Order of the Red Banner

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The Order of the Red Banner was one of the Soviet Union’s earliest and most prestigious military decorations, awarded for exceptional bravery and valor in combat.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration
order of merit
awardedFor courage in defense of the socialist homeland
exceptional bravery in combat
military valor
awardingAuthority Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
canBeAwardedMultipleTimes true
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
discontinued 1991
eligibility Soviet citizens
foreign citizens
institutions
military personnel
military units
organizations
ships
featuresOnDesign hammer and sickle
red banner
red star
wreath of laurel and oak leaves
firstAwardedBy All-Russian Central Executive Committee
followedBy Order of Suvorov
historicalPeriodOfUse Cold War
Interwar period
Russian Civil War
World War II
inception 16 September 1918
languageOfInscription Russian
laterAdministeredBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
material enamel
silver
motto Proletarians of all countries, unite!
multipleAwardsIndicatedBy additional badges
namedAfter red revolutionary banner
notableRecipient Georgy Zhukov
Ivan Kozhedub
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet Guards units
oneOf earliest Soviet military orders
most prestigious Soviet military decorations
originalCountry Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
partOf Soviet awards system
precededBy Order of Lenin
ribbonColor red
ribbonFeature narrow white stripes
status no longer awarded
symbolizes defense of the socialist state
revolutionary military valor


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