ORDER OF RED STAR

This award was established Soviet decree of the Presidium of the USSR Central Executive Committee of 6 April 1930, and its statute was approved a month later - on May 5. According to the statute, the Order of the Red Star "is awarded to enlisted and officers of the Workers ′and Peasants′ Red Army, military units, ships and connections, as well as groups, institutions, enterprises and government organizations that have had great achievements in the defense of the USSR in the military, and in time of peace ":

a) for the outstanding work, has contributed to large success of our troops in wartime;

b) for individual deeds committed in peacetime;

c) for outstanding work in improving and strengthening the training of workers of the USSR;

g) for outstanding invention of national importance and technical improvements in wartime;

d) for a particularly successful operation which resulted in the increase in combat capability of the Red Army and the strengthening of the defense of the USSR.

Badge of the Order of the Red Star was a silver five-pointed star convex, covered with ruby-red enamel. The distance between its opposite vertices is 47, 6 millimeter, and the weight of the Order stars equals 37, 6 grams.

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In the center was placed blackened shield, on a smooth background which shows the full-length figure of a relief in the Red Army winter hat, coat and carrying a gun naizgotovku. The contour of the shield is the inscription: "Workers of all countries, unite!", Under the shield is placed a relief image of crossed hammer and sickle, and under the figure of a Red Army soldier - the inscription "USSR".

In the center of the back side of the Order of the Red Star soldered threaded pin and nut to attach the sign difference to your clothing. Under the pin - serial number of the order.

The first awarding of the Order of the Red Star took place a month after its establishment. Bureau of the CEC of the USSR adopted May 13, 1930 order of receipt of this award special commander of the Far Eastern Army, VK Blucher - for the excellent management of operations in the liquidation of the conflict in the CEL (Chinese-Eastern Railway). Thus, the first Commander of the Order of the Red Banner, and became the first Knight of the Order of the Red Star.

Among the first recipients were members of a large flight on the route "Moscow - Ankara - Tiflis - Tehran - Kabul - Tashkent - Moscow" total length of 10500 kilometers.

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In difficult weather conditions, Soviet pilots in September 1930 made a flight over the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, waterless deserts of Central Asia and the Hindu Kush mountain ranges.

Along with other government awards, the Order of the Red Star were awarded and the works of remarkable of aircraft AN Tupolev and SV Ilyushin, renowned designers of new weapons FV Tokarev and VA Degtyareva.

In December 1933, on the occasion of the 10 th anniversary, the Honorary Medal of Honor Soviet Government handed the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda. In 1938, more than 6000 participants of the battles near Lake Hassan were awarded orders and medals, and about 2000 of them - the Order of the Red Star.

During the Great Patriotic War, thousands of Soviet soldiers and officers were awarded the Order of the Red Star. One of the first this honorable award Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded July 8, 1941 a junior sergeant DA Belovolov.

When the Soviet bombers were returning from a mission, they attacked enemy fighters. And although the forces were unequal, the Soviet Letniki the fray. Despite the four wounds, hands-radio operator, DA Belovolov without a miss hit on Nazi aircraft.

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Repulsed all the attacks of the enemy aircraft and shot down three enemy planes, link returned to their base.

In the battles for the liberation of Belgorod distinguished lieutenant VT Cemil, YCL 273rd Guards Rifle Regiment. In preparation for the storming of the city, he organized a Komsomol assault groups and led them to destroy enemy firing points. Together with advanced circuit fighters VT Cemil one of the first burst into the city, took part in street battles and destroyed several Nazi soldiers. For these feats Command awarded a brave warrior Order of Red Star.

The Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow kept a memorial exhibit - Mortar number 3568, which was collected on labor savings Xenia Budnik. At her request, the mortar was transferred to the part where he served as her husband - Sgt JA Budnik, commander of the detachment. With a gift of his wife he was fighting way from the Vistula to the Elbe: in one of the battles, covering the action rifle battalion, mortar JA Budnik destroyed nearly a whole squad of Nazis machine-gun and a car of the enemy. For the heroic acts committed in this battle, Sergeant JA Budnik was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

On the mass heroism, which showed the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War, say the Order of the Red Star, attached to the battle banners of many units and formations of the Red Army.

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Towards the front the new powerful weapons, aircraft and munitions that awards were given thousands of heroes of the home front, as well as many factories and enterprises.

The war ended, but in peacetime there is always a place of respectability. In January 1957, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet army 15 soldiers were awarded orders and medals for exemplary performance targets for the elimination of a booby-trapped by the Germans during the war in a munitions depot in Kursk. Of these, 11 people - the Order of the Red Star.

In May 1963, the Order of the Red Star was awarded the officer EN Lyapin. Over the tundra at the aircraft, which flew lieutenant colonel of medical service, denied motor, and the crew was forced to land. The crew members were seriously injured, while EN Lyapina was damaged spine. But more than two days, he assisted his comrades to save their lives . . .