Awarding the Order of Glory 3rd class. The highest military order "Victory" and the Order of Glory I, II and III degrees. The history of the creation of the order

In August 1943, the Technical Committee of the Main Quartermaster Directorate of the Red Army received the task to develop a draft order for awarding them to the rank and file - soldiers and sergeants. Initially, the new order was supposed to be named after P.I. Bagration - hero Patriotic War 1812, a man of legendary courage. Among the artists involved in the work on the creation of a new order, was N.I. Moskalev: from selected projects by I.V. Stalin settled on his sketch, where in the center of the five-pointed star was placed the profile image of P.I. Bagration.

The Order of Glory was approved by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on November 8, 1943 - on the same day as the Order of Victory. In those days, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper wrote: “The established Order of Glory is, as it were, the successor to the old soldier’s George. The new Soviet award was indeed very reminiscent of the pre-revolutionary order: it also had 3 degrees. The statutes of both awards were similar to each other: the Order of Glory was also awarded only for personal feat on the battlefield, and both awards could be received in strict sequence - from the lowest degree to the highest. It was no coincidence that N.I. was chosen by the artist. Moskalev and orange-black colors of the sash: three black and two orange stripes. Along the edges, the sash has one more narrow orange strip (their width is 1 mm each). The artist himself subsequently recalled that he had been looking for a color for the new order for a very long time: “And suddenly - the St. George ribbon! The distinction of the highest valor of a Russian soldier!

I.V. Stalin also liked the colors of the ribbon, he also decided that the new award should have three degrees, like the orders of Kutuzov and Suvorov (originally it was supposed to make a new order of 4 degrees). In addition, the name of the order was also changed - now it has become known as the Order of Glory.

The order sign is a five-pointed star, the surface of the rays of which is slightly convex. In the middle part of the front side of the star was placed a circle with a diameter of 23 millimeters with a relief image of the Kremlin and the Spasskaya Tower. At the bottom of the circle, on a red enamel ribbon, there is an inscription: "Glory". On the reverse side of the order there is a circle with a diameter of 19 millimeters, in the middle of which there is a relief inscription: "USSR".

The Order of Glory of the 1st degree was made of gold, the 2nd degree of the order was silver, and the circle with the image of the Kremlin and the Spasskaya Tower was gilded; III degree of the Order of Glory - silver. With the help of an eyelet and a ring, the new award was connected to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon (its width is 24 mm).

The draft of the new order was approved on October 23, and on November 5, 1943, its statute was also approved - one of the most detailed order statutes of the USSR. It said: “The Order of Glory is awarded to privates and sergeants of the Red Army, and in aviation, to persons with the rank of junior lieutenant, who showed glorious feats of courage, courage and fearlessness in battles for the Soviet Motherland.” And further in the Statute there was a specific listing of those feats for which this soldier's award is awarded. For example, it could be received by someone who:

- bursting alone into the location of the enemy, with personal courage contributed to the success of the common cause;

- from personal weapons, with marksmanship, destroyed from 10 to 15 enemy soldiers and officers;

- destroyed with hand grenades on the battlefield or behind enemy lines from one to three tanks;

- as a result of personal reconnaissance, he established the weak points of the enemy’s defense and withdrew our troops behind enemy lines;

- personally captured an enemy officer;

- personally, with resourcefulness and courage, having made his way to the position of the enemy, destroyed his machine gun or mortar;

- Being on a night outing, he destroyed the enemy's warehouse with military equipment;

- neglecting personal safety, captured the enemy banner in battle;

- from personal weapons shot down an enemy aircraft;

- being wounded, after dressing he returned to duty;

- an attack pilot, as a result of bold initiative actions, destroyed one or two enemy aircraft in an air battle;

- the crew of a light night bomber blew up an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed the enemy headquarters, blew up a railway echelon, blew up a bridge ...

The Order of Glory of the 1st degree was awarded only by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR: the right to award the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was granted to the commanders of fronts and armies. Commanders of corps and divisions (rifle, artillery, mortar, aviation, tank and cavalry) could award the Order of Glory III degree.

The recipients are paid monthly: for the III degree of the order - 5 rubles, for the Order of Glory of the II degree - 10 rubles, for the I order degree - 15 rubles. In addition to the benefits and various kinds of advantages established by the "General Regulations on the Orders of the USSR", all those awarded were awarded the right to:

– assignments military rank(private, corporal, sergeant - the rank of foreman). Having the rank of foreman - junior lieutenant; junior lieutenant in aviation - senior lieutenant;

- increase in pensions in case of loss of their ability to work against the pension due to them by 50%;

– free education of children in secondary and higher educational institutions.

According to the statute, the Order of Glory was supposed to be worn on the left side of the chest according to the order of precedence from right to left. In the presence of other orders and medals, the orders of Glory are located to the left of other orders, but to the right of the medals.

A few days after the promulgation of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the establishment of the Order of Glory, the country learned the names of its first holders. One of them was senior sergeant Vasily Malyshev, who was awarded for distinction in battle in early November. Covertly approaching the enemy machine gun, which did not allow our troops to move forward with their fire, V. Malyshev destroyed it along with the crew with a grenade. Later he was also awarded the Order of Glory II degree.

The first full cavaliers of the soldier's Order of Glory were Senior Sergeant K.K. Shevchenko and Corporal M.T. Pitenin. K. Shevchenko earned his first Order of Glory for the courage shown in breaking through the enemy defenses near the village of Bondari. He received the second degree of the order in the spring of 1944, having distinguished himself in battles on the Western Dvina. On the instructions of commander K.K. Shevchenko, assistant commander of a platoon of the 110th separate division, crossed to the opposite bank of the river, occupied by the Nazis, and destroyed an enemy firing point that was shelling Soviet positions. Order of Glory, III degree, senior sergeant K.K. Shevchenko was awarded for courage in battles in Belarus in 1944. When during the offensive of the Red Army in the direction of "Vitebsk - Orsha" it was necessary to urgently take the "tongue", he made his way into the enemy rear, captured the commander of the fascist regiment and delivered him to the Soviet headquarters.

There are four women among full cavaliers of the Order of Glory. This is N.A. Zhmurkina - air gunner-radio operator of the 99th separate guards reconnaissance aviation regiment, D.Yu. Markauskienė (Stanielene) - machine gunner of the 167th rifle regiment, foreman N.P. Petrova - sniper of the 284th Infantry Regiment and M.S. Nozdracheva - Medical Instructor of the 100th Infantry Regiment.

In the history of the Great Patriotic War, the only case is known when all the soldiers and sergeants of the 1st Battalion of the 215th Guards Regiment immediately became full holders of the Order of Glory. In mid-January 1945, the battalion broke through the impregnable defenses at the Puławy bridgehead beyond the Vistula with a swift throw. This blow, unprecedented in audacity and swiftness, ensured a rapid advance for all parts of the division. This was the only case when a large unit in full force was awarded orders. All privates and sergeants of the 1st battalion were awarded the Order of Glory III degree, platoon commanders were presented with the Order of Alexander Nevsky, company commanders - with the Order of the Red Banner. Battalion Commander Major B.N. Emelyanov, who was then 23 years old, and Senior Lieutenant M.N. Guryev were awarded the title of Heroes Soviet Union. By decision of the Military Council of the 69th Army, the 1st Battalion became known as the "Battalion of Glory".

