Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 29, 1942

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The Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 29, 1942 was a World War II–era Soviet legislative act that formally established the Order of Alexander Nevsky as a military decoration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet legislative act
legal document
appliesTo Soviet military officers
surface form: Red Army personnel

Soviet Air Force personnel
Soviet Navy personnel
classification wartime decree
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
dateOfAdoption 1942-07-29
defines conditions for conferral of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
insignia of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
enactedDuring World War II
surface form: Great Patriotic War
established Order of Alexander Nevsky
fieldOfUse military awards system of the USSR
historicalContext Eastern Front of World War II
jurisdiction Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
language Russian
legalEffect creation of a new Soviet order
legalForm decree
legislativeBody Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
motivation to reward successful military leadership and personal bravery
namedAfter Alexander Nevsky
purpose to institute the Order of Alexander Nevsky as a Soviet military award
regulates criteria for awarding the Order of Alexander Nevsky
status of the Order of Alexander Nevsky in the Soviet award hierarchy
relatedTo Soviet awards for bravery and leadership
Soviet military law
Soviet system of orders and medals
subjectMatter military decorations
timePeriod World War II

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Order of Alexander Nevsky legalBasis Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 29, 1942