Established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 8, 1943. The Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 18, 1944 approved the sample and description of the ribbon of the Order of Victory, as well as the procedure for wearing the bar with the ribbon of the Order.

Order "Victory" - the highest military order of the USSR, which was awarded to senior officers of the Red Army for successful implementation such military operations on the scale of one or several fronts, as a result of which the situation changed radically in favor of the Red Army.

It was created according to the sketches of the artist Alexander Kuznetsov.

The Order of Victory is worn on the left side of the chest 12-14 centimeters above the waist. The ribbon for the Order "Victory" is worn on the left side of the chest, on a separate bar, one centimeter higher than other order ribbons.

The award was made only by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Unlike all other Soviet orders, the Order "Victory" did not have a number (it was indicated only in the award document), after the death of the recipient, this order was returned to the state.

The names of all those awarded the Order of Victory are written on memorial plaques installed in the State Grand Kremlin Palace.

For the entire period of existence of the main military award of the USSR, 19 awards were made. The award was received by 17 military leaders, three of whom were awarded the Order of Victory twice.

On April 10, 1944, the marshals opened the list of those awarded the order. Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky. In 1945 they were awarded the order for the second time. Twice the Order of Victory was also awarded to Joseph Stalin (April 29, 1944 and June 26, 1945).

The Order of Victory was awarded to Soviet military leaders Ivan Konev, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Rodion Malinovsky, Fedor Tolbukhin, Leonid Govorov, Alexei Antonov, Semyon Timoshenko and Kirill Meretskov.

After the end of World War II in June-September 1945, this order was also awarded to five foreigners: American General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower, British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, King of Romania Mihai I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Marshal of Poland Michal Zymerski (Rola-Zhymerski) and Yugoslav Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

In February 1978, a Decree was issued on awarding the Order of Victory to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Leonid Brezhnev, but later in 1989 it was canceled as inconsistent with the statute of the order.

Of the 17 people who were awarded the order, only Michael I remained alive today.

In the 1960s, the Victory Order was exhibited at the Diamond Fund. At present, the Orders of Victory of Russian military leaders, as well as the award of Michal Zymersky, are kept in the funds of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War and the Office of the President of Russia for Personnel Issues and State Awards.

Order of Glory

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.

The Order of Glory is a military order of the USSR. They were awarded to privates and sergeants of the Red Army, and in aviation and to persons with the rank of junior lieutenant who showed themselves in battles for the Soviet Motherland glorious deeds bravery, courage and fearlessness.

The statute of the Order of Glory indicated the feats for which this distinction could be awarded. It could be obtained, for example, by the one who first broke into the enemy’s location, who in battle saved the banner of his unit or captured the enemy’s, who, risking his life, saved the commander in battle, who shot down a fascist aircraft from a personal weapon (rifle or machine gun) or destroyed up to 50 enemy soldiers, etc.

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

The sign of the order was created according to the sketches of the chief artist of the CDKA Nikolai Moskalev. It is a five-pointed star with a relief image of the Kremlin with the Spasskaya Tower in the center. The Order of Glory is worn on the left side of the chest, in the presence of other orders of the USSR it is located after the Order of the Badge of Honor in order of seniority.

The badge of the order of the 1st degree is made of gold, the badge of the order of the 2nd degree is made of silver, with gilding, the badge of the order of the 3rd degree is completely silver, without gilding.

The order is worn on a pentagonal block covered with a St. George ribbon (orange with three black longitudinal stripes).

The right to award the Order of Glory of the III degree was presented to the commanders of divisions and corps, the II degree - to the commanders of armies and fronts, the I degree was awarded only by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

The first full knights of the Order of Glory by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 22, 1944 were the soldiers of the 3rd Belorussian Front - sapper corporal Mitrofan Pitenin and scout senior sergeant Konstantin Shevchenko. Orders of Glory, 1st class for No. 1 and No. 2, were awarded to the soldiers of the Leningrad Front to the infantryman of the guard, senior sergeant Nikolai Zaletov and the scout of the guard, foreman Viktor Ivanov.

In January 1945, for the only time in the history of the existence of the award, the Order of Glory was awarded to the entire private and sergeant staff of a military unit. This honor for heroism in breaking through the enemy defenses on the Vistula River was awarded to the first rifle battalion of the 215th Red Banner Regiment of the 77th Guards Chernihiv rifle division.

