Established on November 8, 1943, the Order of Glory was a Soviet military decoration. It was intended principally for Red Army soldiers - privates, corporals and sergeants - who engaged the enemy in close combat and who demonstrated valor on the battlefields of the Second World War. Composed of three distinct classes, its statute stipulated that it could be awarded to those "who have displayed glorious feats of bravery, courage and fearlessness in...
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