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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Soviet order
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military decoration → |
| awardedFor |
bravery in combat
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heroism in combat → |
| awardingAuthority |
Soviet Armed Forces
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| campaign |
Great Patriotic War
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| classSystem |
recipients normally progressed from 3rd to 2nd to 1st class
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| criteria |
personal courage under enemy fire
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successful completion of combat missions with risk to life → |
| dateEstablished |
1943-11-08
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| decorativeElement |
Kremlin tower depiction on the medallion
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| eligibility |
enlisted personnel
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junior lieutenants of aviation → junior sergeants → non-commissioned officers → privates → sergeants → |
| era |
World War II era
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| establishedBy |
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
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| firstAwarded |
1943
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| hasPart |
Order of Glory 1st class
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Order of Glory 2nd class → Order of Glory 3rd class → |
| inscription |
"СЛАВА" ("Glory") on the obverse
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| languageOfName |
Russian
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| lastAwarded |
after 1945
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| material |
gold for 1st class badge
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silver → |
| modeledAfter |
Order of St. George
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| namedAfter |
military glory
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| orderOfPrecedence |
1st class highest
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3rd class lowest → |
| postNominals |
"OG" (informal Latin-script abbreviation)
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| primaryRecipients |
Red Army soldiers
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Soviet Air Force personnel → |
| relativeRank |
roughly equivalent in prestige to the Order of the Patriotic War for NCOs and enlisted men
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| reverseInscriptionLanguage |
Russian
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| ribbonColor |
black and orange
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| ribbonPattern |
alternating black and orange stripes
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| RussianName |
Орден Славы
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| shape |
five-pointed star
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| status |
no longer awarded
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| symbolism |
colors of the Ribbon of Saint George
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| type |
three-class order
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| wearingStyle |
worn on the left side of the chest
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Order of Glory
("Order of Glory 1st class")
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Order of Glory ("Order of Glory 2nd class") → Order of Glory ("Order of Glory 3rd class") → |
hasPart |
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Soviet system of orders, medals and titles
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topOrder |