In total, about 980 thousand people were awarded the Order of Glory of the III degree, about 46 thousand became holders of the Order of the II degree, 2656 soldiers were awarded Orders of Glory of three degrees (including those who were re-awarded).

Four women became full cavaliers of the Order of Glory: gunner-radio operator of the guards foreman Nadezhda Zhurkina-Kiek, machine gunner sergeant Danute Staniliene-Markauskienė, medical instructor foreman Matrena Necheporchukova-Nazdracheva and sniper of the 86th Tartu Rifle Division foreman Nina Petrova.

For subsequent special feats, four cavaliers of the three Orders of Glory were also awarded the highest distinction of the Motherland - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union: guard pilot junior lieutenant Ivan Drachenko, infantry foreman Pavel Dubinda, gunners senior sergeant Nikolai Kuznetsov and guard senior sergeant Andrey Aleshin.

On January 15, 1993, the law "On the status of Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes Russian Federation and full cavaliers of the Order of Glory", according to which the rights of those awarded with these awards were equalized. Persons awarded these awards, as well as members of their families, received the right to certain benefits in housing conditions, in the treatment of wounds and diseases, when using transport, etc.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources

Established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 8, 1943. The Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 18, 1944 approved the sample and description of the ribbon of the Order of Victory, as well as the procedure for wearing the bar with the ribbon of the Order.

The Order "Victory" is the highest military order of the USSR, which was awarded to senior officers of the Red Army for the successful conduct of such military operations on the scale of one or more fronts, as a result of which the situation radically changed in favor of the Red Army.

It was created according to the sketches of the artist Alexander Kuznetsov.

The Order of Victory is worn on the left side of the chest 12-14 centimeters above the waist. The ribbon for the Order "Victory" is worn on the left side of the chest, on a separate bar, one centimeter higher than other order ribbons.

The award was made only by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Unlike all other Soviet orders, the Order "Victory" did not have a number (it was indicated only in the award document), after the death of the recipient, this order was returned to the state.

The names of all those awarded the Order of Victory are written on memorial plaques installed in the State Grand Kremlin Palace.

For the entire period of existence of the main military award of the USSR, 19 awards were made. The award was received by 17 military leaders, three of whom were awarded the Order of Victory twice.

On April 10, 1944, Marshals of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky opened the list of those awarded the order. In 1945 they were awarded the order for the second time. Twice the Order of Victory was also awarded to Joseph Stalin (April 29, 1944 and June 26, 1945).

The Order of Victory was awarded to Soviet military leaders Ivan Konev, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Rodion Malinovsky, Fedor Tolbukhin, Leonid Govorov, Alexei Antonov, Semyon Timoshenko and Kirill Meretskov.

After the end of World War II in June-September 1945, this order was also awarded to five foreigners: American General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower, British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, King of Romania Mihai I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Marshal of Poland Michal Zymerski (Rola-Zhymerski) and Yugoslav Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

In February 1978, a Decree was issued on awarding the Order of Victory to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Leonid Brezhnev, but later in 1989 it was canceled as inconsistent with the statute of the order.

Of the 17 people who were awarded the order, only Michael I remained alive today.

In the 1960s, the Victory Order was exhibited at the Diamond Fund. At present, the Orders of Victory of Russian military leaders, as well as the award of Michal Zymersky, are kept in the funds of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War and the Office of the President of Russia for Personnel Issues and State Awards.

Order of Glory

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.

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

The statute of the Order of Glory indicated the feats for which this distinction could be awarded. It could be obtained, for example, by the one who first broke into the enemy’s location, who in battle saved the banner of his unit or captured the enemy’s, who, risking his life, saved the commander in battle, who shot down a fascist aircraft from a personal weapon (rifle or machine gun) or destroyed up to 50 enemy soldiers, etc.

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

The sign of the order was created according to the sketches of the chief artist of the CDKA Nikolai Moskalev. It is a five-pointed star with a relief image of the Kremlin with the Spasskaya Tower in the center. The Order of Glory is worn on the left side of the chest, in the presence of other orders of the USSR it is located after the Order of the Badge of Honor in order of seniority.

