Order of Kutuzov

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The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor commanders for exceptional leadership and successful strategic operations in combat.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military decoration
military order
awardedFor skillful organization of operations
successful counteroffensive operations
successful withdrawal and preservation of forces
awardedTo Soviet military commanders
commanders of units, formations, and associations
foreign military commanders
awardingAuthority President of the Russian Federation
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
classIntroduced 1st class in 1942
2nd class in 1942
3rd class in 1943
conflictAssociatedWith Eastern Front of World War II
Great Patriotic War
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
depicts portrait of Mikhail Kutuzov
eligibility military personnel only
establishedDuring World War II
hasGrade 1st class
2nd class
3rd class
higherAward Order of Suvorov
inception 1942
July 29, 1942
languageOfName Russian
lowerAward Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
material silver
militaryBranch Red Army
Soviet Armed Forces
namedAfter Mikhail Kutuzov
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
namedForConflict Napoleonic Wars
namedForRole Russian field marshal
purpose to reward commanders for exceptional leadership in combat
to reward successful strategic operations in combat
reestablishedBy Russian Federation
reestablishedIn 1994
ribbonColor orange with black stripes
ribbonPattern similar to Ribbon of Saint George
RussianName Орден Кутузова
shape five-pointed star
status still awarded in the Russian Federation
type order of merit
typicalRecipientRank army commander
corps commander
division commander


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