Russia 2010,S/S,WW-2 Order of Victory Highest Soviet Military Award,Scott # 7212,XF MNH**

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The Order of Victory (Russian: Орден "Победa", Orden "Pobeda") was the highest military decoration awarded for World War II service in the Soviet Union, and one of the rarest orders in the world. The order was awarded only to Generals and Marshals for successfully conducting combat operations involving one or more army groups and resulting in a "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting in a radical change of the situation in favor of the Red Army."In its history, it has been awarded twenty times to twelve Soviet leaders and five foreign leaders, with one revocation. There is only one surviving recipient as of 2016.

The Order is made out of platinum in the form of a pentangular star with rays between the arms, measuring 72 mm in diameter. The star is studded with 174 diamonds weighing a total of 16 carats (3.2 g), while the arms of the star are made out of synthetic rubies (the need for the five stones to be of uniform color precluded the use of natural gems). In the center of the star is a silver medallion, with the Moscow Kremlin wall, the Spasskaya Tower, and Lenin's Mausoleum depicted in gold surrounded by bands of laurel and oak also colored in gold. The laurel and oak are bound with a red banner. The sky in the background is inlaid with blue enamel.

Against the sky, the letters "СССР" (USSR) appear in gold centered on the top of the medallion, while the word "Победа" (Victory) is displayed on the red banner at the bottom. The total mass of the order is 78g, which consists of 47g of platinum, 2g of gold, 19g of silver, 25 carats of ruby and 16 carats of diamond.

Instead of being made at a mint, each Order was made in a jeweler's workshop.

List of recipients

British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (left, wearing beret) was awarded the Order of Victory on June 5, 1945. American general Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet field marshal Georgy Zhukov, also recipients of the Order of Victory, are to the right of Montgomery. British air marshal Sir Arthur Tedder (right of Zhukov) is also present.
# Date Name Died Summary
1 April 10, 1944 Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov June 18, 1974
2 April 10, 1944 Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky December 5, 1977
3 April 10, 1944 Soviet Union Joseph Stalin March 5, 1953
4 March 30, 1945 Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky August 3, 1968
5 March 30, 1945 Soviet Union Ivan Konev May 21, 1973
6 April 19, 1945 Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky December 5, 1977 (2nd time)
7 April 26, 1945 Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky March 31, 1967
8 April 26, 1945 Soviet Union Fyodor Tolbukhin October 17, 1949
9 May 31, 1945 Soviet Union Leonid Govorov March 19, 1955
10 May 31, 1945 Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov June 18, 1974 (2nd time)
11 June 4, 1945 Soviet Union Semyon Timoshenko March 31, 1970
12 June 4, 1945 Soviet Union Aleksei Antonov June 18, 1962
13 June 5, 1945 United Kingdom Bernard Montgomery March 24, 1976
14 June 10, 1945 United States Dwight D. Eisenhower March 28, 1969
15 June 26, 1945 Soviet Union Joseph Stalin March 5, 1953 (2nd time)
16 July 6, 1945 Kingdom of Romania Michael I of Romania - Sole surviving recipient as of 2016
17 August 9, 1945 Poland Michał Rola-Żymierski October 15, 1989
18 September 8, 1945 Soviet Union Kirill Meretskov December 30, 1968
19 September 9, 1945 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito May 4, 1980
20 February 20, 1978 Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev November 10, 1982 Revoked (posthumously)

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The Order of Victory

Awarded by the  Soviet Union
Type Single-grade order
Eligibility Military Generals and Marshals only
Awarded for Conducting combat operations involving one or more army groups and resulting in a "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting in a radical change of the situation in favor of the Red Army"
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established November 8, 1943
First awarded April 10, 1944
Last awarded February 20, 1978 (was revoked)
Total awarded 20
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Ribbon of the Order of Victory

                                     

 

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