The badge of the order of the 1st degree is made of gold, the badge of the order of the 2nd degree is made of silver, with gilding, the badge of the order of the 3rd degree is completely silver, without gilding.

The order is worn on a pentagonal block covered with a St. George ribbon (orange with three black longitudinal stripes).

The right to award the Order of Glory of the III degree was presented to the commanders of divisions and corps, the II degree - to the commanders of armies and fronts, the I degree was awarded only by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

The first full knights of the Order of Glory by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 22, 1944 were the soldiers of the 3rd Belorussian Front - sapper corporal Mitrofan Pitenin and scout senior sergeant Konstantin Shevchenko. Orders of Glory, 1st class for No. 1 and No. 2, were awarded to the soldiers of the Leningrad Front to the infantryman of the guard, senior sergeant Nikolai Zaletov and the scout of the guard, foreman Viktor Ivanov.

In January 1945, for the only time in the history of the existence of the award, the Order of Glory was awarded to the entire private and sergeant staff of a military unit. This honor for heroism in breaking through the enemy defenses on the Vistula River was awarded to the first rifle battalion of the 215th Red Banner Regiment of the 77th Guards Chernihiv Rifle Division.

In total, about 980 thousand people were awarded the Order of Glory of the III degree, about 46 thousand became holders of the Order of the II degree, 2656 soldiers were awarded Orders of Glory of three degrees (including those who were re-awarded).

Four women became full cavaliers of the Order of Glory: gunner-radio operator of the guards foreman Nadezhda Zhurkina-Kiek, machine gunner sergeant Danute Staniliene-Markauskienė, medical instructor foreman Matrena Necheporchukova-Nazdracheva and sniper of the 86th Tartu Rifle Division foreman Nina Petrova.

For subsequent special feats, four cavaliers of the three Orders of Glory were also awarded the highest distinction of the Motherland - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union: guard pilot junior lieutenant Ivan Drachenko, infantry foreman Pavel Dubinda, gunners senior sergeant Nikolai Kuznetsov and guard senior sergeant Andrey Aleshin.

On January 15, 1993, the law "On the status of Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation and full cavaliers of the Order of Glory" was adopted, according to which the rights of those awarded with these awards were equalized. The recipients of these awards, as well as members of their families, received the right to certain benefits in housing conditions, in the treatment of wounds and illnesses, in the use of transport, etc.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources

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3. Combat awards established in 1943

Order of Glory - created to reward privates and sergeants of the Soviet army, as well as junior lieutenants of the USSR Air Force, established on November 8, 1943.

History of the Order of Glory

In November 1943, along with the general's Order of Victory, another award, the Order of Glory, was established. In contrast to the general Order of Victory, this award was intended for privates and sergeants of the Red Army, as well as for lieutenants of the USSR Air Force.

Work on the project of the order, with the working title of the Order of Bagration, began in August 1943. It was assumed that the order would have 4 degrees and a ribbon of orange-black colors (the colors of flame and smoke). Of the 26 sketches provided to the head of the Main Logistics Directorate of the Red Army, General Khrulev, he selected four, which were presented to Stalin on October 2, 1943.

In the final version, Stalin chose the design of N.I. Moskalev, and proposed to reduce the number of degrees to three, by analogy with the orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov, while agreeing with the author’s proposal to use a ribbon similar to George Ribbon pre-revolutionary Russia. In addition, adding that there is no victory without glory, Stalin proposed that the award be renamed the Order of Glory.

The final design of the award was approved on October 23, 1943. The order was established by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of November 8, 1943. Subsequently, the Statute of the Order was partially amended by the Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of February 26 and December 16, 1947, and of August 8, 1957.

The Order of Glory is a five-pointed star, in the center of which there is a circle with the image of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin, in the lower part there is a ribbon with the inscription "GLORY", along the edges of the circle there is a laurel wreath, the ribbon and the star on the tower are enamelled with red enamel. The order is fastened with a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moiré ribbon with three black and two orange stripes of equal width.

The Soviet Order of Glory is one of the unique orders in the history of the award system of the USSR, firstly, it practically repeated the St. George Cross in ideology, or as it was also called the “soldier George” of pre-revolutionary Russia. The issue of legitimizing the St. George Cross and equating its holders to holders of the Order of Glory was even seriously considered. Secondly, they were awarded exclusively sequentially from 3rd to 1st degree. Thirdly, the award of all degrees had the same ribbon. Fourthly, it was the only order that was awarded exclusively to soldiers and sergeants (in aviation, junior lieutenants as well).