In total, over 1,046,000 people were awarded the Order of Glory of all three degrees in 1943–1945, and 2,562 people became full holders of the Order of Glory. It is also interesting that among those awarded the Order of Glory of the III degree there were holders of the St. George Crosses during the First World War.

November 8, 1943. The initiative to create belongs to I. V. Stalin. The main idea of its creation is the ability to reward private and junior command staff Soviet army for a variety of heroic deeds on the battlefields. The sign of the order was supposed to have a very high status and, in fact, be equal to military orders. That is why initially, during development, it was called the Order of Bagration, but later it became the Order of Glory.

Work on the sketch was carried out in several directions at once and by different artists. The result was the approval of the sketch, made by the artist N. I. Moskalev, the author of the design sketches of all the medals that were awarded for the defense of Soviet cities. The basis for the sketch was the finished development of the unrealized award "". The new award itself, according to Moskalev's plan, was to have four degrees, which, according to the statute, brought it closer to the pre-revolutionary military order of St. George and the St. George Cross. However, Stalin decided to limit himself to three degrees and, in November 1943, Order of Glory was established by the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces.

Order of Glory, award rules

The badge of the order was awarded to private and sergeant soldiers of the Red Army. It was actually an award for the rank and file, a "soldier's order." In addition, military personnel with the rank of "junior lieutenant" of the aviation troops were also subject to awards. Awards were made for personal courage, fearlessness and courage shown in the battles for the Motherland. Any fighter or junior commander of the Red Army who committed the following heroic deeds could be awarded: Destruction by fire from an anti-tank rifle or with the help of grenades several enemy tanks. Destruction or infliction of serious damage to enemy personnel and equipment by fire from an artillery gun, machine gun or personal weapon. Capture among the first trenches, shelters and fortifications of the enemy with the capture or destruction of the personnel of the captured object. Carrying out a successful reconnaissance operation with obtaining valuable information about the location and activities of enemy units and subunits. Capturing an enemy officer. Salvation in a moment of danger is the banner of your unit. Fulfillment of a combat mission even in conditions of malfunction or damage to the entrusted material part (tank, aircraft). Here is a far from complete list of heroic actions for which they were awarded Order of Glory.

The award is made in ascending order of seniority from the third degree to the first. The first degree is the highest degree. When worn on clothing, the badge must be located after the Order of the Badge of Honor and in order of seniority of degrees, if any. Wearing is defined on the left side of the chest.

Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory have the right to be awarded a military rank: privates and junior officers (corporal and sergeants) - foreman; foremen - junior lieutenant, and junior lieutenants, respectively, lieutenant.

Badge of the Order of Glory - it is a slightly convex five-pointed star, on the front side of which there is a round medallion. The medallion depicts the Kremlin and the Spasskaya Tower in the center, they are framed around the circumference with laurel wreaths. At the bottom of the medallion on a ribbon covered with red enamel, the inscription "Glory" is made. At the end of the upper ray of the star there is an eyelet for attaching to the badge of the order, by means of a connecting ring, a pentagonal block. The block is covered with a silk, orange moire ribbon through which three longitudinal black stripes pass - the famous St. George ribbon.

The differences between the first, second and third degrees are that the material for making the sign of the first degree is gold. Sign of the second st. made of silver with gilding of the central medallion. Sign of the third st. completely made of silver. The block for all three characters is the same.

The first in the list of those awarded the Order of Glory

The first awarding of the Order of Glory took place in November 1943. Sergeant, sapper Israelyan G. A. was awarded, but there is evidence that among the very first submissions to this award is also a sapper, senior sergeant V. S. Malyshev, who destroyed an enemy machine-gun crew. The presentation for the award of senior sergeant Malyshev was made a few days earlier than the presentation for the award of sergeant Israelyan, but Malyshev was awarded a little later than the award of Israelyan, hence the controversial issue of the first award of this order.

In total, the sign of this order of the third art. about one million people have been awarded. Over forty-six thousand people were awarded the badge of the second art. Full cavaliers of the Order of Glory - more than two and a half thousand people.

In addition to the fact that it was a "soldier's" order, it was also an order that was awarded only for personal services to the Fatherland. Military units and divisions were not awarded the badge of this order. As mentioned above, the full holder of the Order of Glory had the right to receive a military rank, which is not in the statutes of any of the orders of that time.

Order of Glory first degree. 1943 - 1991

Made from 950° gold with red enamel. because of high standard gold red enamel on the obverse has a blood-red tint. It is a slightly convex star with a size of 46 mm between the opposite ends of its rays. In the middle of the star is a circle with a diameter of 23 mm, which contains a relief image of the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin with a red enamel star, a laurel wreath and a red enamel ribbon with the inscription "GLORY". In copies with small serial numbers of awarding, the corners of the star are more obtuse than in subsequent ones. On the reverse, in the middle of a circle with a diameter of 19 mm, there is a relief inscription "USSR". The serial number is stamped on the reverse of the order on the upper beam of the star. Order weight: 30.41 ± 1.5 g. The smallest known number is 1 and the largest is 3776.

Order of Glory, second degree. 1943 - 1991

Made of 925 sterling silver with red enamel, and the central medallion on the obverse is gilded. The smallest known number is 4 and the largest is 49395.

Order of Glory III degree

Order of Glory
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Date of establishment	November 8, 1943
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Order of Glory- Military Order of the USSR, established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 8, 1943. Persons of the rank and file and sergeants of the Red Army are awarded, and in aviation and persons with the rank of junior lieutenant. It was awarded only for personal merit, military units and formations were not awarded to them.

Order of Glory It has three degrees, of which the highest I degree is gold, and II and III are silver (in the second degree the central medallion was gilded). These insignia could be issued for a personal feat on the battlefield, they were issued in a strict sequence - from the lowest degree to the highest.

First Cavalier Order of Glory became corporal M. T. Pitenin (November 28). Minesweeper, he received an order for clearing mine approaches to enemy trenches and covering the withdrawal of sappers (he destroyed 5 enemy soldiers). Subsequently, he became a full knight of the order (first degree - posthumously).

In total, there are 2656 full holders of the Order of Glory, according to later and more accurate data, including four women.

For courage and heroism shown in the battle on the left bank of the Vistula River on January 14, 1945 - all privates, sergeants and foremen of the 1st battalion of the 215th Red Banner Regiment of the 77th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Orders of Lenin and Suvorov Rifle Division were awarded Order of Glory .
It was the only unit in which all fighters received Order of Glory.

Those awarded with the Orders of Glory of all three degrees are awarded the right to confer a military rank:

privates, corporals and sergeants - foremen;
having the rank of foreman - junior lieutenant;
junior lieutenants in aviation - lieutenant.

The Order of Glory is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders of the USSR, is located after the Order of the Badge of Honor in order of seniority.

