Orders and medals of World Orders and medals of World War IIWar II

Elena G. BorshchevaElena G. Borshcheva

• Order of the Patriotic War (1Order of the Patriotic War (1stst and 2 and 2ndnd Class) Class)• Order of Glory (3Order of Glory (3rdrd Class) Class)• Medal for the Defense of SevastopolMedal for the Defense of Sevastopol• Medal lor the Defense of Medal lor the Defense of ККiev iev • Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus Medal for Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus Medal for

the Defense ofthe Defense of Leningrad Leningrad • Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad • Medaj for Defense of the Polar Region Medal for Medaj for Defense of the Polar Region Medal for

the Defense of Moscowthe Defense of Moscow• Medal for the Capture of KoenigsbergMedal for the Capture of Koenigsberg• Medal lor the Liberation of WarsawMedal lor the Liberation of Warsaw• Medal for the Capture of BudapestMedal for the Capture of Budapest• Medal for Victory over Germany Medal for Victory over Germany • Medal for Victory over JapanMedal for Victory over Japan• Medaj for the Capture of BerlinMedaj for the Capture of Berlin• Medal for Valiant Labor EffortMedal for Valiant Labor Effort • PPartisan Medartisan Medal (1st Class) al (1st Class) • MotherhoodMotherhood Medal (1st Class) Medal (1st Class)

Medal for braveryMedal for bravery

Hero of the Soviet UnionHero of the Soviet Union

According to its Statute, this title was According to its Statute, this title was given on servicemen for personal or given on servicemen for personal or collective services to the Soviet slate collective services to the Soviet slate and society that involved heroic and society that involved heroic feats.feats.

The order of VictoryThe order of Victory

The Order was presented to top The Order was presented to top military leaders and commanders for military leaders and commanders for their successful frontline operations their successful frontline operations that drastically changed the military that drastically changed the military situation.situation.

The order of VictoryThe order of Victory

The order of LeninThe order of Lenin

The Order of Lenin was presented for The Order of Lenin was presented for particularly outstanding particularly outstanding achievements in the field of the achievements in the field of the revolutionary movement, for labor revolutionary movement, for labor achievements, for the defense of the achievements, for the defense of the socialist homeland for strengthening socialist homeland for strengthening peace, and other feats.peace, and other feats.

The order of Red BannerThe order of Red Banner

It was presented for particularly It was presented for particularly outstanding heroic and high-risk outstanding heroic and high-risk military exploits, for bravery, military exploits, for bravery, courage and valor displayed during courage and valor displayed during the successful fulfillment of special the successful fulfillment of special assignments.assignments.

ORDERS OF ALEXANDER SUVOROV ORDERS OF ALEXANDER SUVOROV AND MIKHAIL KUTUZOV, ORDERS OF AND MIKHAIL KUTUZOV, ORDERS OF ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV AND ADMIRAL ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV AND ADMIRAL

USHAKOVUSHAKOV were presented to high-ranking were presented to high-ranking

military commanders and admirals military commanders and admirals for their outstanding troop-control for their outstanding troop-control successes, for conceiving and successes, for conceiving and conducting outstanding military conducting outstanding military operations and naval battles that operations and naval battles that inflicted serious losses on the enemyinflicted serious losses on the enemy

Order of the red starOrder of the red star

This was mostly an officers' award, This was mostly an officers' award, which was also given to junior which was also given to junior officers - platoon and company officers - platoon and company commanders who could receive the commanders who could receive the Order of the Red Star and the Order Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Great Patriotic War.of the Great Patriotic War.

The order of GloryThe order of Glory

The order was mostly presented to The order was mostly presented to soldiers for their glorious feats of soldiers for their glorious feats of courage, bravery and valor. courage, bravery and valor.

StatisticsStatistics• people who received the honorary title people who received the honorary title Hero Hero

of the Soviet Union of the Soviet Union - 12772- 12772 (according to(according toother sources, other sources, 1274512745), ), including those whoincluding those who

• received it received it twice twice - 154- 154 • received it received it thrice thrice - 3- 3 • received it four received it four times times - 2- 2• womenwomen who received the title who received the title -- 9191• People who receivedPeople who received the title the title during the during the

Great PatriGreat Patrioticotic WarWar (1941 -1945) - (1941 -1945) - 1 10411 1041 ((104104 twice twice) ) . .

• Heroes of the Soviet UnionHeroes of the Soviet Union alivealive as of as of 1 1 March March 2002 - 2002 - 12941294 ( (39 39 twicetwice))

Aleksandr Ivanovich Aleksandr Ivanovich PokryshkinPokryshkin

a fighter pilot, the only man who a fighter pilot, the only man who during the during the Great Patriotic WarGreat Patriotic War became Hero of the Soviet Union became Hero of the Soviet Union thrice.thrice. He was also the first pilot He was also the first pilot during the Second World War to during the Second World War to bring down bring down 50 50 enemy planes. enemy planes.

Ivan Nikitovich KozhedubIvan Nikitovich Kozhedub

He became Hero of the Soviet Union He became Hero of the Soviet Union and received two Gold Star medals and received two Gold Star medals during the war. when he made during the war. when he made 330 330 sorties and brought down sorties and brought down 62 62 enemy enemy planes planes

Thank you!Thank you!