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Order of Victory. The Order of Victory (Russian: Орден «Победа», romanized: 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 ...
The Order of Victory was the highest military decoration in the Soviet Armed Forces for World War II service, and one of the rarest in the world due to the small number of recipients. It was established on 8 November 1943 and awarded only to Generals and Marshals for "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting ...
18 December 1981. "Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society." The medals were also awarded on his birthdays. Hero of Socialist Labour. 17 June 1961. "Exceptional achievements in national economy and culture." Order of Lenin. 2 December 1947. 18 December 1956.
The margin of victory in a U.S. presidential election, with the exception below, is the difference between the number of Electoral College votes garnered by the candidate with an absolute majority of electoral votes (since 1964, it has been 270 out of 538) and the number received by the second place candidate (currently in the range of 2 to 538, a margin of one vote is only possible with an ...
Recipients of the Order of Victory. This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Order of Victory. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
Pages in category "Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7,200–8,000 men southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar ...
The name of Michael I is listed on the memorial in the Grand Kremlin Palace as one of only 20 recipients of the Order of Victory. In old age, Michael enjoyed a strong revival in popularity. On 25 October 2011, on the occasion of his 90th birthday, he delivered a speech before the assembled chambers of the Romanian Parliament. [ 1 ]