Description of the Order

The badge of the Order of Glory is a five-pointed star measuring 46 mm between opposite peaks. The surface of the rays of the star is slightly convex. On the front side in the middle part of the star there is a circle-medallion with a diameter of 23.5 mm with a relief image of the Kremlin with the Spasskaya Tower in the center. Around the circumference of the medallion is a laurel wreath. At the bottom of the circle there is a convex inscription "GLORY" on a red enamel ribbon.

On the reverse side of the order - a circle with a diameter of 19 mm with a relief inscription in the middle of the "USSR".

Along the edge of the star and the circle on the front side there are convex sides.

The badge of the order of the 1st degree is made of gold (sample 950). The gold content in the order of the 1st degree is 28.619 ± 1.425 g. The total weight of the order is 30.414 ± 1.5 g.

The badge of the Order of the II degree is made of silver, and the circle with the image of the Kremlin with the Spasskaya Tower is gilded. Silver content in the order of the II degree - 20.302 ± 1.222 g. The total weight of the order - 22.024 ± 1.5 g.

The badge of the order of the III degree is silver, without gilding in the central circle. Silver content in the order of the III degree - 20.549 ± 1.388 g. The total weight of the order is 22.260 ± 1.6 g.

With the help of an eye and a ring, the badge is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moiré ribbon 24 mm wide. There are five longitudinal stripes of equal width on the ribbon: three black and two orange. Along the edges of the tape has one narrow orange strip 1 mm wide.

Full Cavalier of Orders of Glory

Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory

In and 1975, additional benefits were introduced for full holders of the Order of Glory, equalizing their rights with the Heroes of the Soviet Union. In particular, the right to assign them personal pensions of federal significance, large housing benefits, the right to free travel, etc., were presented. Current legislation Russian Federation confirms all these rights to holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees.

First post-war years there were no special documents for full holders of the Order of Glory. The recipient was awarded only an order book of a general type, and all three degrees of the order and other awards (if any) were listed in it. However, in 1976 there was special document for full cavaliers of the order - order book awarded with orders Glory of three degrees. The first such books were issued in February 1976 by the military commissariats at the place of residence of the awarded.

Gallery

Order on stamps of the USSR

USSR stamp from the issue of Orders and Medals of the USSR (1945, artist A. Mandrusova, CFA No. 953).

Established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of November 8, 1943. Subsequently, the Statute of the Order was partially amended by Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of February 26 and December 16, 1947 and August 8, 1957.

Statute of the Order.

The Order of Glory is awarded to privates and sergeants of the Red Army, and in aviation to persons with the rank of junior lieutenant, who showed glorious feats of courage, courage and fearlessness in battles for the Soviet Motherland.

The Order of Glory consists of three degrees: I, II and III degrees. The highest degree of the order is the 1st degree. The award is made sequentially: first the third, then the second and, finally, the first degree.

The Order of Glory is awarded for:

Having burst into the enemy's location first, with personal courage he contributed to the success of the common cause;
Being in a tank on fire, he continued to carry out a combat mission;
In a moment of danger, he saved the banner of his unit from being captured by the enemy;
From personal weapons, with marksmanship, he destroyed from 10 to 50 enemy soldiers and officers;
In battle, anti-tank rifle fire disabled at least two enemy tanks;
Destroyed with hand grenades on the battlefield or behind enemy lines from one to three tanks;
Destroyed at least three enemy aircraft by artillery or machine gun fire;
Despising the danger, he was the first to break into the bunker (bunker, trench or dugout) of the enemy, with decisive actions destroyed his garrison;
As a result of personal reconnaissance, he established the weak points of the enemy’s defense and withdrew our troops behind enemy lines;
Personally captured an enemy officer;
At night, he removed the guard post (watch, secret) of the enemy or captured him;
Personally, with resourcefulness and courage, having made his way to the position of the enemy, he destroyed his machine gun or mortar;
Being on a night outing, he destroyed the enemy's warehouse with military equipment;
Risking his life, he saved the commander in battle from the immediate danger that threatened him;
Neglecting personal danger, he captured the enemy banner in battle;
Being wounded, after dressing he again returned to duty;
He shot down an enemy plane from personal weapons;
Having destroyed enemy firepower with artillery or mortar fire, he ensured the successful actions of his unit;
Under enemy fire, he made a passage for the advancing unit in the enemy's barbed wire;
Risking his life, under enemy fire, he assisted the wounded during a series of battles;
Being in a wrecked tank, he continued to carry out a combat mission from the tank's weapons;
Rapidly crashing into the enemy column on his tank, crushed it and continued to carry out the combat mission;
With his tank, he crushed one or more enemy guns or destroyed at least two machine-gun nests;
Being in reconnaissance, he obtained valuable information about the enemy;
The fighter pilot destroyed in air combat from two to four enemy fighter aircraft or from three to six bomber aircraft;
An attack pilot, as a result of an assault raid, destroyed from two to five enemy tanks or from three to six steam locomotives, or blew up an echelon at a railway station or stage, or destroyed at least two aircraft at an enemy airfield;
The attack pilot destroyed one or two enemy aircraft as a result of bold initiative actions in aerial combat;
The crew of a day bomber destroyed a railway echelon, blew up a bridge, an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed the headquarters of any enemy unit, destroyed a railway station or stage, blew up a power plant, blew up a dam, destroyed a warship, transport, boat, destroyed at least two aircraft;
The crew of a light night bomber blew up an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed the enemy headquarters, blew up a railway echelon, blew up a bridge;
The crew of a long-range night bomber destroyed a railway station, blew up an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed a port facility, destroyed a sea transport or a railway echelon, destroyed or burned down an important plant or factory;
Day bomber crew for daring action in dogfight resulting in one to two aircraft being shot down;
Reconnaissance crew for successful reconnaissance, which resulted in valuable data on the enemy.

The Order of Glory is awarded by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Those awarded with the Orders of Glory of all three degrees are awarded the right to confer a military rank:

privates, corporals and sergeants - foremen;
having the rank of foreman - junior lieutenant;
junior lieutenants in aviation - lieutenant.

The Order of Glory is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders of the USSR, is located after the Order of the Badge of Honor in order of seniority.

Description of the order.

On the reverse side of the order - a circle with a diameter of 19 mm with a relief inscription in the middle "USSR".

On the edge of the star and the circle on the front side - convex sides.

The badge of the order of the 1st degree is made of gold (sample 950). Gold content in the order of the 1st degree - 28.619 ± 1.425 g. The total weight of the order is 30.414 ± 1.5 g.

With the help of an eye and a ring, the badge is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moiré ribbon 24 mm wide. The ribbon has five longitudinal stripes of equal width: three black and two orange. Along the edges of the tape has one narrow orange strip 1 mm wide.

History of the Order.

