross pattée ⓘ |
| type | military order ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pavel Nakhimov
this entity surface form:
Order of St George
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 2nd class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 2nd class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 3rd class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 4th class
this entity surface form:
Орден Святого Георгия
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 2nd class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 3rd class
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 4th class
subject surface form:
Levin August von Bennigsen
subject surface form:
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
subject surface form:
Ribbon of Saint George
this entity surface form:
Order of Saint George
subject surface form:
Ribbon of Saint George
this entity surface form:
Order of Saint George
this entity surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class