Order of the Red Star

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The Order of the Red Star was a Soviet military decoration awarded for exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union, particularly for bravery and leadership in combat.

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Surface form Occurrences
Орден Красной Звезды 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration
order of merit
abolishedWith dissolution of the Soviet Union
awardedBy KGB
surface form: KGB of the USSR

Ministry of Defense of the USSR
surface form: USSR Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
surface form: USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs
awardedFor ensuring state security
long service in the armed forces
skillful organization and conduct of combat
successful military operations
awardedTo enterprises
members of security services
military personnel
military units
organizations
other individuals for military merit
ships
awardFor bravery in combat
exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union
leadership in combat
awardingBody Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces

Soviet state security organs
color red
country Soviet Union
surface form: USSR
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
dateOfEstablishment 1930-04-06
establishedBy Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
surface form: Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR
establishedInYear 1930
features central medallion with soldier in greatcoat and rifle
hammer and sickle emblem
inscription "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" in Russian
hasAbbreviation Order of the Red Star self-linksurface differs
surface form: Орден Красной Звезды
languageOfInscription Russian
material silver
nativeName Order of the Red Star self-linksurface differs
surface form: Орден Красной Звезды
precededBy Order of the Patriotic War
surface form: Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
precedenceOver Medal for Courage
ribbonColor dark red
ribbonPattern plain ribbon without stripes
shape five-pointed star
status no longer awarded
symbolizes defense of the socialist homeland
military valor
typicalRecipients U.S. Army noncommissioned officers
surface form: NCOs

enlisted personnel
officers
usedInConflict Soviet–Afghan War
World War II
usedInPeriod World War II
surface form: Great Patriotic War
wornOn left side of the chest

Referenced by (16)

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Alexander Rutskoy awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Andrei Tupolev awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Boris Gromov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Dmitry Yazov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Ivan Bagramyan awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Kirill Meretskov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Nikolai Ogarkov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Sergei Akhromeyev awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Vasily Chuikov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Vladimir Kryuchkov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Yuri Andropov awardReceived Order of the Red Star
Soviet military officers awardedDecoration Order of the Red Star
Order of the Red Star hasAbbreviation Order of the Red Star self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Орден Красной Звезды
Order of the Red Star nativeName Order of the Red Star self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Орден Красной Звезды
Order of the Patriotic War relatedAward Order of the Red Star