The Order of Glory was established on the same day as the Order of Victory. He became the last of the “land” orders created during the war years: after him only the “sea” orders of Ushakov and Nakhimov appeared. The order had several features that no other domestic award had. Firstly, this is the only combat distinction intended to be awarded exclusively to soldiers and sergeants (in aviation, also junior lieutenants). Secondly, they were awarded only in ascending order, starting from the lowest - III degree. This order was repeated only thirty years later in the statutes of the Orders of Labor Glory and “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR”. Thirdly, the Order of Glory until 1974 was the only order of the USSR, issued only for personal merit and never issued to military units, enterprises, or organizations. Fourthly, the statute of the order provided for the promotion of holders of all three degrees in rank, which was an exception for the Soviet award system. Fifthly, the colors of the ribbon of the Order of Glory repeat the colors of the ribbon of the Russian Imperial Order of St. George, which in Stalin times was, to say the least, unexpected. Sixthly, the color and design of the ribbon were the same for all three degrees, which was typical only for the pre-revolutionary award system, but was never used in the USSR award system.

The order was established on the initiative of Stalin I.V. For the first time, a proposal to establish it was made on June 20, 1943, during a discussion of the project of the Order "Victory" at a meeting of the People's Commissariat of Defense. The Technical Committee of the Main Quartermaster Directorate of the Red Army, which was headed by Lieutenant General Aginsky S.V., was tasked to develop a draft of this order in August 1943. Nine artists worked on sketches for the order. On October 2, 1943, out of 26 projects created by the artists, 4 were presented to Stalin, who chose the drawing by N.I. Moskalev. (author of projects for the Order of Kutuzov, the medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" and all medals for the defense of cities in the USSR).

According to the plan, the order was supposed to have 4 degrees: the same as the Order of St. George and the "insignia of the military order" - the famous St. George's Cross. It was originally planned to call it the Order of Bagration. Stalin approved the colors of the ribbon, but ordered to reduce the number of degrees to three, similarly to the “commander orders”, and call the award the Order of Glory, explaining that “there is no victory without glory.” On October 11, 1943, the revised drawings were submitted to the NPO and on October 23 they were approved.

The right to award the Order of Glory of the III degree was granted to the commanders of formations from the brigade commander and above, the Order of Glory of the II degree - from the commander of the army (flotilla), and only the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR could award the I degree of the order. From February 26, 1947, the right to award any degree of the order passed exclusively to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

The first authentically established submission to the Order of Glory took place on November 13, 1943, when an award sheet was signed on the presentation of a sapper senior sergeant V.S. Malyshev to the order of the III degree. During the battle, Vasily Malyshev made his way to the enemy machine gun, which interfered with the advance of our troops, and destroyed it. Later Malyshev V.S. earned another Order of Glory - II degree.

Some sources provide information that the first Order of Glory of the III degree was received by sapper sergeant Israelyan G.A. (Order No. 52 for the 182nd Infantry Division datedNovember 17, 1943). Most likely, Malyshev was the first to be presented with the order, but the order was presented later, when Israelyan had already been awarded.

Since the orders were sent to different sectors of the front in batches and distributed among the headquarters of the formations eligible for awarding, the order issued earlier often had a larger number than the order issued later. So, the first batch of orders of the 1st degree was sent to the Leningrad Front, and the first batch of orders of the 3rd degreewas sent to the 2nd Ukrainian Front. Therefore, the Order of Glory III degree No. 1 was later received by the armor-piercer of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, Senior Sergeant I. Kharin.

The first cavaliers of the Order of Glory, II degree, were sappers of the 10th Army of the Western (1st Belorussian) Front, private Baranov S.I. and Vlasov A.G. (Order No. 634 for the troops of the 10th Army of December 10, 1943). By the end of the war, Baranov and Vlasov received the first degree of the order.

The first awarding of the Order of Glory of the highest, I degree took place in July 1944. The first full cavaliers of the Order of Glory were assistant platoon commander senior sergeant K.K. Shevchenko. (badge of the order No. 21) and sapper corporal Pitenin M.T. (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 22, 1944). Pitenin died before the signing of the Decree, not having time to receive the order. Shevchenko reached the end of the war, also having the Order of the Red Banner, the Patriotic War and the Red Star, which was a very rare occurrence for a sergeant. The addition to his three orders of all three degrees of the Order of Glory made him a phenomenon: not every colonel and even a general had six orders.

Badge of the Order of Glory, I degree No. 1, was received by a soldier of the 63rd Guards Rifle Division of the Leningrad Front, commander of the infantry squad of the guard, senior sergeant Nikolai Zaletov (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 5, 1944). During the assault on the Karelian Wall, the company commander was killed, and, having taken command, Zaletov N.A. at the head of a company, he was the first to break into an enemy stronghold. Zaletov belonged to the Order of Glory II degree No. 404 and III degree No. 13789.

Badge of the Order of Glory, I degree No. 2, was received by a fighter of the same 63rd Guards Rifle Division, Sergeant Major Ivanov V.S. (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945).

The first Decrees of the PVS of the USSR on awarding the Orders of Glory III and II degree were issued respectively on December 21, 1943 (16 fighters of the 1st separate Czechoslovak brigade) and May 15, 1946 (sergeants Atomuratov S. and Vasiliev M.G.).

Since in difficult front-line conditions confusion could arise in the documents for submission to the award, there are known cases of repeated awarding of the same degree of the order (usually the third). So, for example, Vasily Timofeevich Khristenko was awarded two Orders of Glory III degree (February 22, 1944 and November 4, 1944), and subsequently became a full cavalier, having also received the Order of Glory II degree (January 24, 1945) and the Order of Glory I degree ( May 15, 1946). In addition to the four Orders of Glory, during the war years Khristenko was awarded the Orders of the Red Star and the Order of the Patriotic War. After the war, for labor exploits, he was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the October Revolution, the Red Banner of Labor and the Badge of Honor.

Alimurat Gaibov, a scout of the 128th Mountain Rifle Division, became a full holder of the Order of Glory, but he was awarded the second degree of the Order twice. In addition to Gaibov, two more full cavaliers had four Orders of Glory due to the erroneous repeated awarding of the second degree - the gunner of the 1071st anti-tank artillery regiment Vasily Naldin and the reconnaissance officer of the 35th guards rifle division of the guard foreman Alexei Petrukovich.

Hero of the Soviet Union Sergeant Glazkov V.E. He was awarded two Orders of Glory 3rd degree.

There was a unit in the Soviet Army, all of whose soldiers (except officers) were awarded the Order of Glory. We are talking about the 1st battalion of the 215th Red Banner Regiment of the 77th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Orders of Lenin and Suvorov Rifle Division of the 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front. During the liberation of Poland during the breakthrough of the German defense in depth on the left bank of the Vistula on January 14, 1945, the soldiers of this battalion captured three lines of enemy trenches with a swift attack and held the position until the main forces approached. Soldier of the guard battalion senior sergeant Perov I.E. closed the embrasure of the enemy bunker with his chest, repeating the feat of Alexander Matrosov. All soldiers, sergeants and foremen of the battalion became holders of the Order of Glory. Platoon commanders were awarded the Orders of Alexander Nevsky, company commanders were awarded the Orders of the Red Banner. Battalion commander 23-year-old Guard Major Emelyanew B.N. and Perov I.E. (posthumously) became Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Among more than two and a half thousand full cavaliers of the Order of Glory, four bear the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:

artilleryman of the guard senior sergeant Aleshin A.V.;
attack pilot junior lieutenant of aviation Drachenko I.G.;
Guard Marine Sergeant Major Dubinda P.Kh.;
gunner senior sergeant Kuznetsov N.I. (received the order of the 1st degree only in 1980).

