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The Medal "For the
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The Medal "For the
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The Medal of St. George shares the same design principle as the "Victory Over
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Politician in charge of the defence of Leningrad, Andrei Alexandrovich Zhdanov
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Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (
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Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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General in command of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, Ludvík Svoboda
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Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR"
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Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Marshal of the Soviet Union Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin
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People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin
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Service in the Soviet armed forces during World War II
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Tank battalion commander Arseny Nikiforovich Semionov
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Military awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union
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Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovskiy
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922:For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order
252:Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"
138:Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"
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1195:100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Lenin
468:General and President Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski
419:Lieutenant General Vasily Mikhaylovich Badanov
1089:For the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines
1048:For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War
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429:Marshal of Artillery Vasily Ivanovich Kazakov
424:Artilleryman Rostislav Ivanovich Vovkushevsky
414:Admiral of the Fleet Alexei Ivanovich Sorokin
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364:Lieutenant Colonel Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov
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374:Reichstag attacker Lieutenant Alexei Berest
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394:Admiral Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrskiy
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369:Major Raul–Yuri Georgievich Ervier
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861:Order of the Badge of Honour
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715:Honoured Military Navigator
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359:Colonel Baurzhan Momyshuly
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288:МЫ ПОБЕДИЛИ; MI POBEDILI
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866:Order of Maternal Glory
796:Order of the Red Banner
730:Honoured Test Navigator
710:Honoured Military Pilot
486:General Vasile Atanasiu
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937:For Impeccable Service
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