Order of Glory

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The Order of Glory was a Soviet military decoration awarded during World War II to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for acts of bravery and heroism in combat.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet order
military decoration
awardedFor bravery in combat
heroism in combat
awardingAuthority Soviet Armed Forces
campaign Great Patriotic War
classSystem recipients normally progressed from 3rd to 2nd to 1st class
conflict Second World War
country Soviet Union
criteria personal courage under enemy fire
successful completion of combat missions with risk to life
dateEstablished 1943-11-08
decorativeElement Kremlin tower depiction on the medallion
eligibility enlisted personnel
junior lieutenants of aviation
junior sergeants
non-commissioned officers
privates
sergeants
era World War II era
establishedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
firstAwarded 1943
hasPart Order of Glory 1st class
Order of Glory 2nd class
Order of Glory 3rd class
inscription "СЛАВА" ("Glory") on the obverse
languageOfName Russian
lastAwarded after 1945
material gold for 1st class badge
silver
modeledAfter Order of St. George
namedAfter military glory
orderOfPrecedence 1st class highest
3rd class lowest
postNominals "OG" (informal Latin-script abbreviation)
primaryRecipients Red Army soldiers
Soviet Air Force personnel
relativeRank roughly equivalent in prestige to the Order of the Patriotic War for NCOs and enlisted men
reverseInscriptionLanguage Russian
ribbonColor black and orange
ribbonPattern alternating black and orange stripes
RussianName Орден Славы
shape five-pointed star
status no longer awarded
symbolism colors of the Ribbon of Saint George
type three-class order
wearingStyle worn on the left side of the chest

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Order of Glory ("Order of Glory 1st class")
Order of Glory ("Order of Glory 2nd class")
Order of Glory ("Order of Glory 3rd class")
hasPart
Soviet system of orders, medals and titles
topOrder

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