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union is also worn by 80 holders of the Order of Glory, II degree, and 647 holders of the Order of Glory, III degree.

There are four women among the full holders of the Order of Glory:

sniper foreman Petrova N.P. (she died in battle on May 1, 1945, was born in 1893!);
machine gunner of the 16th Lithuanian division, Sergeant Staniliene D.Yu.;
nurse foreman Nozdracheva M.S.;
air gunner-radio operator of the 99th separate Guards reconnaissance aviation regiment of the 15th air army of the guards foreman Zhurkina N.A.

Eight full holders of the Order of Glory in the postwar years were awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor: Velichko M.K., Litvinenko P.A., Martynenko A.A., Peller V.I., Sultanov Kh.A., Fedorov S.V., Khristenko V.T. and Yarovoy M.S.

There are known cases of awarding four Orders of Glory. Among the four order bearers A. Gaibov (two orders of the II degree), V. Naldin, A. Petrukovich.

The soldier Kuzin ST fought in the ranks of the Red Army, a holder of two St. George crosses, who was also awarded two Orders of Glory during the Great Patriotic War.

According to some information, the soldiers of the Allied armies were also awarded the Order of Glory. So, on the website of the American collector Paul Schmitt, I found information that the Order of Glory III degree was awarded to a US Navy soldier Cecil R. Haycraft. Probably, the American Knight of Glory could be part of one of the sea convoys.

Left: Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory, Major of the Engineering and Construction Troops Baranov Ivan Pavlovich. During the war years, senior sergeant (then guard foreman) Baranov was an assistant commander of a reconnaissance platoon, then commanded a platoon of machine gunners of the 129th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 45th Guards Rifle Division (6th Guards Army, 2nd Baltic Front). Since 1961, Major Baranov was in reserve.

Right: Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory, Artillery Major Kravtsov Georgy Konstantinovich. During the war, Senior Sergeant Kravtsov commanded a mortar company of the 838th Infantry Regiment of the 237th Infantry Division (4th Ukrainian Front). Member of the Victory Parade. Since 1976, Lieutenant Colonel Kravtsov has been in reserve.

By 1945, there were about 1,500 awards of the Order of Glory of the 1st degree, about 17,000 awards of the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree, and about 200,000 awards of the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree.

After the war, the Order of Glory was awarded to many privates and sergeants who distinguished themselves in suppressing the "counter-revolutionary rebellion" in Hungary in 1956. Yes, only one7th Guards Airborne DivisionOrders of the third degree were awarded to 245 people.

By 1978, 2562 awards were made with the Order of Glory, 1st degree.

As of 1989, 2,620 people were awarded the Order of Glory of the 1st degree, 46,473 people were awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree, and 997,815 people were awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree.

Features and varieties of the order.

The sign of the Order of Glory of any degree was one-piece, that is, it consisted of one part without any overhead parts. A separate element of the order can be considered a pentagonal block, covered with a ribbon of the order. There are no rivets on the reverse of the order. Also on the Order of Glory there is no mint mark.The number of the order is located on the reverse horizontally at the base of the upper beam of the star (at 12 o'clock on the dial).

Order of Glory, 1st class.

The order of the first degree is made of gold. The number of the order is marked with punches and is located at the base of the upper beam.We can propose the following classification of the Order of Glory, I degree.

Option 1. Early version. Clock on the dial of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Towershow the time 11:52. The divisions of the dial are embossed, made in the form of Roman numerals.The minimum known order number is 1, the maximum is 2988.

Option 2. late ny option. On the obverse, characteristic differences of the stamp appeared, which made it possible to distinguish these orders into a separate version. If we describe the main differences from top to bottom, we can note the following features. The enamel star on the top of the tower no longer touches the outer rim of the medallion. Instead of Roman numerals, abstract triangles appeared on the dial, although the position of the hands remained the same.Between the dial and the top of the central arch, to the right and left of the place of their contact, clear images of contour triangles appeared. The internal jagged elements of the arch began to reach the very bottom. The groove between the base of the tower and the enamel band has disappeared. The minimum known order number is 3136, the maximum is 3776.

Comparative image of the Spasskaya Tower on the medallion of the orders of the first variant (left) and the second variant (right).

Order of Glory II degree.

Unlike the Order of Glory of the first degree, the badge of the second degree is made of silver. The central round medallion on the front of the order is gilded.The serial number of the orders of the second degree is made by hand with a engraver and is located on the reverse at the base of the upper beam..

Depending on the features of the stamp, the following classification of the Orders of Glory of the second degree can be proposed.

Option 1. The reverse of the order is bordered along the contour by a convex border 1 mm high.On the obverse of the signs of the first version, the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin shows the time 11:52. The divisions of the dial are embossed and well defined.The minimum known order number is 4, the maximum is 1773.

Option 2. The main difference from the first version is the absence of a convex rim on the reverse.The clock face on the obverse is similar to the first version - the clock shows 11:52.The minimum known order number is 747, the maximum is 18640.
Option 3. There is no convex side on the reverse. On the dial of signs of the third variant there are no small elements - divisions and arrows (the so-called "smooth" dial). The smoothness of the dial is not the result of wear, this is the peculiarity of the stamp. A number of well-preserved badges are noted, which do not have traces of wear on the obverse, but have a smooth dial. The minimum known order number is 15634, the maximum is 24687.
Option 4. The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows the time 9:05. The hands and dot divisions of the dial are clearly visible. The tower window, located under the dial, has a double contour. On the signs of the previous versions, the window had a single outline. The minimum known order number is 25445, the maximum is 32647.
Option 5. The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows 9:00. The arrows are thin, poorly defined. The divisions on the dial are long. The so-called "orange" dial. The tower window, like the previous version, has a double contour. The minimum known order number is 24722, the maximum is 49382.

Order of Glory III degree.

The main difference from the order of the second degree is that the central circle-medallion is not gilded. Depending on the features of the obverse and reverse of the sign, the following variants and varieties of the Order of Glory III degree can be distinguished.

Option 1 (time 11:52, on the reverse side). Orders of the first version were made at the Krasnokamsk Mint. For all orders of the first variant, the reverse of the order along the contour is bordered by a convex rim 1 mm high. The serial number is hand-marked with a chisel. The minimum known order number is 16, the maximum is 907.

On the obverse of the signs of the first version, the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin shows the time 11:52. The divisions of the dial are embossed, made in the form of Roman numerals. Unfortunately, on the vast majority of signs of the first version, small elements of the dial (hands and divisions) are missing due to the natural wear of the sign, and it is very difficult to find a well-preserved sample. However, we found three varieties of the stamp of the first variant, which differ from each other in small details of the central medallion on the obverse. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 1.

