Order of Glory

Order of Glory
Order of Glory medal 1st class
Awarded by the  Soviet Union,
Type	3 grade order
Eligibility	non-commissioned officers and rank-and-file of the armed forces, also junior lieutenants in the air force
Awarded for	Bravery in the face of the enemy
Status	No longer awarded
Statistics
Established	November 8, 1943
First awarded	November 28, 1943
Total awarded	2,620 first class, 46,473 second class, 997,815 third class
Related	Order of Labor Glory (Civilian)
Ribbon of the Order of Glory , "Georgian Ribbon".

Established on 8 November 1943, the Order of Glory (Orden Slavy - Орден Славы) was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union. It was awarded to non-commissioned officers and rank-and-file of the armed forces, as well as junior lieutenants of the air force, for bravery in the face of the enemy.

The Order of Glory, which was modelled closely upon the Tsarist Cross of St. George, had three degrees. A person initially received the third degree, and would subsequently be promoted to higher degrees for further acts of bravery; one who received all three degrees was called polniy kavaler ordenov slavy (full Cavalier of the Order of Glory). About 2600 individuals, including four women, had attained this Full Cavalier status.

The badge of the Order was a five-pointed star with a central disc: golden star with golden disc for the 1st degree, silver star with gilt disc for the 2nd degree, and silver star with silver disc for the 3rd degree. The central disc featured the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, with a red enamelled five-pointed star at its top, and a red enamel scroll at the bottom bearing the word "Slava" (Glory). The reverse had the cyrillic letters "СССР" (SSSR, or USSR in English) within a ring.

The ribbon of the Order was orange with three black stripes - the same as that of the Cross of St. George and called the "Georgian Ribbon".

The Order of Glory became defunct upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2000, the Cross of St. George was revived to serve the same purpose of rewarding bravery in NCO's and enlisted service personnel.

The Ribbon of Saint George has become a symbol for commemoration and remembrance of Victory day in Russia since 2005, when the 60th anniversary of victory day was celebrated.

Medals and Ribbons

First Class	Second Class	Third Class
Ribbon

See also

• Order of St George
• Georgian Ribbon
• Russian Guards

References

• page in Russian language