In addition, the Order of Military Glory was one of the few Soviet orders that were awarded exclusively to people. In history, only one award is known that goes beyond this, after a successful assault on the enemy’s fortifications on the Vistula River, all soldiers and sergeants of the first battalion of the 215th Guards Regiment were awarded the Order of Glory, and after a while the battalion itself received this award, which from that moment became known as the Battalion of Glory.

Knights of the Order of Glory

For more efficient awarding in combat conditions, the right to award the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree was transferred to the commanders of formations, from the brigade and above, the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree - to the commanders of the armies, and the 1st degree, exclusively to the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces. After the end of the war, from February 26, 1947, only the USSR Armed Forces had the right to award all degrees of the Order of Glory.

The first decree on awarding dates back to November 13, 1943, Malyshev V.S. became the first holder of the Order of Glory III degree. for the fact that during the battle he was able to approach and destroy an enemy machine gun that interfered with the advance of the troops.

The first cavalier to receive the Order of Glory III degree was the sapper, Sergeant Israelyan G.A., who received his award on November 17, 1943. As a result, Malyshev is the first person presented for the award, but received it later, and Israelyan is physically the first to be awarded the Order of Glory.

The first awarding of the Order of Glory II degree took place on December 10, 1943, sappers of the 10th Army became cavaliers Western front, ordinary Baranov S.I. and Vlasov A.G.

The first awarding of the Order of Glory, I degree, took place on July 22, 1944. The first full cavaliers were the assistant platoon commander, senior sergeant Shevchenko K.K. and sapper, corporal Pitenin M.T.

Since the orders made were sent to different sectors of the front in batches, and there they were distributed among the headquarters of military units that had the right to award this order, the numbering of orders has a significant variation, and an order with a low number, by its date, can be issued later than an order with a high number .

The Order of Glory, 1st class, number 1, was received by the commander of the infantry squad, guard senior sergeant Nikolai Zaletov (63rd Guards Rifle Division of the Leningrad Front), decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of October 5, 1944.

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).

In connection with the confusion introduced by the war into the documents, there are known cases of repeated awarding of the order of the same degree (most often the third), one person. For example, Khristenko Vasily Timofeevich was awarded the Order of Glory III degree on February 22, 1944, and then again on November 4, 1944. Subsequently, Vasily Timofeevich became a full holder of the Order of Glory (II degree - January 24, 1945 and I degree - May 15, 1946). In addition to him, three more cavaliers of the Order of Glory of three degrees each had four awards. These cavaliers are: Alimurat Gaibov, scout of the 128th Mountain Rifle Division (two Orders of Glory, II degree); Vasily Naldin, gunner of the 1071st anti-tank artillery regiment; Alexey Petrukovich, foreman of the 35th Guards Rifle Division.

Among almost three thousand full cavaliers of the Order of Glory, four were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. These gentlemen: artilleryman, guards senior sergeant Aleshin A.V.; attack pilot, junior lieutenant of aviation Drachenko I.G.; marine, guard foreman Dubinda P.Kh.; artilleryman, senior sergeant Kuznetsov N.I. (received the order of the 1st degree only in 1980).

In addition, four women are full holders of the Order of Glory: a sniper, foreman Petrova N.P.; 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, guards foreman Zhurkina N.A.

The holder of two St. George's crosses, soldier Kuzin ST, fighting during the war years in the ranks of the Red Army, became a holder of two Orders of Glory.

In total, there were 2674 awards of the Order of Glory of the 1st degree - 2674, 2nd degree - 46473, 3rd degree - 997815.

Description of other awards of the Second World War of the USSR: Order of Alexander Nevsky, the youngest of the military awards of the Soviet Union Socialist Republics and Sign Excellent Submariner in order to recognize a particularly distinguished private and junior command staff submarine fleet of the USSR.