(! ) Orders of the first variant had low serial numbers. However, we found a copy of the first version of the Order of Glory, III degree, with serial number 155369. The original early number on this order was removed and a six-digit serial number was cut instead. The operation to cut the number, apparently, was carried out at the Mint. It is interesting to note the good preservation of the small details of the obverse (the clock face and other elements of the Spasskaya Tower). This example may have been one of the early duplicates.

Option 2 (time 11:52, without a side on the reverse). There is no convex border on the reverse of the badge. The watch face on the obverse is similar to the first version. The vast majority of signs of the second variant have strong traces of wear on the obverse, and small elements of the dial are practically undetectable. The second variant includes several types of stamp, differing in small details of the obverse. On all varieties, the clock of the Spasskaya Tower still shows the time 11.52, however, there are minor differences in other elements of the medallion.

The first type of stamp of the second variant was made at MMD and is found in the approximate number range from 1 thousand to 75 thousand. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 2, Variation 1.

Signs of the second variety are also found in the interval of 160-165 thousand, however, they were made on the KMD and their characteristic feature is a pronounced gap between the tower and the enamel ribbon. Below are comparative images of obverse fragments of the first (left) and second (right) varieties of the second variant.

Some time later, as we believe, as a result of the wear of the main mother liquor, one of the dies was taken at the MMD, slightly corrected, and a new mother liquor was made from it. Most likely, at that time there were no engravers at the MMD with the necessary level of training in order to make a mother liquor from scratch. Thus, a third type of stamp appeared. Its characteristic feature is the presence in the side windows (on both sides of the central arch) of vertical lines descending from top edge windows to the bottom, and the inner lines are longer. In the previous version, there are no such lines in the window, but there is something like a rectangle with a gap in the center. A comparative image of the differing details of the first-second variety (left) and the third variety (right) are shown in the fragment below.

The fourth variety arose, in our opinion, due to another correction on the stamp. A characteristic feature of this variety is the horizontal line in the arch, which is absent in the previous varieties. An enlarged fragment of the fourth variety with a line in the central arch is presented below.

Option 3 (smooth dial without hands and divisions). On the dial of signs of the third variant there are no small elements - divisions and arrows (the so-called "smooth" dial). Approximate number intervals are from 130 thousand to 340 thousand. Also, such signs are found in the region of numbers 460 thousand.

Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 3.

(! ) Apparently, the letters of the USSR were knocked out, and the circles on the reverse were cut out on a ready-made, but not yet hardened punch, so the letters are often not in a row, the circles are offset from the center and have different thicknesses, etc. It turns out that with each replacement of the punch, some changes appeared on the reverse. At this stage, we do not have the opportunity to disassemble the reverses of the Order of Glory. For example, for a number of signs of the third variant in the number interval 153 - 156 thousand, the inner thin circle on the reverse is partially or completely absent. An image of such an order is shown below.

Below is an image of the order of the third variant, which on the reverse has a strong displacement of the circle relative to the geometric center of the order. There are also signs in which the first letter C on the reverse can be located slightly higher than the rest of the letters (approximately 0.5 mm).

Option 4 (time 10:12). On the dial of the Spasskaya Tower, the clock shows 10:12. Approximate number intervals of this variant 314 thousand - 405 thousand. Despite the small number of known numbers, two slightly different types of stamps were found among the characters of the fourth variant.

The divisions of the dial, unlike the first and second options, are presented not in the form of numbers, but in the form of squares. In addition to the dial, this option has niches similar to triangles, located on the sides of the place of contact of the dial with the upper contour of the arch (hereinafter "niches"), have changed. The "points" at the vertical lines disappeared in them. On the previous versions, these lines looked like harpoons, and in the fourth version they are just lines without points at the top. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 4.

Option 5 (time 9:00, wide arch). On the dial of the Spasskaya Tower, the divisions of the clock are presented in the form of long marks, the clock shows 9:00. Minimum known number 348054, maximum - 367207.

There have been changes in the "niches" of the Spasskaya Tower. In the left "niche" there is a clearly defined solid triangle, and in the right, a solid figure similar to a triangle, more reminiscent of a harpoon. The cornice between the "niches" and the side windows became single. The central arch is double, wide, and the lower contour is slightly shifted to the left. Due to the wide central arch, the side windows have become narrow, they have two vertical lines. A gap appeared between the base of the Spasskaya Tower and the enamel ribbon. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 5.

Option 6 (time 12:10 or 13:59). The divisions of the dial are presented in the form of dashes. On the dial of the Spasskaya Tower, the clock shows 12:10 (or 13:59, since it is difficult to determine where the hour hand is and where the minute hand is). Approximate number intervals for this option are from 365 thousand to 391 thousand. Known numbers - 365070, 366702, 367824, 372096, 373032, 391105.

In addition to the time on the clock of the Spasskaya Tower, in comparison with the previous version, the "niches" have also changed. Instead of a solid triangle and a "harpoon", contour triangles appeared in them. The central arch merged with the cornice, in the previous version it was separated from it. An additional horizontal line has appeared in the lower focus of the central arch, slightly not reaching the contours of the arch. The dial is slightly flattened between 12-14 o'clock. All signs of this variant known to us have thin letters USSR on the reverse.Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 6.

Option 7 (time 15:02). The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows the time 15:02. The minimum known order number is 349784, the maximum is 421660.

The central arch of the tower, located under the dial, has a triple outline. On the signs of all previous varieties, the arch had a double contour.The arch is heavily undercut by the dial. The inner contour of the arch is a characteristic triangle. The triangles in the "niches" have also changed a bit.They remained contoured, but their inner sides are not straight, but curved. In the side windows on the sides of the central arch, there are still two vertical lines, but one more lower horizontal line has appeared, against which these vertical lines abut. riskat 9 o'clock on the dial representsa characteristic triangle, such is only on this version. The dial is slightly flattened around the third quarter, that is, around 10-11 o'clock. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 7.

Option 8 (time 9:05). The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows the time 9:05. This version was produced in April-May 1945, almost all presentations took place after the war. The minimum known order number is 367705, the maximum is 625383.

The hands and point divisions of the dial are clearly visible on the watch. The central arch of the tower, located under the dial, has a triple contour, however, it is almost not trimmed by the dial. The inner contour of the arch, unlike the previous version, is rounded at the top. The right outer line of the central arch, running along the side window, is very thin. Because of this, the impression of some "skewness" of the central arch is created. In the left "niche" the triangle is not contoured, but solid, having a small depression in the center. The side windows have two vertical lines. On this version, there was a transition to the thin letters of the USSR on the reverse. Thus, this variant occurs with both thick and thin letters. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 8.

Option 9 (time 9:00, the number is applied with a engraver). The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows 9:00. On the early orders, the arrows are well expressed, but as the serial numbers increase, the contours of the arrows become less pronounced and are poorly defined in later numbers. The divisions on the dial are long. The central arch of the tower has a triple outline.With the growth of serial numbers, a gap appears in the middle outline of the arch, which becomes especially pronounced in later numbers. AT" niches" are solid triangles. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 9.

Depending on the features of the reverse, the following varieties of the ninth option can be distinguished.

