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