Order of Glory in the award system of the USSR

Price of the Order of Glory

The cost of the Order of Glory depends on its degree, type, safety and availability of documents. To date, the price of the order in collectible condition with documents starts from:

Order of Glory 1st class
1943-91 quantity ≈2674 pcs. - 470,000 rubles.
Order of Glory 2nd class
Type 1 1943 "Reverse with a side" qty ≈1000 pcs. - 170,000 rubles.
Type 2 1944-45 "Thin" number ≈20000 pcs. - 40000 rub.
Type 3 1945-91 "Thick" qty ≈25500 pcs. - 33000 rub.
Order of Glory 3rd class
Type 1 1943 "Reverse with a side" qty ≈900 pcs. - 130,000 rubles.
Type 2 1943 "clock at 11:52" qty ≈100000 pcs. - 3700 rub.
Type 3 "1944-91" quantity ≈700000 pcs. - 3300 rub.
Price updated as of 02/07/2020

Varieties of the Order of Glory, 1st class

Numbers 1-3776

Gold 950. The gold content in the order is 28.6 ± 1.5 g. The total weight is 30.4 ± 1.5 g.

Collectors share two subspecies of this order. On earlier versions, the numbers 1-3000 on the clock face of the Moscow Kremlin are embossed, Roman.

A later version of the order, numbers 3136-3776, differs in that the Roman numerals on the dial are replaced by abstract marks. In addition, later versions have a number of minor differences, so the star at the top of the badge no longer touches the outer rim, and the groove between the tower and the enameled ribbon disappeared at the bottom.

Varieties of the Order of Glory II degree

Numbers 4–1773

Orders of the second degree were made of silver, with gilding applied to the central medallion.

The first variants of the order have a 1 mm high border on the reverse along the contour of the star. The dial on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin is made in Roman numerals, the clock points to 11:52.

Type 2 "Thin" 1944-45

Numbers 747-18680

The second type of the Order of Glory, 2nd class, differs from the first one in the absence of a border along the contour of a star on the reverse.

Otherwise, the sign of the order is exactly the same as the first type, the clock also shows 11:52 and is made with Roman numerals. The thickness of the order is 1-1.5 mm.

Type 3 "Fat" 1945-91

Numbers 15634-49365

The main difference between the third type of the order is its thickness, which is now 1.75-2 mm. In addition, collectors distinguish several types of the "Thick" order, differing in hours on the Spasskaya Tower:
Smooth dial (no hands and marks on the watch), numbers 15634-24687;
Clock shows 9:05, numbers 25445-32647;
The clock shows 9:00, the numbers are 24722-49395.

Varieties of the Order of Glory III degree

Type 1 "Reverse with a side" 1943

Numbers 6-955

The Order of Glory 3rd class was entirely made of silver, with an enameled star and ribbon.

A distinctive feature of the first type, as well as the second degree of the order, is a 1 mm wide rim on the reverse along the outline of a star. The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows the time 11:52, the numbers on the dial are convex, Roman. The serial number is hand-marked with a chisel.

Type 2 "clock at 11:52" 1943

Numbers ≈ 1000-166000

The second type of the Order of Glory, III degree, is distinguished by the absence of a 1 mm wide border along the contour of the star on the reverse.

All other details correspond to the order of the first type, the dial is also made in Roman numerals, and the clock indicates 11:52.

Type 3 "1944-91" 1944-91

Numbers ≈ 130000-340000

The third type of order has been made since 1944, and differs from the previous one in that the time on it is not equal to 11:52. Collectors distinguish several variants of this type of order, depending on the time on the clock and the method of applying the number of the order:
Smooth dial (there are no hands and marks on the watch), engraver number, range of numbers ≈ 130000-340000;
Clock shows 10:12, engraver number, number range ≈ 314000-405000;
The clock shows 9:00, the number is engraved, the range of numbers is ≈ 348000-367300;
Clock shows 12:10, engraver number, number range ≈ 365000-391200;
Clock shows 15:02, engraver number, number range ≈ 349784-421660;
Clock shows 9:05, engraver number, number range ≈ 367705-626190;
The clock shows 9:00, the number is applied by a drill, the range of numbers is ≈ 352828-813370;

Statute of the Order of Glory

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 consists of three degrees: I, II and III degrees. The highest degree of the Order of Glory 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;
• As a result of an assault raid, an attack pilot 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 railway station or haul, blew up a power plant, blew up a dam, destroyed a military vessel, transport, boat, destroyed at least two aircraft at an enemy airfield;
• 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.