Variety 1. On the reverse of the order, the letters USSR are chamfered. There are orders with both thick and thin letters. The outer rim of a circle is usually much thicker than the inner rim. The minimum known order number is 352828, the maximum is 671082.

Variety 2. Chamfers on the letters of the USSR are practically not determined. The outer rim of the circle is almost a little thicker than the inner one (early numbers), or almost equal in thickness to the inner one (late numbers). The minimum known order number is 664233, the maximum is 731107.

Variety 3 . On the reverse of the order, the outer rim of the circle is almost equal in thickness to the inner one. Inside the circle, the letters USSR do not have chamfers. Unlike the previous variety, a thin convex horizontal risk passes under the numbers of the number. The minimum known order number is 717822, the maximum is 728847.

(! ) Among the orders of the ninth option (both among Variation 1 and Variation 2) there may be instances that have different amount berries on the laurel branch on the left side. Some specimens have 5 berries (in the photo on the left), and in some the fifth upper berry is missing and there are only 4 of them (in the photo on the right). Instances with five berries can be classified with the letter "a" (for example - Variant 9, Variation 1a), and specimens with four berries - classified with the letter "b" (for example - Variant 9, Variation 1b).

Option 10 (time 9:00, numbered with a rotating instrument) . This version has been produced since 1967. The main difference from all previous versions is that the number is engraved with a rotating tool. On the obverse of the order, the clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows 9:00. The arch has a triple contour. In almost all instances of the ninth variant, the middle contour of the arch has a gap at the top. In the "niches" there are solid triangles, in the side windows there are two vertical lines. Below is an enlarged fragment of the obverse Option 10.

Depending on the features of the reverse stamp, the following varieties of the tenth option can be distinguished.

Variety 1. On the reverse of the order, the outer rim of the circle is much thicker than the inner one. Inside the circle, the letters USSR are chamfered. The minimum known order number is 731703, the maximum is 756182.

Variety 2. On the reverse of the order, the outer rim of the circle is almost equal in thickness to the inner one, or slightly thicker than it. Inside the circle, the letters USSR do not have chamfers. The minimum known order number is 755585, the maximum is 813370.

Variety 3 . On the reverse of the order, the outer rim of the circle is almost equal in thickness to the inner one, or slightly thicker than it. Inside the circle, the letters USSR do not have chamfers. Unlike the previous variety, a thin convex horizontal risk passes under the numbers of the number. The minimum known order number is 734104, the maximum is 734127.

Comparative image of the differences in the letters on the reverse of the signs of the tenth variant: on the left - Variation 1, on the right - Varieties 2 and 3. The circles indicate the presence or absence of chamfers (beveled corners) in the letters С and Р.

Duplicates.

If the awarded person loses his order (medal), its replacement, as a rule, is not made. In exchange for the lost award can be issued Duplicate only as an exception - in case of its loss in a combat situation, loss as a result of a natural disaster or in other circumstances when the recipient could not prevent this loss. On the reverse side of the duplicate order (medal), the number of the lost award is reproduced with the addition of the letter “D”. This letter can be applied both by stamping and with a chisel. On some duplicates, the letter “D” may be missing. The digits of the duplicate number are usually small and stamped. However, on some early duplicates, the numbers were applied with a chisel. For the manufacture of some duplicates, already numbered, but not awarded, orders were used, while the number was removed and the number of the lost award was applied. In other cases, blanks of orders or medals were used that had not yet received a serial number. The dependence of various marking methods on the year of issuance of a duplicate is not yet fully clarified. Probably, on the early duplicates, the letter “D” could be absent.

The documents

In the first post-war years, there were no special documents for full holders of the Order of Glory. The recipient was awarded only an order book of a general type, and all three degrees of the order and other awards (if any) were listed in it. However, in 1976 a special document appeared for the full cavaliers of the order - the order book of the recipient of the Orders of Glory of three degrees. The first such books were issued in February 1976 by the military commissariats at the place of residence of the awarded. It is possible to single out the following variants of the order book of the person awarded the Orders of Glory of three degrees.

Option 1. Order book sample 1976. On the first spread on the bottom right is the signature of Georgadze, Secretary of the USSR PVS. The minimum known number of the order book of the first version is I No. 501144, the maximum is I No. 503369.

Option 2. Order book sample 1976. It differs from the first option in that the second degree of the order is awarded not by order of the commander of the army or front, but by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Such books were probably awarded to those knights who during the war years were mistakenly awarded two orders of the third degree and in the post-war years were re-awarded with an order of a higher degree. The only known number of the order book of the second version is I No. 503845.

Option 3. Order book sample 1985. On the first spread on the right below is the signature of the USSR PVS Secretary Menteshashvili. The minimum known number of the order book of the first version is I No. 600107, the maximum is I No. 600119.

Established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of November 8, 1943. Subsequently, the status of the order was partially changed by Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of February 26 and December 16, 1947 and of August 8, 1957.

Order status

Order of Glory consists of three degrees: I, II and III degrees. The highest degree of the order is the 1st degree. The award is made sequentially: first the third, then the second and, finally, the first degree.

The Order of Glory is awarded for:

Having burst into the enemy's location first, with personal courage he contributed to the success of the common cause;
Being in a tank on fire, he continued to carry out a combat mission;
In a moment of danger, he saved the banner of his unit from being captured by the enemy;
From personal weapons, with marksmanship, he destroyed from 10 to 50 enemy soldiers and officers;
In battle, anti-tank rifle fire disabled at least two enemy tanks;
Destroyed with hand grenades on the battlefield or behind enemy lines from one to three tanks;
Destroyed at least three enemy aircraft by artillery or machine gun fire;
Despising the danger, he was the first to break into the bunker (bunker, trench or dugout) of the enemy, with decisive actions destroyed his garrison;
As a result of personal reconnaissance, he established the weak points of the enemy’s defense and withdrew our troops behind enemy lines;
Personally captured an enemy officer;
At night, he removed the guard post (watch, secret) of the enemy or captured him;
Personally, with resourcefulness and courage, having made his way to the position of the enemy, he destroyed his machine gun or mortar;
Being on a night outing, he destroyed the enemy's warehouse with military equipment;
Risking his life, he saved the commander in battle from the immediate danger that threatened him;
Neglecting personal danger, he captured the enemy banner in battle;
Being wounded, after dressing he again returned to duty;
He shot down an enemy plane from personal weapons;
Having destroyed enemy firepower with artillery or mortar fire, he ensured the successful actions of his unit;
Under enemy fire, he made a passage for the advancing unit in the enemy's barbed wire;
Risking his life, under enemy fire, he assisted the wounded during a series of battles;
Being in a wrecked tank, he continued to carry out a combat mission from the tank's weapons;
Rapidly crashing into the enemy column on his tank, crushed it and continued to carry out the combat mission;
With his tank, he crushed one or more enemy guns or destroyed at least two machine-gun nests;
Being in reconnaissance, he obtained valuable information about the enemy;
The fighter pilot destroyed in air combat from two to four enemy fighter aircraft or from three to six bomber aircraft;
An attack pilot, as a result of an assault raid, destroyed from two to five enemy tanks or from three to six steam locomotives, or blew up an echelon at a railway station or stage, or destroyed at least two aircraft at an enemy airfield;
The attack pilot destroyed one or two enemy aircraft as a result of bold initiative actions in aerial combat;
The crew of a day bomber destroyed a railway echelon, blew up a bridge, an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed the headquarters of any enemy unit, destroyed a railway station or stage, blew up a power plant, blew up a dam, destroyed a warship, transport, boat, destroyed at least two aircraft;
The crew of a light night bomber blew up an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed the enemy headquarters, blew up a railway echelon, blew up a bridge;
The crew of a long-range night bomber destroyed a railway station, blew up an ammunition depot, fuel, destroyed a port facility, destroyed a sea transport or a railway echelon, destroyed or burned down an important plant or factory;
Day bomber crew for daring action in dogfight resulting in one to two aircraft being shot down;
Reconnaissance crew for successful reconnaissance, which resulted in valuable data on the enemy.

The Order of Glory is awarded by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Those awarded with the Orders of Glory of all three degrees are awarded the right to confer a military rank:

privates, corporals and sergeants - foremen;
having the rank of foreman - junior lieutenant;
junior lieutenants in aviation - lieutenant.

The Order of Glory is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders of the USSR, is located after the Order of the Badge of Honor in order of seniority.

Description of the Order

On the reverse side of the order - a circle with a diameter of 19 mm with a relief inscription in the middle "USSR".

Along the edge of the star and the circle on the front side there are convex sides.

The badge of the order of the 1st degree is made of gold (sample 950). Gold content in the order of the 1st degree - 28.619 ± 1.425 g. The total weight of the order is 30.414 ± 1.5 g.

History of the order

The Order of Glory was established on the same day as the Order of Victory. He became the last of the “land” orders created during the war years: after him only the “sea” orders of Ushakov and Nakhimov appeared. The order had several features that no other domestic award had. Firstly, this is the only combat distinction intended to be awarded exclusively to soldiers and sergeants (in aviation, also junior lieutenants). Secondly, they were awarded only in ascending order, starting from the lowest - III degree. This order was repeated only thirty years later in the statutes of the Orders of Labor Glory and “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR”. Thirdly, the Order of Glory until 1974 was the only order of the USSR, issued only for personal merit and never issued to military units, enterprises, or organizations. Fourthly, the statute of the order provided for the promotion of holders of all three degrees in rank, which was an exception for the Soviet award system. Fifthly, the colors of the ribbon of the Order of Glory repeat the colors of the ribbon of the Russian Imperial Order of St. George, which was at least unexpected in Stalin's times. Sixthly, the color and design of the ribbon were the same for all three degrees, which was typical only for the pre-revolutionary award system, but was never used in the USSR award system.

Some sources provide information that the first Order of Glory of the III degree was received by sapper sergeant Israelyan G.A. (Order No. 52 for the 182nd Infantry Division of November 17, 1943). Most likely, Malyshev was the first to be presented with the order, but the order was presented later, when Israelyan had already been awarded.

Since the orders were sent to different sectors of the front in batches and distributed among the headquarters of the formations eligible for awarding, the order issued earlier often had a larger number than the order issued later. So, the first batch of orders of the 1st degree was sent to the Leningrad Front, and the first batch of orders of the 3rd degree was sent to the 2nd Ukrainian Front. Therefore, the Order of Glory III degree No. 1 was later received by the armor-piercer of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, Senior Sergeant I. Kharin.

Hero of the Soviet Union Sergeant Glazkov V.E. He was awarded two Orders of Glory 3rd degree.

There was a unit in the Soviet Army, all of whose soldiers (except officers) were awarded the Order of Glory. We are talking about the 1st battalion of the 215th Red Banner Regiment of the 77th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Orders of Lenin and Suvorov Rifle Division of the 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front. During the liberation of Poland during the breakthrough of the German defense in depth on the left bank of the Vistula on January 14, 1945, the soldiers of this battalion captured three lines of enemy trenches with a swift attack and held the position until the main forces approached. Soldier of the guard battalion senior sergeant Perov I.E. closed the embrasure of the enemy bunker with his chest, repeating the feat of Alexander Matrosov. All soldiers, sergeants and foremen of the battalion became holders of the Order of Glory. Platoon commanders were awarded the Orders of Alexander Nevsky, company commanders were awarded the Orders of the Red Banner. The commander of the battalion, 23-year-old Guard Major Emelyanov B.N. and Perov I.E. (posthumously) became Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Among more than two and a half thousand full cavaliers of the Order of Glory, four bear the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:

artilleryman of the guard senior sergeant Aleshin A.V.;
attack pilot junior lieutenant of aviation Drachenko I.G.;
Guard Marine Sergeant Major Dubinda P.Kh.;
gunner senior sergeant Kuznetsov N.I. (received the order of the 1st degree only in 1980).

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union is also worn by 80 holders of the Order of Glory, II degree, and 647 holders of the Order of Glory, III degree.

There are four women among the full holders of the Order of Glory:

sniper foreman Petrova N.P. (she died in battle on May 1, 1945, was born in 1893!);
machine gunner of the 16th Lithuanian division, Sergeant Staniliene D.Yu.;
nurse foreman Nozdracheva M.S.;
air gunner-radio operator of the 99th separate Guards reconnaissance aviation regiment of the 15th air army
guard foreman Zhurkina N.A.

There are known cases of awarding four Orders of Glory. Among the four order bearers A. Gaibov (two orders of the II degree), V. Naldin, A. Petrukovich.

The soldier Kuzin ST fought in the ranks of the Red Army, a holder of two St. George crosses, who was also awarded two Orders of Glory during the Great Patriotic War.

After the war, the Order of Glory was awarded to many privates and sergeants who distinguished themselves in suppressing the "counter-revolutionary rebellion" in Hungary in 1956. So, only in one 7th Guards Airborne Division, 245 people were awarded the order of the third degree.

By 1978, 2562 awards were made with the Order of Glory, 1st degree.

You can find out about the features and varieties of medals on the website of the USSR Medals

Estimated value of the medal

How much is the Order of Glory? Below we will give an approximate price for some rooms:

Number range:	Price:
Gold, I degree, numbers 1-3776	9000-11000$
Silver, gilding, II degree, numbers 4-1773	8000-9500$
Silver, gilding, II degree, numbers 747-49400	650-750$
Silver, III degree, numbers 16-907	7000-8000$
Silver, III degree, numbers 1000-128000	220-300$
Silver, III degree, numbers 132200-338400	200-270$
Silver, III degree, numbers 153200-731100	100-170$
Duplicate I degree, filled with the letter "D"	12000-15000$
Duplicate II degree, filled with the letter "D"	1200-1600$
Duplicate III degree, filled with the letter "D"	350-550$

According to the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the purchase and / or sale of medals, orders, documents of the USSR and Russia is prohibited, this is all described in Article 324. Acquisition or sale of official documents and state awards. You can read more about this in the ARTICLE, which describes the law in more detail, as well as describes those medals, orders and documents that do not apply to this ban.